The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-02-19

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day. All the Spanish colonists were
granted the common right of fishery
all down the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts of Mexico, Central America
and South America, the old Spanish
common right of fishery prevails to
this day. In fact wherever the tide
GIBBS and flows in all parts of the
civilized world and even along the
savage coasts of the seven seas, the
common right of fishery has prevailed,
and with the exception of few, iso-
lated places in the United States, pre-
walls to this day. Monopolies in fish
ing rights have been held causes for
war and revolutions, wherever at
tempted, and except in this country
have never been tolerated. From the
dawn of history the pople along the
shores of rivers, bays, seas and all
the oceans, in the islands, peninsulas
and coasts of Asia, Africa, Europe
and North and South America, and
even in the Australian colonies they
have always protected the jewellers
on the shores in their common right.
And over the entire vast expanse Of
the Seven Seas prevails to this day
the hereditary right to fish and take
from the waters the products Of the
waves.
And the people VINO dwell on the
shores of Maryland's great bay and
it's tributaries have inherited this
right. 1t was granted to their fore
fathers by the English King, Charles
l, on June 20, 1852. 1t has been cher
ished as one of their most sacred
rights to the present day, and all
efforts to deprive them of it, or to
abridge it, have failed and should fail
throughout the all future time.
1t gives the writer great pleasure
to say that the Garrett delegation has
made an excellent impression here.
The members have all taken their
places and are ready to do their duty
as representatives of the great noun
tain county of Western Maryland.
Senator McComas is especially pop
ular with his associates. On Thurs
day of last week at the great Lincoln
memorial banquet at the Emerson
Hotel in Baltimore, he was honored
with a seat at the table with Mrs.
Broening, the highly accomplished
wife of the Mayor of Baltimore, who
expressed to your correspondent her
pleasure at meeting the courtly Sena-
tor from Garrett county.
Shorter Session Proposed
In the wake of the criticism Of the
length of the biennial sessions of the
Maryland General Assembly, the in
itial step was taken in the House. of
Delegates yesterday to lop off thirty
days from the time and increase the
pay of members.
Joint Session Held
The fight on the judges was shunted
into the background in the House ear
ly in the afternoon, prior to joint
session to hear an address by John
Stewart Bryan, Virginia editor.
The Senate session was listless,
marked by introducing of several local
bills, two of which carried authorize
ton for aggregate bond issues for
$1,0OO,O00 for road construction in
Somerset county.
The Senate passed three bills which
reorganized the State Comptroller's
in line with action taken at the last
session of the General Assembly, re-
vised the State militia act and max
ing the State merit system apply to
World War veterans and their famil-
les.
Would Cut Assembly Sessions
The Nicodemus measure introduced
in the House would cut the biennial
assembly session from 80 to 60 days
and grant an increase from S. to $40
in the daily pay of members and from
SO to SIS per day of the presiding Of
ficers.
It took the form of Constitutional
Amendment, which must be submitted
to the voters of the State at the next
general election. The slash in the
session length was the first time such
a move has been made, veterans of
the Assembly said.
Another pay increase bill, which
also was in the form of Constitu-
tional Amendment, was introduced
earlier in the session by Delegate AL
exander Goodman, of Baltimore City,
and it boosted the members pay to
SIS per day and the presiding officers
to $25 per day.
Would Amend Divorce Law
One of the five grounds for divorce
in Maryland would be removed under
provisions of a measure introduced by
Delegate Melvin Harrington, of Prince
Georges county.
The bill, identical with one beaten
at the last session of the Assembly,
would remove as grounds for divorce
unchastity of the wife before her mar