The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-01-22

present day lobbyist and the present
day system are in no way like them,
and by comparison are sordid and
vicious class.
Echoes of drough-suffering COM
plants which have been ringing over
the nation for months were heard in
the Maryland Senate today with the
introduction of bill designed to bring
relief to the farmers of Howard coun-
ty through the declaration of three
month moratorium on tax payments
which became delinquent January 1.
The measure, introduced by Sen
ator Joseph L. Donovan, Howard
county Democrat, featured an other
wise normal day in the upper cham
Der, which saw only four other bills,
one providing for general registration
in Baltimore city every eight years
instead of every four years as at
present dropped into the hopper be-
fore the session adjourned until noon
next Tuesday.
Under the provision of Senator
Donovan's bill, the contemplated re-
lief would be extended into 1882, with
the same respite accorded 1880 tax
delinquents granted those in arrears
on January of next year. By that
time, in Senator's Donovan's view,
the existing economic disturbances
will have settled themselves or, fail
ing that, other measures of assistance
may be initiated.
By the terms of the Donovan bill,
payment on delinquents on the
county books as of the first of the
year would be made on the INSTALL
ment plan, the first payment falling
due on the first of April, the second
on the first of June, and the final one,
August /. Under the existing statues,
the property of defaulters would be-
come liable to sale for taxes on April
1.
Dissention over the policy of ex-
tending the retirement limit for
judges which enlivened the opening
days of the session, again was threat
ened in the House of Delegates, when
two measures on that theme came up
for consideration, but failed to de-
velop. The joint resolution extended
the limit for Judge Walter Preston of
the third judicial circuit was passed
and Notwithstanding Chief Judge
William H. Adkins of the second cir
cuit-was introduced and forwarded
on to second reading.
Delegate George L. Edmunds, of
Montgomery county, reiterated the
objection to the policy which he made
last week, but other opposition failed
to develop and the Preston measure
went on to the Senate, joining a SINH
lar one for Judge Albert S. ].
Owens, which has been referred to
the Committee on judicial proceedings
Ill IHdI UOuys
A like Adkins resolution was in
troduced into the Senate by Senator
Withgott, Democrat, of Talbot, and
Immediately was referred to COM
mittee.
1t is in the upper chamber that
opponents of the practice of extend
ing the retirement ages of members
of the judiciary, a practice evident at
many past assembly sessions, will
make their final stand. To date, there
has been no test of strength on the
question in the Senate, and foes of the
policy predict that the resolutions al
ready received by that body will re-
ceive careful and protracted consid-
Grafton in committee.
The biennial influx of local mea-
sures started in today in both houses,
with bills affecting Washington coun-
ty appearing in the Senate and Ale
gany and Wicomico county measures
being introduced in the House. An
nual municipal elections in the town
of Williamsport were the aims of
two of the three Washington county
acts, introduced by the Democratic
Senator William Bryon.
A measure paving the way for is
suance of 100000 in bonds for the
construction of a dam and improve
ment of the Cumberland city water
system was introduced into the
House by the Allegany county dele
cation, while the Wicomico county
delegation sought authorization of a
$4,000 bond issue for water system