The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-01-12
COBLENTZ TO Be ASKED BY
HIS PARTY TO QUIT SENATE
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| tee ana OF the committee OH ReNdIua-
ton and Assessments.
In the opinion of his colleagues
from the counties adjacent to Freder-
lex, and also of Governor Richie, it
was understood, Senator Coblentz's
presence at the sessions of the Sen
ate this and last week have been a
source of embarrassment to the ad-
ministration and the Democratic par
ty. 1t had been expected that, if he
did not resign, he would remain away
from Annapolis until the disposal of
the legal proceedings against him, ac-
cording to some of the members of
the Senate. ."
Member OF State Board
Senator Coblentz also is a member
of the State Board of Education, but
it is understood that Governor Richie
views his occupation of this position
in different light than his partici-
patton in the functions of law-mak-
ing body and is disposed to await the
outcome of the Court of Appeals re-
view of the conviction against the
Frederick countian.
Senator Coblentz, formerly the
chairman of the State Board of We'll
fare, was elected to the Senate in
1880. For number of years he had
been one of the Democratic leaders Of
Frederick county and Western Mary
land and years ago served term as
a member of the House Of Delegates.
The information that the formal
move to GUST him was being planned
was obtained at the close Of today's
session Of the Assembly, which again
was devoted mainly to organization.
House Is Organized
In the House committee assign
ments were announced by T. Barton
Harrington, Speaker, and the report
of the organization committee on the
allotment of patronage was adopted
AFTER a Slgnt hurry.
Among the committee assignments
was the appointment of Delegate o.
S. Fike to the Committee on Railroads
and Canals-his lone committee. But
even with this lone assignment of
the Garrett countian to a post he
beat Delegate Cullers, also of Garrett
county, who was left without assign
ment on single probably
the only member of the House thus
treated by the speaker.
Only one bill-a measure to create
a metropolitan sewerage district in
and around the city of Annapolis,
sponsored by Senator Ridgely P. Mel
win, of Anne Arundel county, was
introduced in the Senate.
Speaker Harrington's committee as
signments contained few surprises.
Delegate James j. Lindsay, Jr., of
Baltimore county, again was named
chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee and Democratic floor
leader, the post that goes with it.
Delegate George Hofferbert, of the
First Baltimore district, was renamed,
as had been assumed, chairman of the
Judiciary Committee.
Woman Given Post
For the first time in the history of
the General Assembly a woman, Miss
M. Lavina Engle, of Montgomery
county, was placed on the Ways and
Means Committee. She also is chair
man of the Committee on Civil Ser
vice Reform.
Prior to the announcement of the
committees, the House approved a
motion to permit the Speaker to in
crease the membership of the Judi
ciary Committee from eighteen to
twenty, and the Ways and Means
Committee from eighteen to nineteen.
In making his assignments public, the
Speaker said the only changes made
were made to strengthen the COM
The only hindrance to the adoption
OF the organization committees
recommendation on patronage, which
was brought before the House as a
special order of business, came from
two Republican Delegates from
Washington county-E. w. Miller and
George D. Hicks.
They attempted to amend the re-
port by striking out a paragraph
which permits the Speaker to make
such supplemental appointments" as
are deemed necessary to the list Of
employees, and when this failed, they
endeavored to have the employees
list limited to "the number of posi-
tons provided in the budget" for the
current session.
Both Amendments Fail
Both failed on a viva voce. vote,
with the two Delegates on their feet
asking for roll call. When the time
came from the vote for ratification Of
the report as originally submitted, the
question then was placed on purely