Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-02-09 | Page 10 | Legislature Will Make Appropriation of $250,000

LEGISLATURE WILL MAKE APPROPRIATION OF S250,000 State House, Annapolis, Md.. Feb. S. The General Assembly met at the State House tonight to consider plans for tho relief of the lire conditions in Baltimore. Senator GUI of Baltimore Introduced a bill authorizing Gov. Warfield to declare de-clare ton successive legal holidays In the stricken city so as to aid property owners and other losers by the fire to get their business affairs In as good shape as possible, Tho bill, which was passed at onco and signed by the Governor, also authorizes au-thorizes him to extend the suspension of business beyond ton days if necessary. A bill to make a relief appropriation which was to have been presented in the House by Wells of Prince George's county was laid over until the conditions condi-tions and amounts needed car, be ascertained. ascer-tained. The Legislature adjourned and the legislators left here at 10 o'clock on a special train for Baltimore. The relief bill to be offered tomorow makes an appropriation of $250,000 for the relief of the destitute, to be dealt out by the Governor and such commission us he shall name.