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know that I have had problems in getting, well, some ap-
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pointments through. For instance, the Baltimore City
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Liquor Board. We have a good Liquor Board, I think, in
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Baltimore City, the reports that I get are very, very good,
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and they are efficient and attentive to duties. I sent
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all three names to the Legislature for Senate confirmation.
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The Chairman of the Committee advised me that they are
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going to he knocked off. You know what that means, don't
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you? I had to withdraw those names.
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I remember on one occasion, we created a new
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body, and two of three of the senators came up to my of-
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fice. I have no quarrel with the Senate of Maryland, I
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never have had any quarrel with the senators as a whole,
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but I think when the Governor is responsible for the ap-
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pointment of a department head to direct the department,
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and the department head is responsible to the Governor,
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that confirmation of the Senate impedes the real method
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of appointment.
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JUDGE ADKINS: You would extend that even to
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the so-called current Green Bag appointments?
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GOVERNOR TAWES: Most of them, yes, most of
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