American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-12-31
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MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.
ANNApoLIs. Dec. 8

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 80, lS46.
There was q pretty general attendance Of
= he members Of both branches Of the Legisla-
ture to-day.
In the Senate, Dr. Phelps, of Somerset CO.,
renewed his old and lavorito project Of inter
rupting the sessions of the Legislature by OBJ
tanning leave TO report a bill confirming the
act OF last session providing for biennial SEES
sions.
Mr.. 2. also obtained leave to report bill
providing for change in the mode oil qualify
inc the Governor.
Mr., Sellman, oithis county, catching fire at
the Doctors indomitabe perseverance IN this
matter, offered preamble and resolutions, rel
alive to the provisions of the act OF last session,
and recurring the committee to which the Doc
tors leave was referred, TO inquire whether the
original act had been carried out in all its pro,
Visions This gave rise to some debating and
it was defeated by tie vote-which, if an ev-
idonce of the state of parties in the Senate Oh
the subject Of changing the sessions, strongly
indicates its defeat.
The following standing committees we're an.
nounced:
Firance-Messrs. Gather, Keyser, Sell
man, Phelps, Bowie.
Judicial Proceeding Messrs Hamilton,
lot. lmptovements-M cssrs Clarke, Nail,
Blocher, George, Whaley.
Invalid Deeds. and Defective Proceeding
hIessrs, Nlooros, Roberts, Parran, George, Car
ter
Insolvent Laws--Messrs. Matthews, Key
ser, Parran, Moofos, BIocher.
Library MessrS. Phelps, Bowie, Constable.
Engrossed BilIs-Nlessrs. Matthews, Nall,
Roberts, Sellman, Carter
Pensions Messrs. Roberts, Parran, Phelps.
Corporate Mossrs. Constable, Gather,
Bowie, Clarke, George.
observation-disclosures Blackstone, Gather, Nc
CuIIough, Phelps, Sc imam.
Agrcultural-Messr NALL, George, Bowie,
Constable, Sellman.
Colored POpulaton-Meesrs. George, Sell
man, Bowie, Rarran, Moores.
MiIitia-Messrs. Keyser, Hambleton, Sell
man, Clarke, George.
Executive Nominations -Messrs Handle
ton, Gather Bowie.
In the House, after prayer by the Rev. Mr.
Hirst, the eaGing Of the journal, SC. petitions
were presented by Messrs. Hamilton, Wilson,
and by the Speaker.
Leaves were granted TO report bills, 10
Messrs. Cox, (abolishing Imprisonment for
debt, } Dona ldson, Duckett, Eye, Rlsteau, Ste
phens, Baughman, DeviIbis, Stephenson, SheI-
man, Hayden Ito create county of Howard
District Of Anne Arundel county J and Mr.
Murray (to regulate the inspection OF tobacco
and to appropriate the outage received there
en-
The subjects referred to in the Governors
message were appropriately referred, and three
thousand copies Of that document ordered to
be printed.
MIR. Turner, Of Frederick county, announced
the death of Mr.. George Doub, delegate
elect from that county, in brief manner, pay
ing the highest tribute to his worth, as
CHRISTIAN, husband, neighbor, and citizen. He
also offered resolutions usual to such occasions;
whereupon the House Adjourned. The com
mttees will be nlmed Tomorrow.
The resignation Of John Johnson, Esq, (sp-
pointed Chancellor was received, aud orders
for 4 new election, to fill the vacancy in the
Anne Arundel county delegation issued. An
order has also been passed, directing warrant
OF election to fill the vacancy in the Frederick
decoration.