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MARYLAND LEGISLATIVE

| NNAfoLis, Jan. II, 1907.
SENATE.-Mr. Ely nominated for President Hon
Edward Lloyd, of Talbot; and Mr.. Keene nominal.
ed the Hon. VIM. Lingan Gather, of Montgome-
ry. Upon counting the ballots by Messrs. Grason
and Fernandis, it was found that Mr. Lloyd had
10 votes and MIR. Gather had 9 votes. Mr. LLOYD
was therefore declared duly elected President OF
the Senate. Messrs. Gather and Bowling hand
ed him to the chair, when he addressed the Senate
briefly, returning his thanks for the honor confer
red upon him.
The following officers were then elected iona
than Pinkney, Chief Clerk John Fl. Someryille
Assistant Clerk; Augustus Gassaway and Charles
w. Benny, Committee Clerks John Thomas.
Messenger; James Hopkins, Doorkeeper.
A message was adopted and sent to the House.
in reply to similar one from the House, apprs-
ing the House of the organization of the Senate.
and appointing Messrs Keene and Ely commit.
tee to wait upon the Governor.
The Secretary of State delivered the annual
message OF the Governor, the reading of which
occupied the attention of the Senate to the hour of
adjournment.
! HOUSE OF DELEcArEs.-Mr. Marshall. of Prince
Georges appeared and took his seat so that all
the members are now present
The Speaker announced the appointment of the
following Standing Committees
On Elections and Prvcges-Messrs. Frantz,
Lee, Hughes, Baker of Kent Stephenson, Strause
and Ford.
| Ways and Means-Messrs. Wyse, Carpinter,
Roberts, Landlord, Morris, G. II. DuvaIl and
| Broadwatcr.
! Claims-Messrs. Stephenson, Thomas of St.
Mary's Weathers, Frazier, Willis, Curtis and An
derson.
| Judiciary-Messrs. Baker of Baltimore, Wa
tiers, Bateman, kilgour, Crout, Parran and Bar
ntZ.
j observation-disclosures. Kerney, Richardson, NJ.
NJ. Duvall, Smyth of Kent, Lggett, Sparks and
Parker.
Internal Improvements - Messrs. Poultney,
Coale, Everett. Dent, Morgan, Tall and Millar.
Mlitia-Messrs. Coale, Davis, Slade, Thomas
of Queen Anne's, Broadwater, jenkins and Frantz.
observation-disclosures. Roberts. Buchanan, Cush-
wa, Franklin, Hope, Curtis and Fleming.
Pensons-Messrs. Stull, Smyth of Kent, Price,
Mealey, Daniels. Goodwin and Slade.
Inspections NIessrs. Weathers, Smith of Cecil,
Lotteries-Messrs. Willis, Hearn, Fairall, Par
ran, Geyer, McGardell and Stewart
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Everett, Ricketts,, Davis,
Dade, DAHL Goodwin and Wolf.
! Colored opuIaton-Messrs Fleming, Duvall
of Prince Georges, Ford, McCardell, Dent,
Sparks, Richardson and Landing.
Library-Messrs. Anderson, Hearn, Daniels,
| Waters, Poultney, G. Fl. Duvall and Brce
Expiring Laws-Messrs. Barntz, Kilgour, Bate
man, Carpinter, Morgan, Thomas Of G. Anne's,
Crout
Engrossed Bills and observation-disclosures Stew
art, Marshall, Lggett, Dahl, Parker, Ricketts,
and NJ NJ Duvall
Contingent Fund placed at the Disposal of the
Executive-Messrs. Fairall, Baker of Kent and
Hughes
Printing-Messrs. Hope, Tall, Franklin, Wyse,
Curtis, Landlord and Miller.
Insolvency-Messrs. Brooke, Frazier, Morris,
Thomas of st. Mary Wolf Hanson and Stull.
Also laid before the House a report from the
Clerk Of Prince Georges county, relative to the
attendance of Judges, and moneys paid into the
Treasury.
On motion of Mr.. Roberts the privileges of the
Library were granted to the State Agricultural
Chemist.
Mr.. Barnitz submitted resolutions of welcome
to Louis kossuth and for the appointment of a
committee to wait upon him, and invite him to visit
the House.
Mr.. Lee moved to lay on the table. Negatived
Id to AZ.
Mr.. kcrney moved an amendment disavowing
the doctrine of intervention.
Mr.. Davis moved the previous question: which
was carried, and the amendment of Mr.. kerney
was adopted. The resolutions, as amended, were
then adopted. The Speaker appointed the follow
ing Committee Messrs. BarnitZ, Coale, Hope,
Waters and Roberts.
A message from the Executive being announc-
ed, the Secretary Of State delivered the annual
message The reading was continued to the hour
Of adjournment.
January Is.
SENATE.-The President announced Messrs.
Weber, Kunkel, Longwell, Kent and Cacey, as
the Committee Oh Elections.
On motion Of Mr.. keene, the Rev. Mr. Nelson
was appointed Chaplain.
This was all that was done up to Kossuth's re-
ception, after which the Senate ad journed.
HOUSE OF DELEGATEs.-Mr. Frantz was ex-
cused from serving as Chairman OF the Committee
on Elections, and Mr.. Landing was appointed in
his place.
MIR. Marshall presented a petition of John Fl.
Gwnn of Prince Georges county, that levy in
his behalf be made by the Commissioners Of said
county.
Leave was granted to Mr.. Hope to report bill
to authorize the payment of the members and Of
fcers of the Legislature. To Messrs. kerney,
Wcathcrs, Davis, Daniels and Barnitz, to regulate
the hours Of labor in this State. To MIR. Morris,
supplement to charter of Langollen Mining Com
pany. To Mr.. Fleming, to tax free negroes and
mulattoes, and to prevent the issuing of licenses
to them to sell.
On motion of Mr.. Davis, the Judiciary Commit.
tee was directed to inquire as to reporting bill
amending the law giving jurisdiction to single ma
gstrates in attachments, as to prevent the attach
ment of more than one-third of the salary or wages
of an individual.
On motion Of Mr.. Wyse it was entered op the
journal, that had he been present yesterday, he
would have voted for the resolution dlsavoWlng
the doctrine of Intervention.
! On motion Of Mr.. G.. I'll. Duvall, the Judiciary
Committee was directed to inquire into the pro
priety of law to regulate the issuing of origina
process, in civil cases, out of the Superior Court
Court Of Common Pleas, and the several Circuit
Courts of this State.
On motion of Mr.. Ford, it was noted on the
journal that the absence of Mr. Slade is occasioned
by indspOsition.
| Mr. Waters reported bill to empower the
Court of Appeals of Maryland to hear and deter
mine the cases undetermined by the Court of APP
peals for the Western and Eastern Shore Laid
on the table.
MIR. Anderson submitted an order that 5000
copies of the Governors message be printed
Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Stephenson, the Committee
ON Corporations were directed to inquire into tn,
propriety of preventing the circulation in THU
State of foreign bank notes of less denomination
than IS.
/ Here Gov. Kossuth was presented, and afte
being introduced to the members, the House ad
iourned.