Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-01-12

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All Inc senators were present excep, Messrs.
keene, Holland end Weber. The Senate
then adjourned.
January 5-All the senator's present ex-
rePt Mess,s. Waters and Holland. On mo-
ton the Hon. WIN. Lingan Gather. of Mont
gomery county, was unanimously elected
President Of the Senate and returned thanks
in an appropriate address.
Mr.. Wells offered a resolution that Chap
msn Harwood, Esq, be appointed Secretary
OF the Senate, Gen. J. N. Watkins, Reading
Clerk, Hanson P. Jordan, Of Carroll county
Sergeanl-st-arms, Hamilton c. ea,,y, Door
keeper, which was adopted.
MIR. S"thron offered an order that John
w. Rider. OF Somerse, county, and Mr..
Floyd of ST. Mary's be appointed Commit
tee Clerks, which was adopted.
On motion, the Rev. G. c.. Nelson was
appointed Chaplain.
On motion of Mr.. Williams. committee
Of three was appointed to presen. rules for
the government, of the Senate.
On melton Of Mr.. Keene the rules of the
last Senate were adopted for the present.
The Senate then adjourned
January 6.-Mr. Williams presented q
petition of VIM. Suits for The change of his
name to Guillaume Shelen. Referred.
Mr.. Williams reported bill TO fix the
per diem Of jurors in the Courts of BALI
more. Also, bill to carry into ef1ec, the
49;h section of the Sd article of the Cons,i-
tuition, which establishes the legal rate of
interes. q. six per cent.
Mr. Ter obtained leave to report bill
10 give the assen. Of the Legislature to
bequest Of $500 by Andrew McCleary, to
the Minister Of the Baptist Oh urch in Fred
erick. Senate adjourned.
January IA message was adopted and
sen. to the House, appointing Messrs. Ely
and Hughes committee on the part of the
Senate 10 wal. upon The Governor.
The annual message of the Governor
was received at the hands of the Secretary
of State, which was read and 1000 copies
ordered to be furnished.
Mr.. Williams obtained leave to report
bill 10 prescribe the form Of oalhs, and be-
fore whom to be taken, in the case therein
mentioned. MIR, Williams reported bill
TO exempt from execution reasonable a.
noun. Of debtors properly.
On motion Of Dir. Williams, the Cover
nor was requested to furnish the Senate
with q copy Of his correspondence with the
clerks Of Washington county, relating to
road supervisors.
The President appointed the following
Standing Committees Of the Senate:
On Finance-Messrs Farnands, Tyler, Keene,
Ely and Lloyd.
On Judiciary-Messrs Williams, schley, Far
nandk, Berry and Miller.
On Internal Representations Sothoron,
TOM, We'll, Wells, Weber and Bond.
On Invalid Deeds, &c.-Messrs Berry, Miller,
Hughes, Dennis and Watkins.
On Insolvent Laws-Messrs Watkins, Hughes,
Longwell, Rawlings and Holland.
On Llbrary-Messrs Sothoron, Williams and
Wells.
On Engrossed Bills-Messrs Keene, Longwell,
Weber, Bond and Hughes.
On Revolutionary Claims-Messrs Cacy, Ely,
Watkins, Holland and Keene.
On Pensions-Messrs Ely, Dennis and Watkins
On Coiored Population - Messrs Longwell,
Wells, Berry, Dennis, Bond and Holland.
On Corporations-Messrs Schley, Hughes, Mil
Tor, Cook and Ely.
On Eections-Messrs Cook, Dennis, Cacy,
Lloyd and Bond.
On observation-disclosures Lloyd, Hughes, Sotho-
ron, Dennis and Cacy.
On Militia-Messrs Keene, Ely, Schley, Miller
and Hughes.
On the Constitution-Messrs Wells, Schley,
Farnandis, Miller and Williams
On Executive OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Tyler,
Schley and Lloyd.
January 9.-The President presented the
Comp'roller's Report, 1000 copies Of which
were ordered to be printed.
Sir. Miller obtained leave to report bill
to change the time for elecing Magistrates,
Constables and Road Supervisors.
On motion of Mr.. Wells, the Comptroller
have been made on account Of the balance
SET forth in the statements G. and !. as due
o. the date Of his report, and by whom.
On motion Of Mr.. Cooke, the committee
on the Constitution was directed 10 report
upon the necessity Of legislative provision
for the issue of warrants for a new election
in case Of two or more candidates having an
equal number Of votes, referred TO in the Cd
section Of The Sd article Of the constitution.
January lO-The PresiJen, laid before the
Senate q report from the Commissioner ap-
pointed 10 revise and simply the rules Of
practice, &c., submitting reports on plead
ings and conveyancing
A depulaion from the House appeared
end informed the President that the House of
Delegates were prepared to receive them, in
order to count The votes for Governor. The
President and Senators then repaired TO the
House Of Delegates, and after short alb
sence returned and adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
January "A, IL O'Clock the roll Of the
house was called by J. J. Stewart, Esq, the
Chief Clerk Of the las. House Of Delegates.
On motion Mr.. Turner, Of Baltimore
county, was unanimously elected Temporal
~ Chairman, and Mr. Daniels, Of Somerse,
county, the Secretary.