Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1856-01-05
FROM ANNAPOLIS.
Correspondence of the Sentinel"
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 2, 1856

IoftS VI my own qulet ana peaceIul IRE
side, [ cannot wander far from it, or re-
main great while in quest of news to
satisfy the curious and cnquiring; but
the readers Of the "Sentinel must
know what is going on in this ancient
and time-honored city, the capitol of Ma
ryland Just at this time it is full Of
strangers-mcmbers of the Legislature
office seekers-visitors from curiosity,
and visitors from nothing else to do
The number of olice-seekers exceeds any
thing ever known before. The princ-
pie that g the Office should seek the man,
and not the man the Office" seems to
have been lost sight of entirely. Per-
haps some Know-nothing Council has
expunged it from their platform and so
all are let loose Gas hungry as wolves)
in pursuit of the "loaves and fishes"
There has been great deal of caucus
ing ever since Monday, with fruitless eff
forts to quiet the Disconnected and turbu-
lent. The grand caucus of the Know
nothings is to be held tonight; at which
they are to select speaker and all the
other officers of the House.
The printer seems to be the great bone
of contention. Wilson, of the Gazette,
thought he had it; but he has found
very formidable rival in the American
Democrat" of Baltimore. SO many are
peculiarly interested in this latter paper,
that it seems like difficult matter to dis
pose of; but it is no matter, the coffee
will seek the man" and find him too
somewhere about the State House.
The speakership is not easily disposed
of either. Travers, of Baltimore, and
Daniel, of Worcester, are prominent for
that place; and then, Hall, of Montgo-
merry, has his friends, who are pressing
him with great zeal, and, learn, with
great promise of success. But before
tomorrow night we shall know for GER
tain who are the favored few. | think
myself, however, that Trayers will be
the speaker.
The House met to-day at II o'clock
Mr.. Frazier in the chair. The roll was
called, and fifty-four members answered
to their names. They then adjourned
till II o'clock tomorrow.
The Senate met-the roll was called,
and they too adjourned till tomorrow.
understand, and think it highly pro-
bable, that Nr. Wells, of Annapolis,
will be President of the Senate. V.
ORGANIZED. Since the above was in
type, we have received the Baltimore
sun" of yesterday, from which we
take the following:
Both Houses of the Legislature sue
ceeded in organizing yesterday, all the
officers being chosen except the printer,
but the Governors message was not
sent in. Only one body (the House,
having appointed the usual committee to
wait ON the Governor and inform him Of
their readiness TO receive any communica
ton from him. The American party
being largely in the majority in the
House Of Delegates, their caucus can
didates were elected without opposition
the democrats voting blanks. WM. Ii.
TaAyERs, ofthis city, was chosen Speaker
Of the House, receiving 50 ont Of SO
votes and Mr. WELLS, Of Anne Arun-
del, president of the Senate by majority
Of = votes over MIR. GATHER, OF Mont
gcmery, the president at the last session,
ana who was yesterday first called upon
to preside on the ground that he was the
presiding officer of the body until sue
cessor was chosen. Mr. Wells is one Of
the Senators holding over from the last
{ Legislature, and was elected as a wing.
The Governors Message there is hardly
a doubt will be sent in to-day-but the
fact cannot be positively known until the
arrival Of the cars at 7 O'Clock this even
ing.
The following are the officers of the
House and Senate:
"OFFIcERs or THE HOUSE,. WIN. II
Duncan, Of Frederick, Reading Clerk
John Palmer Of Queen Anne's, j. w.
Clayton of Cecil, X. p Lecompte Of
Dorchester, Franklin iianaway of Har-
ford, w. II. Engle of Carroll, Commit
tee Clerks Joseph A. Skinner, Of Wash
ington, Sergeant-at-Arms; Cane Curry
Of Baltimore county, Doorkeeper John
Sullivan, Folder; and james Campbell,
Page.
"OFFIcERs OF THE SENATE. -Secreta-
ry-Chapmau Iarwood, of Anne Arun-
del county. Reading Clerk Robert A.
STAN, Of Kent county. Committee
Clerls-John w Ryder, of Somerset,
and VIM. =. Silver, Of Hartford county.
Sergeant-at-Arms-H. p. Jordan, Of
Queen Anne's county. Doorkeeper-
VIM. Glcssner, Of Frederick county.
Mcssrs. HARDWOOD, Ryder and Jordan
filled the same positions at the last ses-
sion Of the General Assembly"
CONGRESS
Has not yet orgonized, and is as far
from clecting Speaker as ever. On
the last vote, Banks had one hundred and