Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1858-01-21
HARYL1HD LEGISLATURES.
SENATE,


Graham, Semmes, Gather and Hoffman.
hsralid Deeds, Gc-Messrs. Smith, Semmes,
Bradley, Daniel and Brooke.
hasolrent ascs.-Messrs. Miles, Nuttley Bow
die, McMaster and Smith.
Egrossed .BsNs-Messrs. Brooke, Wilkins
Ssmmes, Gardiner and Clark
ssResolssssonayy CLAIMS MessfS. Turner, Kim
nell, Bowdle, Clarke and Bradley; >.,z. .47o,
Pessio1s. Messrs Nuttle, Wilkins, Franklin. :
Gbsored Population. -Messrs. Clark, McMas-
ter; Gardiner, Stone and Wallace - = :, !.
Corporations .Messrs. Hoffman, Wallace,
Kimmell, Miles and Stone $50 ( e95fss
Elections. Messrs:. Stone, s:Nuttle, Daniel,
Bowdle and Turner. y s.9tt.s = s7Lsss -. 4
Agas,slt,vs3 Iessrs. kimmell. Wilkins. Gar
diner, Clark and Graham. ~ .r fs.e.., a,..rg,-s5
Miaiha.-Messrs.. Bradley, Gather, Turner,
Kirnmen and Hoffman.
Erecatine Nominations .-Messrs. McMaster,
Smith and Brooke e. 4 - szz.s.1yi .IsE7F
Observation-Disclosures. Gather, Mccullough,
Wallace, Semmes and Daniel -. -. e&e..s
Printing. -Messrs. Smith, Franklin, Stone
Miles and Wilkins. sASt. s. = . ~ "a !
Nsucdason- Messrs. Daniel, Kimmell,i Nc
Cullough, Serames and Graham. y - = q =
JANUARY 1s-The Senate after The TRANSACT
ton of some unimportant business, proceeded;
to make arrangements for the inaugurati Il 81
At the hour. of II o'clock, Mr.. Kimmell, on
behalf of the Senate, proceeded to the House Of
Delegates, and invited the attendance of that Boz
dy in the Senate chamber to witness the ceremo-
MES Of the Inauguration. The Speaker, proceed
ed by the Sergeant-at- Arms with the mace, and
followed by the members of the House in pro-
cession came to the Senate chamber. The
Governor elect, escorted by Governor Lyon,
soon after appeared in the Senate chamber,
when the oath Of office prescribed by the Com
stitution was administered by Chief Justice Lee
grand to Governor Hicks, and subscribed by
him in the test book of the Court Of Appeals
Governor Hicks then read his inaugural address
in an impressive manner, after which the mem
bers of the House Of Delegates retired to their
hall, and adjourned until IL O'Clock tomorrow
Governor Hicks soon after was escorted by
Mr.. Kimmel, of the Senate, and Mr.. Grieves,
of the House, to the executive chamber and was
formally installed in the high position to which
he was elected
The ceremonies of the Inauguration having.
taken place, on motion, 5000 copies of Gov
Hicks inaugural address were ordered to be
printed. - .-szfss5
!. JANUARY 14.--The Senate was in Executive
session till a late hour 49, 49, .,,.-..
The nomination of James r. Partridge for
! Secretary Of State was sent in. :.
Governor Hicks has appointed Richard S.
Selfman, of Anne Arundel, Private Secretary.
JANUARY 15.-On motion Of Mr. Gardiner,
the Committee on Colored Population was in
structed to inquire into the expediency of re-
pealing the Act of 1881, chapter 281, section s.
Mr.. Semmes, submitted the following resolu-
tions: 81
Resozced 5y Tie Senate, That the message of
Governor Lyon, commands our respect and adj
iY,for
given us Of the condition Of the State, and for
it's clear and forcible exposition of the measures
which he has deemed necessary and expedient1
to recommend fol, our adoption. stfs ~ = sdl
.Resotred by the Senate, That Governor Ligon.
has entitled himself to the lasting gratitude Of
his felow-citizens for his manly efforts to main
tain the independent exercise of the elective
franchise IN the city Of Baltimore; and that on
the several occasions during his administration,
atwhich he thought proper to order the militia
~ power to assist him in maintaining the exc
cutien of the laws, he was only acting IN the
fulfllment of a plain constitutional duty. -.
M Mccullough, moved to lay the resolu-
lions upon the table. -, .,e;e..,az.a ~ !.
On the question being taken, it was deter
mined in the aHirmatiye yeas, IL, nays g..
The order submitted by Mr.. Gather, ordering
the printing of 1000 copies of the Governors
Message for the use of the Senate, was adopted.
William Hurst was appointed Director in the
Bank of Baltimore, vice j. 81. LHckett III iaf5j
The Committee on Printing was authorized
to contract, with Bull & Tuttle to do the Senate
printing. 80
In Executive Session, the Senate confirmed
the nomination Of James r. Partridge, ESQ.,, for
Secretary of State, and the nomination Of James
l.. BartoI for Judge of the Court of Appeals, to
fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Judge Mason. ri u. esI .s.,l.3 .s5g
JANUARY 18.-On motion of Mr.. Wallace,
Ordered, That the Governor be requested to
communicate to the Senate the number Of par
dons, reprieves and nolle prosequis, that have
been granted by the Executive within the last
two years, the names Of the persons who have
obtained the clemency of the Executive; also
the offences for which they were convicted /; and
also to communicate the number Of instances
where fines and forfeitures have been RENTED
the names of the parties relieved, and the Of
fences charged against them, Or the persons for
whom they were sureties. s-o:......l..'..
JANUARY 19-The proceedings Of the Senate
were Of local and uninteresting character to-
Law. z I'9tts ~ latsi!9 1lt< ~ - @t3stl
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8. DO HOUSE OF DELEGATRS.alleds 1ss
JAsuxRre1s.--Aftess the reading and correcc-r
ton of The ioufnaL the Speaker announced the
Standing Committees, as follows: Gsflai1ie
agsmiHee on Elections. -Messrs. Rodgers,
Todd, BoYlus, Larri irp Rohrer, Morgan and
Was ana Stirling, Dali.
Mcpherson, Goldsborough, Ford, of Cecil, Well
ing Ford, Of Baltimore county, Stonestreet and
S,Hrfr1aers. s7g ss9E Il zgsGe glt3Is 1fie doE.H
Ose;ms.7 4MessrssD Dali Grihiss, Barnard, Belt,
Baker and Schnebly. 1iaa 3D. suaa tis4
Jssdiciary.--M essrs. Alexander, fMagruder,
Hobbs, Clark, Rogers, Kilbourne, Stirling,
ThrustOn and Belt. i. = an
fs,sssoiss - essrs Thomas, Kennnard, Rich
ardsod Root, DuvaH, Landing and Walker.