The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-05
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ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 4, 1890
Your correspondent arrived at this place BY tn,
morning train, BY which also n number of mem
bers who had not previously reached the seat o.
government came down. The cars were not 90
much crowded as had expected, and there wa,
not very large number of persons from your CITY
Those who are familiar with the old Annapolis. will
DC struck with the improvements which have re
Gently taken place, not only in the government
cummings, but also IN the general aspect OF the city
The House has been enlarged by the addition of q
very handsome octagon library. Immediately in tn,
rear OF the old onc-large and well proportional
aud admirably fitted TO IT, purpose. II II approach
cd from The totunda by noble flight Of stairs
which branch off at the first landing to the right
anu lett, to afford access 90 the Governors room
ana the Court OF Appeals. Immediately uHdcr III,
InIaty Is the letter Office, folding room, &C. ant
beneath that the state nrmOry. Some seven ol
eight Committee-rooms are or will be formed ou
OF the apartments formerly occupied by the Regis
Ter OF the Land Office Comptroller, &c The Hal
OF the House Of Delegates Is now very handsom,
ana commodious room, its size having been greatly
increased and Its appearance in every way improy
ed. The gallery has been removed, and a iarp,
LOBBY, In three compartments, divided by the tw,
entrances into the hail. substituted The seats ar,
arranged in circular form, having the Chair as be
! fore. The room of the Court of Appeals abov,
the House OF Delegates, has also been entirely re-
! modelled and is now very handsome apartment
Among the most valuable of the improvements
however ARE the substitution of steam for wood and
coal in heating the entire State House. and light
| ing it throughout with gas. BY this arrangement
not only is the comfort of everybody greatly pro,
| noted but the danger of fire to the premises rem.
dered small as the character of the building will
admit. The new fire-proof record office is
nearly completed, and is a remarkably substantial
and convenient building. 1t is understood that al
ready some ten thousand dollars have been ex-
pended beyond the appropriation for these i'm
provements and 1t is computed that it will take at
least thirty thousand more to complete them
The attention of members, for the time being is
more taken up with the distribution of the offices in
their control. than in the measures of the session
1t is impossible to say what course will be taken
with regard to the contested elections from this
city. very large majority believe that
our election carried by the grossest fraud and
violence, but some members seem to think that the
brief period OF the session will not allow the House
TO 60 INTO the details of contest and that it is bet
ter to attend to remedial measures exclusvely.-
This arises from want Conformation in regard to
the outrages here; and when the evidence which
has been collected by the contestants shall be laid
before the House, different sentiments will doubtless
prevail. The legal evidence has been transmitted to
Annapolis, and printed copies there will be ready
Tor distribution in a few days. Having been favor
ed with the perusa of aportion of it, do not hest
tate to predict that when it shall have been read bv
the members, all doubts as to their duty will van
ish. 1t is impossible. think, with such facts be-
fore them, that they can hesitate to use whatever
powers they may possess to vindicate the laws al
ready violated, as well to prevent their violation
more efectuay for the future The Legislature
must net forget that it is the grand inquest of the
State, and that there are crimes of the past to be
punished as we'll to be guarded against hereafter.
observe Messrs. Stockbridge and Blanchard. ON
the part OF the contestants here who are very able
to take care of their was sorry to hear that
the Governor was not by any means so well to. day,
and that serious apprehensions are felt by some Of
his friends as to the result of his case The mes
sage was expected to be ready upon the organiza.
ton OF the Houses but | d. not know whether the
Governors relapse will make any difference in this
respect. Rather good story is told of one of the
sitting members from Baltimore, who wrote down
to engage room, and shortly after came in person
to take possession of it. On going to his number he
was surprised and indignant to hear that it had
been assigned to getleman from the other shore
On calling upon the proprietor for an explanation
ne was informed that "there was mistake that he
dld not know the room was for Baltimore mem
Der, or he would have declined, as it was his inva
rlaole rule only to let for the ,vhole session
l must remark, in conclusion that an extremely
lnconvenient arrangement of the hour for leaving
Annapolis by the cars in the afternoon exists. The
train starts at twenty minutes to three which is
generally before the Houses adjourn so that it will
be almost impossible, without a change, to give a
full report of each days proceedings 1t is to be
hoped that some change may be effected in this
particular.