The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-01-04
Maryland LcniNl.,Imre.

This body assembled on MONDAY lat The
Senate was called 10 order D., the late C,rh. an,l
Barnes Compton, Esq, OF Charles county was
called 10 the chair. The SENATOR ptcscn, thea
proceeded to quality an thru adjourned until
Thursday.
The House Of Delegates was temporarily or
gained by FALLING John : l,illi.nn Esq orthi,
county, TO the chair. Mr. NicolAi presented an
order inviting the ministers Of the several de.
nominations in Annapolis To open the daily ses.
sions Of the iionsc with prayer, hut the tempo
rary speaker ruled the proposition ont ct order
Mr.. Syesier novel the following Plan OF dividing
the spoils
bh,nd', The delegates ioshis House from the
several counties and legislative districts Of the
city Of baltimore are the representatives. az one
aud the same principle, chosen hy the several
counties aud legislative districts TO rrprrseu, a
common principle, and no political ia,rcnces
prevail among them aud whereas. there T. at
'hr disposal OF this House Offices equal and great
er 10 number than there are counties and lceisla-
tive districts in the State and Il i jus, and equt.
able That the several counties AMI districts should
take common share in the distribution Of tie
fruits Of common triumph therefore
R''olred, That In the distribution 81 the Office.
at the disposal Of this House, each county in the
State and each legislative district hall be- enii.
,'ei to at leas, one officer the parsons TO b.
hereafter selected by an Informal meeting ~ al
the delegates present.
This proposition was also ruled ou, Of order.
but subsequently, adopted nj caucus Of the
members. The House then adjourned
Al night a caucus Of Ihr Two Houses was held
Tor the purpose OF selecting oihcers. For the
President Of the Senate Barnes Compton was
elected, on the eigh, ballot Aususiu. Ga,.a.
way was chosen for Secretary aul John ".
Brewer for Reading Clerk.
The House raurns selected VIM 4 Stewart
Esq. Of baltimore city. for SIeaA,r ufihe lloase.
We presume that all the onic,r, wer, elected on
Thnrsiay, and tina, the adoption - lhe resoln.
ton given above will sefioud, Interfere 9Th ,l.
plans Of several gcnilrmrn from til. count, -
II Was supposed that Baltimore count, woull
receive three places, and ihr men have lseu
selected To iill them bat II each count, /. 10 r..
eeive bite ~ tl,u public loaf. lhrie will not u.
three bites leii for our county asIitani.
Much caucusitg is taking rllc. GA The ,,i.,s.
ton 81 Who shall be- Hon Rrv,t,iy johnson .
s"'t'-s"f 10 tie United STATE Sensl- Mr. John.
sou wants 10 be fe-el",icl hut VI claim are o..
posed hy Gov. Swami, Hon WIN T Hamilton.
ES-Gov Thomls q Pratt. EN.,.pv Y Watkins
Lyon, VIM. Pinknry whyte -. ~ ihis runs-
~, aud We know not how many o,h.rs II Va,
thought n few da,s ago that hush Mc..fs John.
son aud swami were out ~ the riag aud that
Mr Whjie siood the l--i chlner hni siuc.. then
'h" ''"'rTnor has given bis dinner. 1T NLih
th" S'nai"r- anl l'rl'g,t., w-rr tel aud win.d
'nosi generunsl,. loIhil".a ,iiv 10 the in,.
prosrm"ni 81 bis ENrrlrnr, oh,nr,s Tins.
dinners given by The Whit l.iri Il Mar, Land
are dangerous ihins' Man, popr fplluw ha.
been se'la''.i from hi. hume, convictions ~
'eh' by them. and W. doubt az, bat that ,Li
late dinner lodge viii have II en,ri