The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1872-01-12
1lE us AND INTELLEGENCER
Ell AIR, Nil, JANUARY 18th, 1872.
I!l. LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

In the Senate, on Thursday of last week,
Hon. Henry Snyder of Baltimore, was cleo
ted president "i that body, and an order
was adopted appointing Augustus Gassa-
way, secretary VIM. II. Hiss, reading clerk :;
James Il. Blackstone, sergeant alarms ;
Solomon L Smith, journal clerk George
Harris, doorkeepcr; VIM II. Pennington
page.
On Friday The Governors message was
received and read, occupying zone hour
1t was then referred to special committee,
comprising Mcssrs. Stephenson, Tuck, Mil
Ter, Spates and Dennis.
Senator Blake obtained leave to present
bill To c9nlize and prescribe the man
, ner of h'i'iinG post-mortem eXamina-
< lions and aAalyZing the contents of deceas-
I'd persons suspected to have died from
olson.
Section ID provides that the States Off
Ger shall select and appoint one such chem
i'll the peason suspected shall appoint one
chemist, and the two thus selected shall APP
oint third chemist.
Section 81 provides that three chemists
So appointed shall at once, in the presence
If each other, proceed to make post NOR
TEN examination Of the body of the de-
ceased.
On Tues lay, on motion of Mr. Stephen
son, an order was adopted instructing the
committee on judicial proceedings to in
quire into the cxpcdlency Of giving the
state the same right of peremptory chal-
en4e in criminal cases MS allowed to plis-
oners.
The standing committees Of the Senate
were announced on Tuesday; 81. VIM. b.
stephenson, Senator from Hartford having
been placed upon the Committees on FL
uance, Internal improvements Miita, Ag-
rlculture and Pensions.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
I he House ofDelegates was formally or
%auized on THU sday, the 4tii inst, ~ the
election of Hon. a. p. German, IF Howard
county, as Speaker, and the appointment
# the following officers: Chief Clrrk-
Milton Y. Kidd Reading Clcrk-rhpmls
H. Moore.
Messrs. Riley and Cooper were excused
from serving on the committee on subordi-
nate officers, and Messrs Baldwin and
Chas. Hamilton appointed in their stead
a4on Friday Mr. Stone. of the special com
mittee to nominate officers, submitted u re-
port nominating the following:
James A. Bramble, of Dorchester county,
sergeant at arms Samuel w. Storm, Balti-
more county, engrossing clerk; B. IL. Han
ON, Hartford county, journal clerk Com
mittee clerks Samuel Granville, Baltimore
city; John k. Wilson, Somerset county
DIR. John T. Dawkins. Talbot county; II.
&. Gardner, Montgomery county. Folders
R. II. Clement, Queen Anue's county;
Ezma Lowe, Caroline county. Doorkeep-
ers-Conrad Prince, Baltimore city, j. II.
Peddicord, Kent county. Pages Samuel
Patterson, Carroll county; Henry f. Palm
or, Baltimore city. Chaplain-Rey Il. S.
Highly, Anne Arundel county.
The report was adopted.
AT one o'clock the members of Senate, es-
corted by an honorary committee of the
house, entered the hall of the house, to
participate in the opening Of the returns
OF the late election for Governor of the
state. The result of the election was for
mally proclaimed as follows:
For Hon. W. p. Whyte, 73,959; for Mr..
Jacob Tome, $3.50; total, 132,799. The
Senate having retired message was sent
proposing the appointment of a joint com
mlttee OF five to wait upon the Governor
elect and request his attendance on We'd
nesday, 10th inst, to qualify according to
law, which was agreed to.
Leave was granted to Mr. STREET. to in
troduce bill to appoint an additional JUS
tice of the peace in the 3D. district of Har-
ford county. Referred to the Hartford dele
cation.
Also by Mr. STREET., . bill to authorize
the county commissioners of Hartford
county to subscribe to the capital stock of
the Maryland Central Railroad; referred
to Hartford delegation. By Mr.. Street,, bill
to repeal section 1S of code of public laws,
nnNToO Il 70, L.,
with amendments: referred to committee on
Judiciary.
The Hartford delegation have been plac-
ed upon the various committees, as follows
Dr. Riley on the Committees on Chesa-
peake Bay and Tributaries, Manufactures,
and on Insolvency. Mr.. Baldwin on Com
mittees on Claims, and on Public Build
ings. Mr.. STREET. on Committees on Ways
and Means, on Judiciary, on Printing and
on Library.
A petition was presented by Mr.. Miller
from citizens of Hartford county, for the
application of the States donation to a
primary and high public school, instead
OF to the academy.
A petition from citizens of Hartford and
Baltimore counties was presented by Mr..
STREET., for removal of grievance (condi-
ton OF turnpikes) vacation of charters of
the Baltimore and Hartford and Bel Air
turnplkes. Referred to special committee,
consisting OF Mesers. STREET. and Baldwin,
of Hartford, and Foard, Shipley and Litz-
niger, of Baltimore county.
A communication was received from the
mayor of Baltimore, transmitting an ordi-
nance tosubscrice to the Maryland Central
railroae,aifd asking the passage of bill
to authorize such subscription. Referred
to committee on corporations.
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