The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-01-16

The Legislature of the State re-assemblel
at Annapolis, on Tuesday, and the body is
now in full tide-ef bttsincss--zttf committee
on organization Of the House, consisting of
Mcssrs. Cooper, Cotton, Merritt, Nutwell,
Turner of Baltimore county, Sudler, Gordy,
Turner Of Cecil, Kemp, Riley, Dawson,
Loanc, Joyce, Stake, Clark, West, Waters,
Machcn, and Bcdsworth, held u caucus on
Monday night, and on Tuesday recommend
ed the appointment Of the following officers,
which was accordingly done:
For sergeant at arms, /. J. Wheeler, Of Car
roll; postmaster, j. f. Maltingley, St. Mary's;
assistant postmaster, William f. LoZenbv,
Hartford first doorkcepcr, Conrad Prince,
first district Baltimore city; second doorkeep,
cr, Ezra Betterhenner, Washington; third,
Samuel Tubman, Howard; fourth, V. f. Col
lier, Wicomico; committee clerks L. #.
Shepperd, Cecil; Hamilton G. Webb, Anne
Arundel Thomas Peddicocd, Garrett; and
W. II. Parks, Somerset; cngrossing clerks,
Saml. Storm, Baltimore county; James Dor
sey, second district Baltimore city; James
Busey, third district Baltimore city; folders,
ii. G. Pennington, Kent jeremiah Crcigb-
ton, Dorchester; Robert B. Clements Queen
Annes; Esma Low, Caroline; chaplain, Rev.
J. II. Hall, Howard.
The regular standing committees were an
nounccd, the members from Hartford being
appointed az follows:
In the Senate, Mr.. Walsh has been placed
on the committees on Finance, on Labor and
Immigration, on Public Buildings and on
Agriculture.
In the House Mr.. Lee has been assigned to
the committees on the Judiciary and on
| Claims; Mr.. Grafton to the committees on
Agriculture and Printing; and DR.. Riley to
the committees on Internal Improvements
Public Records and Roads and HIGHWAYS.
In the Senate on Thursday of last week
leave was granted to Senator Walsh TO intro
duce bill to refund to Dir. S. H. Birckhcad
late collector Of this county, money overpaid
i'll the treasury.
In the Senate, leave was granted 10 intro
duce bills as follows:
To Mr. Walsh authorizing the county
commissioners of Hartford county to sub
scribe, under certain restrictions and in &C
cordancc with section 81, article 3, of the
constitution, to the capital stock of turnpike
| road companies, to be constructed i'm the
limits of said county.
To Mr.. Earle, bill to amend the consti
tuition of the State so as TO provide for tn,
election of the Treasurer of the State by the
people.
To Mr. Steiner to repeal certain sections
of the acts relating to public education, SC
as to make the boards of county school com
mssionefs and of district school trustees
elected by the people.
In the House on Tuesday leave was gran.
ted 10 introduce bills as follows:
BY Mr.. S. Turner, to authorize the State
Line and Juniata Railroad Company tc
construct their road in this State.
By Mr.. Ilenkle to provide for the employ
ment of convict labor upon the construction
and repairs of State roads.
By Mr.. Greenfield, to introduce bin to es
tablish the Maryland house of correction.
Mr.. Lee offered the following order which
was adopted: THAT the speaker be request
cd to add to the committee on the Chcsapeak,
bay and its tributaries one member from eacl
OF the tide water counties not now represent
ed on said committee