The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-01-17

TuEspAY.-Both houses of the Mary
land Legislature resumed their sessions
The standing committees were appointed.
Leave was granted to introduce number
of bills, and an order was adopted in the
Senate ordering the committee on internal
improvements to inquire into the existing
railroad imbroglio in regard to the through
connection; and suggest the remedy.
A resolution was passed by the House to
formally transfer the fancy statue to the
State on March 18th, the anniversary of
Judge Tanoy's birth, and to invite Mr.. S.
Teackle Wallis to deliver an address.
WEDNEsDAY.-In the Senate petitions
were presented for local option law and
for law making liquor sellers responsible
for damages on account of acts committed
by persons who had obtained liquor from
them. Senators Davis and Steiner were
appointed committee to visit the Spring
Grove Insane Asylum, Mr.. Davis alleging
that there were complaints in regard to it,
and that its surroundings were dark and
mysterious. A joint special committee
was appointed to visit the House of Refuge
and the State Pcnitentiary. Mr.. Earle
presented resolutions as protest Of the
Maryland Legislature against the Civil
Rights bill now pending in Congress. Mr..
Steiner, Republican Senator from Freder-
lex, agreed with Mr.. Earle as to the pur-
poses of the resolution, but thought they
might be accomplished by statement that
the colored people of the State are in favor
of separate schools Laid over for future
action. This report of Maryland and Vir.
ginia Boundary Commission was presented,
and Mr.. Aydelott expressed his conviction
that no compact could be arrived at with
the present Commissioners on the part of
Virginia.
In the House of Delegates there were
no proceedings Of interest.
THURsDAY.-Thc Senate concurred in
the House of Delegates proposal to appoint
committees to visit the Maryland Insane
Asylum, the House of Refuge aud the
Penitentiary. The joint resolutions offered
by Mr.. Earle, protesting against the pas
sage Of the Supplemental Civil Rights bill
by Congress, came up on second reading,
and Mr.. Steiner offered as substitute
thereof preamble and resolution reciting
the fact that the colored people Of the State
had not and did not now ask for mixed
schools, expressing the opinion that any
enactment of Congress requiring mixed
schools would be impolitic, unwisc and
detrimental to the educational interests of
both races, and requesting our Senators
and Representatives in Congress to present
the resolutions to their respective Houses,
and use their best efforts to prevent the
passage of law requiring mixed schools.
The House was occupied altogether with
routine business. A little debate occurred
on the proposition to supply the members
and clerks Of the House with fifty dollars
worth of postage stamps, and other officers
with fifteen dollars worth. The amount
was finally reduced to twenty-five dollars
worth to members and clerks and five dol
lars worth to the employees.
OFFICERS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
Senate-President, John Lee Carroll, of
Howard county; Secretary, Augustus Gas.
saway, of Anne Arundel county; Reading
Clerk, VIM. II. Hiss, Baltimore; Journal
Clerk, Solomon +. Smith, Dorchester;
Sergeant-at-A Arms, john L. Cox, Caroline;
Doorkeeper, Thomas Written, Baltimore;
Assistant Doorkeeper, John d. johnson,
Wieomico; Postmaster, Abram Cole, Har-
ford; Committee Clerks, W. Il. Purnell,
of Cecil; John II. Gibbs, Lewis NJ. Griffith,
Calvert; Reuben A. Boguely, of Montgom-
cry; and james NJ. Low, Of Talbot; Fold
ers, w. II, Pennington, of Kent; Il. b.
Fuller, of Garrett; and Thos. Bond, of
Baltimore county; Messenger, George ii
Davis, of Carroll; Page, Albert Wells, of
. Baltimore city.
House-Sergeant-a farms, +. |. Vince
Ter, Of Carroll; Postmaster, j. f. Mating
ly, of st. Mary's; Assistant Postmaster,
William F. Lozcnby, of Montgomery;
journal Clerk, Henry Silver, of Hartford
Firs. Doorkeeper, Conrad Brine, of First
district Baltimore city; Second Doorkeep-
or, Ezra Betterbenner, of Washington;
Third Doorkeeper, Samuel Tubman of
Howard; Fourth Doorkeeper, V. +. Col
lier, of Wicomico; Committee Clerks, f.
T. Sheppard, of Cecil, Hamilton G. Webb,
of Anne Arundel, Thomas Peddicord, of
Garrett, and W. IL. Parks, of Somerset
Engrossing Clerks, Samuel Storms, of Bal
timore county, James Dorsey, of Second
district, Baltimore city, James Busey, of
Third district, Baltimore city; Folders, ii.
Q. Pennington, Of Kent, jeremiah Creigh-
ton, Of Dorchester, Robert B. Clements, Of
Queen Anno's, Esma Low, of Caroline;
Chaplain, Rev. j. II. Hall, of Howard.
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE.
Finance-Messrs. Earle, Longwell, Clag-
gott, Walsh and Lloyd
Internal lmprovements--Messrs. Phelps,
Billingsley, Earle, Longwell and Suit.
Chesapeake Bay and its Tributaries
Messrs. Lloyd, Blake, Billingsley, Brattan
and Tuck.
Judicial Neutrality-suspicious.. Tuck,
CT. ,ggctt, Stevens, Davis and Brattan.
abor and Immigration-M essrs. Stey-
ems, Crawford, Fields, Mccullough and
Walsh.
Fede raj Relations-Messrs. Claggett,
Phelps, Biingsley, Brewer and Crawford.
Militia --Nlessrs. Knight, Lloyd, Spen-
Ger, McCu Tough and Earle.
Agricult ue-Messs. Walsh, Knight,
Crawford, l.. 'oyd and Steiner.
Education -Messrs. Billingsley, Ayde-
lotte, Earle, S. 'eyens and Steiner.
Printing--M essrs. Fields, Longwcll,
Tuck, Brewer al I'd benson.
Corporations a. I'd Joint Stock Compan-
ies-Mcssrs. viii Jams, Brattan, benson,
Stevens and McCul Tough.
Engrossed Bills -Messrs. Longwell,
Spencer, benson, Bla Ike and Steiner.
Pensions -Messrs. Mccullough, Phelps
and Spencer.
Public Buildings-Mc US. Blake, Knight
and Walsh.
Contingent Expenses Of the Senate
Messrs. Aydelotte, Blake aud Getty.
Library--Messrs. Davis, Knight and
Brewer.