Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-01-23
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SENATE.
| TUESDAY, Jan. 20.-Bills introduced
BY Mr.. Lloyd, to establish IA Commission
of Fisheries in the State, define its duties
and appropriate sum otmoney to de1ray
| the expenses Of the same. To Mr. Stevens
to establish "A State Board of Health. IL
Mr.. Tuck, to provide for cases OF vacancy
| in the office of Governor, according to sec
/ ton I, article ,. of the Constitution.
The hour of noon having arrived, MIR
/ Blake said that, under the Act of Congress
Of uly -. 1866, chapter 245, the General
Assembly was required to vote for |
nited States senator to-day. He moved
/ that the Senate now proceed to vote for a
Senator as required by that act. The mo-
ton was carried. and the roll of Senators
called with the following result:
For Hon. William Pinkney Whyte.-
! President. John Lee Carroll and Nessrs
Aydclottc. Blake, Brewer, Billingsley
/ Brattan. Crawford. Clagett, Davis, Den
son, Earle, Fields. Getty, Knight, Long
well, Lloyd, McCulloh. Phelps, Stevens
Spencer, Tuck and Walsh-22.
For Hon Richard j. Bowie.-Messrs
Steiner and SUITE.
Not voling-Mr. Mudd.
! \ bsent from sickness Mr.. Williams
| The President announced that William
Pinkney White had received majority o.
all the votes.
/ The special order of the day for one o
clock, the joint resolutions OF Mr.. Earle
protesting against the passage OF the Sup
! elemental Civil Rights bin by Congress
came mp on their second reading.
+ After some debate the resolutions were
/ cngrosscd for third reading.
HOUSE.
! Leaves Ia introduce bills: By Mr.. Groh
: 10 appoint a Commissioner of Immigra-
I ton to protect the interest of labor and
agriculture in the State of Maryla land; also
to receive and provide tor all immigrants
arriving At the port of Baltimore. BY Mr..
| seth, 10 suppress intemperancc, and TO
! permit the voters Of each ward of Balti-
more and the counties IL vote every three
years on the question OF granting licenses
! 70 sell intoxicating liquors.
/ The hour of twelve o'clock having ar
] rived. Mr.. Groome moved that the House
now proceed 10 the election of United
States Senator as provided for by the act
II Congress.
The Chief Clerk then called the roll OF
members. and as each name was called,
I the member arose in his seat, and named
/ his choice for the Senatorship, the result
IF which was 81 for Hon. W. Pinkney
I Whyic. for Washington Booth, for ).
Tcackl- Wallis tMcssrs. Suit, Pruit and
MerrilD /, LLOYD Lowndcs Weir, Wack
Park and Brace, | for Frederick Stone
Nj lancaster. ) for II. J Bowie (Naliiant
+ Duer. Etchison, I.atchford and Robey), and
/ and for Hon. VIM. +. Hamilton Colonel
/ Leonardo. Ncssrs. Merritt, Mcrryman, Tur-
ncr, CoulbourGMN ackey, Thompson, Mil
| Ter. observation-disclosures and Vest not be
I iug present. Mr.. Groome accounted foi
Mr. MaCkcv's absence because OF his sick
ness, aud took pleasure in saying that Il
the gentleman Was here. he would gladly
cas-: his VOTE fer our present Governor, the
f Hon. w pinkncy Whytc. Mr.. Merritt Is
+ also detained at home by sickness, - the
journal Of yesterday will show, and would
/ have voted for Governor Nhytc. Mr.
! Thompson has been sick since before the
session began. and has not yet been here
+ Before the unnoun1 emcnt of the vote Mr.
| Frcancr thought it justice To Mr.. Hamilton
To say that he was not a candidate Tor re
! election.
The business Of the House was then re
~umcd and a favorable report made on tht
till 10 repeal section of article IL of the
Code, title Fish and Fisheries, and 70 re
enact.
+ \ message from the Senate, concurring
IN the House message, requesting the joint
assembly for the election of Senator TO
morrow NJ II O'Clock. was received. The
House then adjourned.