Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-02-13
Marylanh Etate affairs.
MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

I
two Houses, in their respective cham
bers, proceed to the election of Gov
,ernor to-day at one o'clock for the un-
expired term of Governor Whyte.
Subsequently, on motion Of Senator
Davis, message was sent to the House
in response to the foregoing, concur
ring therein.
The joint resolution of the House
authorizing the Governor to sell old
condemned arms belonging to the
State, was passed; yeas -, nays none.
The Senate then proceeded to the
hall Of the House to elect a Governor.
For proceedings and vote in joint as
sembly see House report.
On returning to their chamber the
Senate resumed legislative business.
Mr.. Billingsley presented the bien-
NAL report of st. Johns College; also
the report of the President of the Board
of Trustees of St. Mary's Female Sem
mary, which was read and referred to
committee on Education.
It was announced that an invitation
had been sent to the Senate to attend
the temperance meeting in the hall of
the House toni ght, when delegation
would present to the committees their
views as to the legislative action desir-
ed on the subject.
The Senate adjourned.
An order was adopted that the Comp
troller be requested to furnish list of
State pensioners.
Mr.. Keech, from the majority of the
Judiciary committee. reported unfav-
orably upon the memorial of Joseph
Davis, which was adopted; yeas 67,
nays none.
A message from the Senate was re-
ceived, concurring ir. the proposition
for the election of Governor, and ap-
pointing Senators Steiner and Blake
tellers. Messrs. Freaner, Fenton and
Amman were appointed on the part of
\ the House.
The Speaker laid before the House
the following:
ANNAPOLIS, February 4, 1874
Hon. j. K. Hines,
Speaker Of the House Of Delegates:
SIR: For reasons which will be under
stood and appreciated by my associates in
the House Of Delegates of Maryland, /
hereby tender my resignation as member
of that body, to take effect Immediately
on the reading of this communication in
the House. | am, sir, very respectfully
yours, &c. JAMES B. GRooME.
Which was adopted and ordered to
be placed on the Journal.
A message was then offered by Mr..
Keech and adopted, proposing to the
Senate to go into immediate election
of Governor in joint assembly, which
was acceded to by the Senate, and at
1.3O P. NJ. that body came into the
hall of the House of Delegates, and a
Uiv0 U0ce vote was taken upon the two
nominees named, the result Of which
was the Hon. James B. Groome receiv
ed Is votes and the Hon. John /.
Smith received Is votes. Mr.. Groome
having the majority Of the votes cast,
was declared elected to fill the unex-
pired term Of Governor Whyte. The
joint assembly then adjourned, and the
regular business of the House was re-
sumed by order.
After the transaction of some busi-
ness of an unimportant character, the
House adjourned.
SENATE.
THURSDAY, Feb. 5.-On motion of
Senator Stevens it was ordered that
the Comptroller report to the Senate
the entire amount of revenue, from all
sources, paid into the State Treasury
by the city of Baltimore.
On motion, Messrs. Brewer, Ayde-
lotte and Mudd were appointed COM
mittee on Temperance, to whom shall
be referred all petitions on the subject
of temperance and local option.
On motion of Mr.. Brewer a message
to the House, proposing that the COM
mittees of the two houses on the sub
ject Of temperance shall act as joint
committee was adopted.
The Senate bill to establish Board
of Public Charities was amended, and
ordered engrossed for third reading.
The bill to establish a commission of
Fisheries was referred to the Commit
tee on Finance.
On motion of Mr.. Stevens, it was or
dered that when the Senate adjourng
it stands adjourned until Monday.
Mr.. Tuck, from the committee on
Judicial Proceedings, submitted a
lengthy report on the joint resolution
relative to respite to Joseph W. Da-
yis, to the effect that the Legislature
had no right to interfere, and asked to
be discharged from its further consid-
Grafton. The report was passed over
Mr.. Earle submitted message te
the House, concurring in the House
proposal for joint committee to con-
slider the amount to be subscribed by
the State towards the Centennial an,
niversary, which was adopted, and
Messrs. Earle and Walsh were appoint
ed on the part the Senate.
Mr, Earle submitted a joint resolu