Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1882-01-06
DEMOCRATIC CAUCES

he DcuioCfatC lneihDcrS eiectcu 10 inc
General Assembly met at Annapolis on the
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evening Vi iuesuay ias1' Inc senators met
IN caucus promptly at 3 O'Clock in the room
of the President of the Senate. Senator Fl.
Vardereord 81 c,ar,o,, ,,ro.;a,a "a ~.
p'sS'N' an" 'i'
He" "eus' Oh Anne Aruhael, acted as Sec
Rotary. The IUrfvring resolutions were of.
Garad nv senator Rond ~ 65a,,o,, AID
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The Democratic members Of the Maryland
State Senate in caucus assembled fully rec
ognizing their obligations to the people and
the party requirements to reduce the cx-
penses OF the General Assembly to Il mini
mum, Therefore,
Resolcod, first That the number and com
pensaton of the officers of the Senate shall
he fixed by vote of the Senate, and not in
creased or decreased except by majority
vote oil that body.
Second. That IT is the duty OF the Demo-
cratic members 10 pass an act fixing by law
the number and compensation of the officers
of the General Assembly hereafter to be ap-
pointed.
Third. The chairman OF this caucus is
hereby instructed to offer motion that the
rules OF the cena,0 be amended so as to de-
clare that the officers of the Senate shall
consls. o. .ne io 's :,S one secretary at
CLARK ~ 20 ner diem @ne IN one read ,
81 per diem one engrossing clerk Al ~ NOR
aiein; one assistant eLgrossing cls.-~.. -
HEN nne Inv seean ~ AZ ~ 30 pea
assistant doorkeepers nj * each ner diem
five committee clerks at So each per diem
one i keeper o. cloak,rooln ~ % per diem
seneer at rs ner diem one Eeane pn Of cn ,uo
mttee-rooms at $5 per diem; one janitor at
80 per diem; two pages at ~ each per diem;
'" T .,'1 sr az SsoV saen a'r .ne session.
ization of the senate ID shah be he dnty Of
the chairman OF this caucus TO propose a
message 10 the House OF Delegates request
,h e a, ny p,es;dou, u u, ~, fsSSlulioh au,
the Speaker OF the House of Deleraies ~
appoint the following joint officers: One
postmaster sA ia =. 20 per diem; two police Off
ner diem. ianiiSr'i ~ have chprao az ~, ~
rotunda closets. al IS Der diem: one engi.
neer, TO have charge Of the heating and ven.
iiating apparatus, at SIS Der diem
Fifth That rule shall he proposed that
no extra compensation shall be allowed To
NJ, R,gana II;gs;,s ,,as ,,;,..
se'n' ""s UNANIMOUSLY
homhaieu ior secretary, Out declined.
The following officers were then nomi.
mated by the caucus and IL adionrnad Far
pros;aan, C.,,,.,ca II w,u;.s., o.. G..
.""ans ior oec'e'
.afy' eAoeha'or' Johh IL. Miller, OF Cecil
county; for reading clerk, John Barrett, of
Raltimore. tnr iourual clerk William, p,r
II, On, - :,
ne"' " Oo0'' 'o' se'se"h'a''"'"s, oo"n H.
Hooper, ol Dofchesteri Tor Janitor, Edward
Powell, Of Anne Arundel county; for en-.
cruising clerk John Irelana ol Anne RIM.
- y,
uci oou"v' M "ss's'""' "nS'"ssihg oierh,
ii. ii. Robertson, OF Somerset.
The Democratic members of the Uouse
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-, r. 80 '''.N,',' - O'o'", "
HOWARD presioihg, Levin D. motifs, Oh BAL
'i'nofe' secretary Inc loHowlng resolu'
lions were offered by Mr.. Stanley, OF Prince
Georges county, ana adopted
we, me democratic members-elect OF the
soal,,d ,,,ly racosn;ynr ar ,h, -; ea"0as
Democrats 10 carry out IN good fai.h the
pledges made 10y the party 10 pass such laws
as experience mas demonstrated are wise
,hliga,ians 10 redule the sxnenJj,nres er ,he
present House Of Delegates TO a minimum:
therefore.
ltes@oea, i ma; u s snali pe the dnty OF inc
,h@ , nr~an;zat;np If the House "a os. s', sn
order amending the rules so as TO provide
for the following officers: One chief clerk
az ~ PER u,e: one rca ,ar clerk q. per
one ionrnnl cIerk M L. no. diaw, threa az,