The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-01-11
THE LEGISLATURE.

: THE LEtISElATURE.
| Hot; Houses of the Legislature at Wori
: | t-cii Members on Important Commit ees
1 Both Houses of the Legislature wer
, in session Tuesday night. Just Is min
utes elapsed between the time Presiden
, Bratton brought his gavel down on tn
desk and said Senators come to order,
till the adjournment of that body. TWEEN
ty-one Senators were present. The House
was in session 30 minutes, there being 81
Delegates present.
President Brattau announced his com
mittees. The Senate committees are con
sidered as whole to be very strong
especially is this so with those of greatest
Importance. The Judiciary has an able
chairman in the person of Senator Brown
OF Queen Anne's, and Senator Getty, who
heads corporations, will have some good
material to work with him during the
session. Senator Silver will make good
chairman of railroads and canals. Mr.
Poe will have chance to display his
ability IS chairman OF the finance com
mittee. Senator George Pearce, colonel
of the Second Battalion, is at the tail-end
of the military committee, but this will
not cause the deep interest he takes in
the Maryland National Guards to be on
the wane.
PRESIDENT Brattan appears to have
treated his colleagues of the Republican
minority very literally. Senator Urner,
of Frederick County, is on every import
ant committee except the judiciary. Mr..
Randall. of Anne Arundel County, is the
| only Republican who was struck with
craftsmanship lightning. He heads the
comnittee on pullc buildings at Annapo-
lis. Senators Stake, Burchinal and Cot
fin have places upon several of the more
or less important committees.
The Senate committees are as sollows:
Ffndnce-Messrs. Poe, Smith, Peter,
Silver, Urner.
Judicial -Messrs. Brown,
Wentz, Toadvin, Writ, Stake.
Corporations Getty, Lindsay,
Adams, Lloyd, Burchinal.
Electi0ns-Messrs. Smith, Wentz, Peter
Writ, Randall.
observation-disclosures. Somervell, Adams
Lindsay, Austin, Wilkinson.
observation-disclosures. Wentz, Somervell,
Dawson, Austin, Coffin.
agriculture and Labor-Messrs Ben
nett. Lloyd, Somervell, Wooten, Wilkin-
son.
Esecutioe Nominataons-Mes Toad
vim, Lindsay, Getty, Wentz, Silver.
.Kilitja-Messrs. Bennett, Austin, Toad
win, Wootteu. Pearre.
EngrosSed BAls-Messrs. Peter, Lind
say. Somervell, Woottep, Stake.
Public Institutions Messis. Adams,
Austin, Bennett, Wootten, Posey.
Federal ReIations--Messrs. Lloyd, Ben
nett, Getty, Peter, Burchinal.
Psnsjons-Messrs. Dawson, Toadvin,
Brown, Urner, Pearre.
Railroads and Canals-Messr Silver,
Poe, Brown. Getty, Urner.
Chesapeake Bay and Tributaries Mess
Lloyd, Wentz, Somervell, Toadvin, Posy
Printing-Messrs. Writ. Silver, Smith,
Peter, Urner.
Retrenctment Of Expenses Of the State
G8UeTnnleRt-Messrs. Wootten, Bennett,
Somervell, Writ, Pearre.
Sanitary Condition Of Messrs.
Wootten, Toadvin, Dawson, Brown,
Burchinal.
Library-Messrs. Lindsay, PeteQ Ran
dali.
Contingent Expenses the Senate-Mes-
srs Lindsay, Weutz. Stake.
Rules-The President (Mr. Brattan),
Messrs. Lloyd and Urner.
Public Buildings at Annapolis-M essrs.
Randall, Peter, Bennett,
Aft.e1e- Il e~11 The observation-disclosures.
Peter, Lindsay, Getty, Adams, Bennett.
amendments to the Constitutiod-Mess.
Writ, Poe, Toadvin, Lindsay, Urner.
Iemperance-Messrs. Austin, Dawson,
Adams. Lindsay, Coffin.
Nothing of particular interest trans
PRED in the House. Speaker Hubner
announced the committee on organization
of the House as follows: Messrs. Keplin-
ger of Baltimore City, chairman; Bra
shears of Anne Arundel, Rich of Balti-
more County; Carter of Baltimore City;
Raughley of Caroline; Selby of Carroll;
Hess of Cecil; Mace OF Dorchester, Bob
ltz of Frederick, Merrell of Garrett, Hop
kins of Hartford; Linn of Howard; Taylor
of Kent; Laird of Montgomery; Thomp-
son OF Queen Anne's; Leonard of Talbot;
Truitt of Wioomlco and McMaster of
Worcester.
The standing committees of the House
were announced on Wednesday. Mr..
Hess was made chairman of the commit
tee on Public Records. He is also on the
Judiciary and Militia committees. Mr..
Pearce is ON the Roads and Highways
and Chesapeake Bay and Tributaries
SlihSOO 10 q hiOihbOi Va
the committee on Claims and chairman
of the committee Oh pensions.
James Mackey of the Fourth District
of Cecil County was appointed to a clerk
ship in the House of Delegates.
Senator Writ will introduce bill to
to amend Fishing Law relative to the
Bohemia and North East rivers and also
to repeal the old road law, which through
a mistake in the code, is still in force.
SENATOR WILSON RENoMINATED.
The Democratic caucus on Thursday,
renominated U. S. Senator E. X. Wilson
to succeed himself. The vote was unan-
imous.
Stevenson Archer was elected State
Treasurer, receiving rs votes. The Re-
publicans voted for Wm. M. Hardt, who
received 80 votes. John Gill was re-
elected police commissioner. Leon Sell
ger received the Republican vote.
Proposed New AlmshOuse Law.
Senator John s. Writ has prepared the
following Almshouse Bill which he has
introduced in the Senate:
The sections which have the caption in
intalics, namely sections Z, s, 9, 10, Is, ii,
10, Is, 81 and % are the sections which are
to be changed and to be re-enacted as pub.
lished below. The other sections are left as
they now stand, but we give synopsis of