Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-05

mission as commander-in-chief Of the
army" 1t is also interesting that in this
same room in 1854 the treaty with Great
Britain which recognized the Independence
OF the colonies was ratified.
TWO years later, at Washington's sugges-
preliminary to the federal constitutional
convention of 11S1.
Adjoining the senate chamber are the
rooms OF the president of the senate post
Office. The desks of the senators are ar
ranged in two semi-circles. and as the num-
Der is comparatively few, there Ia no cause
for crowding. As might be expected. the
senate Of Maryland is very dignined
rying the senatorial courtesy" idea to the
extreme to which the federal Senate has.
The dominant party has been In power
since 1861, when the present constitution
was adopted. and never has much DIM
Guilty in reaching a vote when II desires It.
The house of delegates is composed OF
ninety-one members. eighteen Of which
reprA'ent the city of Baltimore. Away a.
the end of the delegates chamber IL the
speakers private apartment. Many .
scheme has been Matched and deal ac-
complished in this speakers room by poll
ucians some of whom are dead and gone.
and some still living. Queer tales It's walls.
had they tongues. could tell OF wires" that
were pulled" and Jobs" that have been
put up" or knocked out" Of ambitions
that have been stimulated and political
hopes that have been nipped in the bud:
OF United States Senators and governors
and state treasurers and police commits
sioners who have been made and unmade.
The executive department is Immediately
over the senate chamber. The room is .
very pleasant one and from the front win
dows may be had a fine view of Annapolis
harbor. The walls are hung with portraits,
conspicuous among them being George
Calvert, the first Lord Baltimore, copied
from an old painting from England. and
presented TO the state by the late John W.
Garrett.
The earlier records OF the administrator
of Justice in the province of Maryland are
involved in obscurity; very little OF the
colonial life when the seat OF government
was at St Mary's. is known. and the record
begins otter the removal OF the capital to
Annapolis. Here for many years the chief
social interest ceatered. Her. was a gen.
eral court, which had jurisdiction In all
cases ir the state where the matter in dis
pute exceeded 81, and in criminal cases
of the higher grade. IL sat twice a year at
Annapolis for the western shore, and twice
at Easton. in Talbot county for the eastern
shore, and jurors from the respective shores
were summoned to attend The court con-
sisted OF three Judges, always selected from
the most eminent men at the bar, such az
William Paca, Nicholas Thomas, Alexander
Custer Hanson. Robert Hanson Harrison.
jeremiah Tounly Chase, Thomas Johnson
Samuel Chase. Robert Goldsborough. Gabri-
Ell Duvall. John Done and Richard Sprigg.
Tne Judges wore scarlet robes while on the
pehcn- Inc court OF appeals OF Maryland
stands the most ancient and venerable court
or last resort in the whole world. where the
law Is administered according to the prin-
clples OF the common law: Il is older than
the general court OF Massachusetts and the
! Indicative act swept away the queens
bench as common law court. The court Of
appeals OF Maryland has a splendid and un-
snllied history. stretching through two CEN
| turtles and a half Ten generations OF Mary
land people have held II in generation and
cherished a just pride in II. Its forum has
been made forever memorable by the genius
and eloquence OF Daniel Duianey. the found
/ er of the bar of this state: Luther Martin,
J William Pirckney. William Writ, John V
! J. MacNahon. Reverdy Johnson. William
] Walsh. Milton Whitney. Isaac hewitt Steele,
;. Teakle Wallis. Richard II. Alvey and q
/ host of other great lights Of the law The
I lawyers gathered at Annapolis from every
! county. and IL was the place where young
| men studied law. The sessions OF court
were the most important from the extent
OF territory. wealth and population OF the
| western shore.