Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-01-09
THE LEGISLATURE.
ONLY ROUTINE BUSINESS.
Short Session Yesterday-To Vote
for u. S. Senator Next
\ Tuesday-Bills
Introduced

Is 1uoS0dy-blllS
introduced
Both Houses Of the General Assembly
] met yesterday at II O'Clock.
SENATE.
The Senate was called to order by
President Bruce and opened with prayer
| by Chaplain j. w. McIlvain.
An order. offered by Mr.. Randall, for
the appointment of a committee of five
on ciyil-service reform and election re-
| forms. TO whom shall be referred the
bills on these subjects already introduced
and that this committee shall be added
To the standing committees of the Sem
ate, was adopted.
tll.30 O'Clock the Senate went into
executive session for short time, and
then took arecess until after the inaugu-
ration ceremonies. After these were
concluded the Senate resumed its ses-
sion and received a message from the
new executive, nominating Richard
DalIam of Hartford county, as Secretary
of State The Seuate Immediately went
into executive session confirmed the ap-
pointment and then adjourned until
noon today,
HOUSE.
Shortly after IL O'Clock the House of
Delegates was called to order, and OPEN
ed with prayer by Rev. w. L. Mcdowell,
pastor of the First M. K. Church, An
napolis.
Eighty-oLe members responded to
their names at roll-call.
Mr.. John S. Jones, of st. Mary's, who
was absent when the majority of the
members were sworn in, appeared and
took the oath of office.
At rs clock, on motion of Mr..
Dodson, the House took recess OF ten
minutes When it was again called to
order committee of escort from the
Senate appeared and conducted the MEM
bers of the House to the Senate Cham
Der to witness the inaugural Gel emOnies.
At II. 80 O'Clock the members returned
and a message from the Senate notifying
the House that, with it's concurrence,
it was proposed that the two branches
of the Legislature should at the hour of
IL O'Clock meridian on Tuesday next,
January IA, proceed to the election of
United States Senator to succeed the
Hon. Charles Ii. Gibson, was read.
The Speaker handed down the follow
ing appointment of committee on organ
izatiOn: The Speaker, Messrs. Chesley,
Baker, Krems, Householder, DOds0n,
Byrd, Wingate. Smith of Cecil, Holmes,
ROuzer, ,Schilling. Abercrombie, KoontZ,
Campbell, Smith, of Carroll, Pindell and
Otto. The committee met this morn
ing at 8 o. clock in the room Of the COM
mittee on ways and means. AT 1910,
the House adjourned to meet at noon
today.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. Cook obtained leave to introduce
a bill in the House providing that when
ever am oath is required by the Code of
Public General Laws Of the State, the
requirement shall be deemed complied
with by making affirmation in judicial
form.
To-DAY's SESSION.
The House was opened with prayer at
noon by Rev. w. l.. Mcdowell. At
roll call 81 members answered to their
names.
A communication was read from ex-
Gov. Brown, requesting the auditing of
the account of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal.
Delegate Jones, of the Anne Arundel
delegation, offered an order asking the
House to require Delegate Krems, of
the same delegation, to surrender to him
his seat, which he claimed he had select
ed before the session met. The order
caused some laughter, and motion WAS
made to refer it to Anne Arundel s dele
CATION. This was withdrawn, and it
was referred to a special committee.
An order was offered and adopted re-
questing the Librarian to furnish copies
of the acts of '92 and '94 to each mem-
ber of the House.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Bills were introduced by Mrs Cooke
to repeal the act providing for the cure
of habitual drunkards.
BY Mr.. Applegarth, TO provide for the
reaSsessment and rivaluatiOn of proper
ty in the State.
BY Applegarth, for the reorganization
of the police force of Baltimore, and the
appointment of police commissioners
REFORM RESOLUTION.
Delegate Cooke offered a resolution
that committe Of five on the part of
House be appointed to meet similar
the feasibility of abOlishing certain State
DilIOC1cs 4 nC OOii uittgCO 10 dlbO lC4dCoN-
ed to make an investigation into the af-
fairs of the State offices and make a re-
port to the Legislature.
HOUSE employees APPOINTED.
A report from the committee on or
ganizatiOn, was read before the House
shortly after it assembled. The COM
mittee was appointed by the speaker
Yesterday to select the employees of the
House. The lucky Applicant were as
follows.
Postmaster, E. II. Wardwell, Balti-
more county.
Assistant Postmaster, Thos P. Jones,
Dorchester county.
Clerks, Seweli Moore, Cecil county:
George 4. Medley. Charles county; Ed.
/. Jones, Talbot county: A. A. Brad
dock, Montgomery county; w. H.
Evans, Baltimore county.
Keeper Cloak Room, George F. Coop
er, Baltimore.
Doorkeepers, H. Clay Andrews, Fred
erick county; Ed. b. Garges, Prince
Georges county; Samuel FL. Angle,
Washington county.
Pages. Peter Wilson, Allegany coun-
ty; Eugene Altwater, Baltimore; Geo.
White, Garret county.
Folders, A. K. Sterling, Somerset
county; Barton Trew, Kent county:
Samuel Brown, Howard county; w. H.
| Dawson. st. Mary's county; r. Il. SAT-