Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-01-15
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
The Hon. Arthur P. German Is
Declared Elected To The
u. s. Senate.
A LIFE SIZE BUST AND PED
ESTAL OF SCHLEY
May Be Placed In The State House BY
The General Assembly of Maryland
A Sum Not To Exceed Three
Thousand Dollars
Asked For.


Both houses of the Legislature met
this morning at III oclock. The House
was opened with prayer by the Rev. c.
He, bert Richardson. ninety-two mem
bers answering at roll call
A number of petitions were offered
among them one from X. ]. BTice and
others, against the sale OF cider in the
Viena election district OF Dorchester
county.
Louis E. Dielman, Assistant State Ii.
brarian, upon an order offered by Dele.
gate Hofticker, was appointed clerk to
the Library Committee and qualified as
an officer OF the House.
Among the leaves granted to introduce
bills was one from the Committee on
Ways and Means, entitled an act to ap-
propriate a sum OF money not exceeding
So, 900 to purchase and erect at some
suitable place in the State House, at An
napolis, a siie-size bust and pedestal OF
Rear. Admiral Winfield Scott Schley, the
hero OF Santiago. and to authorize the
appointment OF commission for that
purpose.
Mr.. Brashears, OF Anne Ardndel, offer
ed message in reply to a message from
the Senate, providing for a general omni-
bus bill pertaining TO all charitable be-
quests, which was concurred in.
The rules were suspended so as to
give the bill providing for per diem OF
the new members OF the House a st cond
reading.
The hour of IL o'clock, noon, having
arrived, the time designated for the Joint
bodies OF the General Assembly to meet.
10 declare the vote OF the election of a
United States Senator, the Speaker ap-
pointed Messrs. ohnson, OF Baltimore
city and Johnson. OF Montgomery county
10 escort the Senator'S to the hall of the
House OF Delegates.
As the Senators filed in the House and
took their seats in front of the Speaker 5
desk, the House members rose in their
seats and stood until all the Senators
were seated. The Speaker then raped
the House to order, and alter calling the
roll by the respective clerks. the Speaker
called for the reading OF the journals OF
the respec i've bodies bearing upon the
election OF United States Senator and
the result.
At the conclusion of the reading of the
journals the Speaker announced that the
Hon. Arthur German, having receiv-
ed majority OF the votes of the joint
assemblies OF the Mary land Legislature,
he declared him elected to the United
States Senate, to succeed the Hon. Geo.
L. Wellington, from the 3rd OF March,
1903. Applause.
The joint assembly was then declared
adjourned. The Speaker appointed on
the part OF the House the following COM
mittee to inform Hon. Arthur p. Gorman
OF his election Messrs. Rodgers, of
Howard county, Painter, Compbell, Giles,
Steele. Wells. Mattingly, Pentz and Nc
MILAN. On the part of the Senate the
President named Senators Jones. Robin
sop, Moses, Peter, Dixon, Ravenscroft,
In the Senate Senator Williams intro
duced bill to repeal Sections 10 and IL
OF Article 43 OF the Code OF Public Cen
eral Laws, tItle Health. which was re-
ferred to the Sanitary Committee.
Both, houses adjourned over until next
Tuesday night at o o'clcck.