Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-01-09
THE LEGISLATURE
NOW IN SESSION
Offices of Both Houses Elect
ed. Governor Smiths
Message Received
and Read.

noon Wednesday. DR. Benjamin l.
Smith, chief clerk of the House Of
Delegates. called the House TO order
Delegate Samuel X. Dennis. of Worces
ter nominated Z. f. Goslin. of Caroline
as temporary speaker This motion pre-
vailed and the temporary speaker called
for nominations for permanent pre-.
siding officer. Dr. George Y Everhart
was elected
The Senate organized by electing Hon
Spencer q. Jones. of Montgomery
county, President.
Senators Moore. of Worcester and Roe
of Caroline. and Delegates Wells.
Goslin aud Goodwin were a committee to
wait upon Governor Smith and receive
his message.
The organization of the House was
completed with the selection of the fol-
lowing:
Chief Clerk-Benjamin l. Smith of
Dorchester.
Reading Clerk-Humphrey d. Wolf
of Howard.
Journal Clerk-John T. Burch of
Prince Georges.
Chief Enrgossing Clerk-Joseph III.
Gale of Baltimore city.
Sergeant L. J. Brown of
Somers t.
The organization of the Senate was
completed as follows:
Secretary of the Senate-Robert Moss
of Anne Arundel county.
Reading clerk-Albert J. Almony OF
Montgomery.
journal clerk-Alfred Ritter of Fred.
erick
Chief engrossing clerk-Llewellvn
Kerr of Wicomico.
Sergeant-at-arms-G a. Shower
of Carroll
Governor Smiths message was re-
ceived and read. His Introduction was
as follows:
You have assembled today in obedi-
ence to the mandate of the Constitu-
ton of Maryland to enact laws suited
to our needs, and which are best calcu-
lated to advance the prosperity, happi-
ness and moral welfare of our people.
The people of the State have expressed
their confidence in you. and | have
every reason TO believe you are each aud
every one animated by patriotic pur-
pose to measure up to the responsibility
thus imposed upon you by the electors
of Maryland. and it is not nv desire in
the performance of this. my duty under
the Constitution, in transmitting my
message for your consideration to press
my own theories upon your notice.
But | do most earnestly wish to call
your attention to conditions as they exist
and shall endeav r candidly to give
you exact information as to State affairs.
so that you may be guided in applying
the proper remedy and in giving the
necessary aid and relief in the exercise
of Your own good judgment and sound
sense by knowledge of the facts.
| congratulate the members of the
General Assembly and the incoming
executive on assuming charge of the
State Government under such favorable
auspices The State is peaceful and
generally prosperous. and. while there
are vexatious problems to be dealt with
by your honorable body, | feel conf
dent of your ability to solve them To the
best interests and welfare of the people
The Governor then comments upon
the work of the various departments of
the State Government. His message
covers a space of eight columns of small
type. and is a very thorough paper. He
recommends better road system than
now exists III the State, and better care
of the insane. He calls attention to the
crowded condition of the State hospi
tails. and says extensive additions are
needed. He commends that something
he done to check the ravages of con
sumption. He says the public school
law should be revised, and that teachers
should be better paid for their services
He calls attention to the fact that he
has pardoned IL less persons than his
predecessor. MIR Lowndes, and has
invariably acted upon the recommanda-
tions of the Court officials.
Governor Warfield will be inaugu-
rated next Wednesday. when Governor
Smith will remove from the Executive
Mansion in Annapolis. and will probably
spend the winter in Baltimore with his
daughter. Mrs. a. d. Foster