Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-01-11
LEGISLATURE MEETS
AGAIN TONIGHT
VIII Probably Hold Brief Session
and Adjourn Until Just Be-
fore Inauguration.
RAILROAD COMPANIES
Expected to Bring Record Breaking
CrOwd---New Governor to Take
Oath of Office at IL O'Clock
Noon.


The Maryland Legislature will re-
assemble here tonight and after what
viii probably be a brief and for the
most part uninteresting sessions in
both houses, adjourn until tomorrow
for the Inauguration of Emerson c.
Harrington,as the successor Of Phillips
Lee Goldsborough as Governor of the
State of Maryland.
During the week since the Legisla
ture adjourned, the committees of the
Senate and House have been in consul
tation with the Adjutant General and
with Governor-elect Harrington ar
ranging the final details for the in
auguration which will include the
usual military features, and will, from
present indications, bring to this city
tomorrow record breaking crowd
Arriving in Annapolis the new Gov
ernor and his official party will go to
the State House, whore the Governor
elect will join Governor Goldsborough
and they will 90 at once to the House
Of Delegates Chamber, where the mem
hers of the Senate and House will
both be present
Promptly at noon, or as close there
to as possible, the oath of office as
Chief Executive of the State will be
administered to Mr.. Harrington by
Chief Judge A. Hunter Boyd, of the
Court of Appeals. With the admins
tration Of this oath, Governor Colds
borough viii cease to be the head of
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his family. leave Annapolis aboard one
of the steamers of the State police
force. returning to his former hnme
in Cambridge
Governor Harrington will then as
sumo charge of the reins of govern
ment and will at once convey to the
two houses of the Legislature his mes
sage, outlining his policies and his
views of the needs of the State.
There will be the usual crowd of
militiamen and others on hand to lend
color and dignity to the occasion. while
a squad of Baltimore city's police force
will be on hand to preserve order.
Senator Campbell, the President OF
the State Senate, and Speaker Laird
of the House of Delegates. have been
in consultation several times over the
committee appointments. Neither has
prepared a list It is practically GER
tain that neither will have his list
completed in time for the meeting of
the Legislature tonight
Speaker Laird said last night he
would probably be prepared to namc
the members Of the Committee on
Claims and the Committee on Rales
when the Legislature convened Mr
Laird had invited Oliver S. Metzeroit
the Republican floor leader. to submit
assignments for the Republican em
bers of the House.
Senator Campbell has made a simi-
lar request OF Senator Zihlman the
Republican floor leader in the Senate,
and he has been in conference with
Mr. ZihIman Mr. Metzerott WAS ex
pected in Baltimore some tine today
His friends say, hcwever, that he has
been handicapped through inability to
get in touch with his Republican as
sociates in the House and to learn
their wishes
Heretofore discomfort has alwas s
been created by the committee assign
ments. none of the members it s. -
getting what they wished. The Balti-
more city people said that the efforts
they were making had III view the
elimination Of tj's trouble as far as
possible.
Senator Campbell vas making in
quiries about the recommendations OF
the Goodnow Commission on leglsla-
tive expenses. He felt, he said, that
this would have to be considered
along with committee assignments
If the announcement Of the commit
tee goes over to next Thursday it
is thought likely that another week
will have elapsed before both branch
es of the General Assembly get down
to business. Speaker Laird said that
he could not have his lists ready be-
fore the end of the week, at the earliest
and Senator Campbell seems TO have
made no great headwsy.