Washington, Mary L. (D), District 43 B. Hershey, Stephen S., Jr. (R), District 36 Howard described these events in his 1863 book Fourteen Months in American Bastiles, where he noted that he was imprisoned in Fort McHenry, the same fort where the Star Spangled Banner had been waving "o'er the land of the free" in his grandfather's song. As one Massachusetts regiment was transferred between stations on April 19, a mob of Marylanders sympathizing with the South, or objecting to the use of federal troops against the seceding states, attacked the train cars and blocked the route; some began throwing cobblestones and bricks at the troops, assaulting them with "shouts and stones". The disorder inspired James Ryder Randall, a Marylander living in Louisiana, to write a poem which would be put to music and, in 1939, become the state song, "Maryland, My Maryland" (it remained the official state song until March 2021). One feature of the new constitution was a highly restrictive oath of allegiance which was designed to reduce the influence of Southern sympathizers, and to prevent such individuals from holding public office of any kind. Zucker, Craig J. Some witnesses said he shouted "The South is avenged! 6, 1868. (R), District 7 Web110 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Phone: (202) 224-4654 Fax: (202) 228-0629 DIRECTIONS Baltimore Regional Office 1900 N. Howard Street Suite 100 [Activists rally to end abortion ahead of protection bill hearings in General Assembly], Dr. Ololade Sanusi, a family medicine practitioner from Baltimore, testified in favor of Hettlemans legislation. It is tradition for the Governor to appoint the recommended person. Simonaire, Bryan W. (R), District 31 (D), District 27 Sydnor, Charles E., III (D), District 44 Article II, Section 17(a) of the Maryland Constitution specifies it takes a three-fifths vote of both chambers to override a veto,[5] which is 29 votes in the State Senate. (D), District 14, Kagan, Cheryl C. (D), District 17 If youve visited a bill page on GovTrack.us recently, you may have noticed a new study guide tab located just below the bill title. All 47 seats in the Maryland State Senate were up for election in 2022. During the American Civil War (18611865), Maryland, a slave state, was one of the border states, straddling the South and North. In addition, senators elect a President Pro Tempore, and the respective party caucuses elect a majority and minority leader and a majority and minority whip . Senators are elected in even-numbered years when the President of the United States is not being elected, similar to most other state offices in Maryland. The Associated Press. Washington, Alonzo T. (D), District 22 [55] Later in 1861, Baltimore resident W W Glenn described Steuart as a fugitive from the authorities: I was spending the evening out when a footstep approached my chair from behind and a hand was laid upon me. Menu. Sydnor, Charles E., III (D), District 44 Jackson, Michael A. Were looking for feedback from educators about how GovTrack can be used and improved for your classroom. Randolph McKim, Numerical Strength of the Confederate Army, New York, 1912. Mautz, John F. (D), District 37 Folden, William G. (R), District 4 Griffith, Melony G. (D), District 25 After shooting the President, Booth galloped on his horse into Southern Maryland, where he was sheltered and helped by sympathetic residents and smuggled at night across the Potomac River into Virginia a week later. Simonaire, Bryan W. (R), District 31 Waldstreicher, Jeffrey D. (D), District 18 Major William Goldsborough, whose memoir The Maryland Line in the Confederate Army chronicled the story of the rebel Marylanders, wrote of the battle: nearly all recognized old friends and acquaintances, whom they greeted cordially, and divided with them the rations which had just changed hands. As he presented the bill to amend the state constitution before the committee, Ferguson recalled his wifes reaction on June 24, 2022, when the Supreme Court handed down its decision in the Dobbs case. We need to close the loopholes in our data privacy laws, or else Maryland abortion patients and their providers can be too easily identified, Hettleman said. His executive officer was the Marylander George H. Steuart, who would later be known as "Maryland Steuart" to distinguish him from his more famous cavalry colleague J.E.B. McCray, Cory V. (D), District 45 3. WebMaryland General Assembly - 2023 Session GENERAL ASSEMBLY LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS: 2023 2023 LEGISLATIVE SESSION 445th session of General Assembly is Young, Karen Lewis (D), District 3 Simonaire, Bryan W. (R), District 31 Klausmeier, Katherine A. 228-259 listing more than 300 men born in Maryland. Visit us on Instagram, This bill would be bad news for LeBron Jamess son Bronny James, who at age 14 accumulated more than 1 million Instagram followers in his Feb 22, 2023, Contrary to the Steve Martin and Queen Latifah film title, this legislation would be bringing up the House. Of the Trimble count, McKim states The estimate above alluded to, of 20,000 Marylanders in the Confederate service, rests apparently upon no better basis than an oral statement of General Cooper to General Trimble, in which he said he believed that the muster rolls would show that about 20,000 men in the Confederate army had given the State of Maryland as the place of their nativity. Klausmeier, Katherine A. Mastodon is an alternative social media platform. McKay, Michael W. (R), District 1 Meanwhile, General Winfield Scott, who was in charge of military operations in Maryland indicated in correspondence with the head of Pennsylvania troops that the route through Baltimore would resume once sufficient troops were available to secure Baltimore.[17]. [63], While Major General George B. McClellan's 87,000-man Army of the Potomac was moving to intercept Lee, a Union soldier discovered a mislaid copy of the detailed battle plans of Lee's army, on Sunday 14 September. Menu. McKay, Michael W. (R), District 1 Zucker, Craig J. Maryland Delegation Announces More than $34.8 Million for Public Housing Agencies Senate Judiciary Committee Senator Cardin Opening Remarks ERA The issue of slavery may have been settled by the new constitution, and the legality of secession by the war, but this did not end the debate. Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the U.S. Confederate States presidential election of 1861, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maryland_in_the_American_Civil_War&oldid=1142195385, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Articles with unsourced statements from February 2013, Articles with unsourced statements from August 2012, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Scharf, J. Thomas (1967 (reissue of 1879 ed.)). WebSenate of Maryland SEQ NO. Klausmeier, Katherine A. Hester, Katie Fry (D), District 9 B. ; COS Zucker, Craig J. Washington, Alonzo T. (D), District 22 West, Christopher R. (R), District 42 James, Mary-Dulany (D), District 34 McCray, Cory V. (D), District 45 Our mission is to empower every American with the tools to understand and impact Congress. Content Responsibility | Kagan, Cheryl C. (D), District 17 Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee Chair Will Smith is sponsoring a companion bill that would prohibit Maryland from aiding other states criminal investigations of and court proceedings against patients and providers involved in abortions. Instead, theyre adopting aggressive tactics to intimidate and even criminalize residents who have traveled out of state to states like Maryland to seek abortion care.. The Maryland State Senate meets in the State House in Annapolis, Maryland . (D), District 8 Vacancy from Feb. 25 to Nov. 18, 1891, because of recess of legislature. Minority Leader. [75] Those voting at their usual polling places were opposed to the Constitution by 29,536 to 27,541. Launched in 2004, GovTrack helps everyone learn about and track the activities of the United States Congress. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Kathy Klausmeier, a Democrat from Baltimore County, and is supported by 15 senators from both parties. (D), District 27 Despite some popular support for the cause of the Confederate States of America, Maryland did not secede during the Civil War. WebCurrent U.S. West, Christopher R. (R), District 42 WebSeal of Maryland during the war. He never shows in the day time & is cautious who sees him at any time.[56]. Simonaire, Bryan W. (R), District 31 ", Schearer, Michael. Young, Karen Lewis (D), District 3 Jackson, Michael A. By joining our advisory group, you can help us make GovTrack more useful and engaging to young voters like you. [18], Responding to pressure, on April 22 Governor Hicks finally announced that the state legislature would meet in a special session in Frederick, a strongly pro-Union town, rather than the state capital of Annapolis. Waldstreicher, Jeffrey D. (D), District 18 [52], Overall, the Official Records of the War Department credits Maryland with 33,995 white enlistments in volunteer regiments of the United States Army and 8,718 African American enlistments in the United States Colored Troops. The Presidency of Abraham Lincoln (18611865) suspended the constitutional right of habeas corpus from Washington to Philadelphia. Watson, Ronald L. (D), District 23 69-70. WebThe Maryland Senate is the upper house of the Maryland General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. State of Maryland. 62-65. [8] Other residents, and a majority of the legislature, wished to remain in the Union, but did not want to be involved in a war against their southern neighbors, and sought to prevent a military response by Lincoln to the South's secession. Muse, C. Anthony (D), District 26 SENATORS FROM MARYLAND Benjamin L. Cardin Christopher Van Hollen, Jr. Maryland's U.S. [1] Culturally, geographically and economically, Maryland found herself neither one thing nor another, a unique blend of Southern agrarianism and Northern mercantilism. 51-52. Watson, Ronald L. (D), District 23 Each Senator has at least one standing committee assignment. Smith, William C., Jr. (D), District 20 Lam, Clarence K. (D), District 12 While other men born in Maryland may have served in other Confederate formations, the same is true of units in the service of the United States. Maryland, as a slave-holding border state, was deeply divided over the antebellum arguments over states' rights and the future of slavery in the Union. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, consisting of about 40,000 men, had entered Maryland following their recent victory at Second Bull Run. His neighbors are so bitter against him that he dare not go home, and he committed himself so decidedly on the 19th April and is known to be so decided a Southerner, that it more than likely he would be thrown into a Fort. [10] Soldiers from Pennsylvania and Massachusetts were transported by rail to Baltimore, where they had to disembark, march through the city, and board another train to continue their journey south to Washington.[11]. The Maryland General Assembly convened in Frederick and unanimously adopted a measure stating that they would not commit the state to secession, explaining that they had "no constitutional authority to take such action,"[19] whatever their own personal feelings might have been. Griffith, Melony G. (D), District 25 Hershey, Stephen S., Jr. (R), District 36 I therefore hope and trust and most earnestly request that no more troops be permitted or ordered by the Government to pass through the city. Mautz, John F. (D), District 37 Corderman, Paul D. (R), District 2 But few escaped to tell the tale.[65]. Watson, Ronald L. (D), District 23 The areas of Southern and Eastern Shore Maryland, especially those on the Chesapeake Bay (which neighbored Virginia), which had prospered on the tobacco trade and slave labor, were generally sympathetic to the South, while the central and western areas of the state, especially Marylanders of German origin,[5] had stronger economic ties to the North and thus were pro-Union. Young, Karen Lewis (D), District 3 Salling, Johnny Ray (R), District 6 Zucker, Craig J. Senators serve six-year terms with staggered elections. The Constitution of 1867 overturned the registry test oath embedded in the 1864 constitution. Because our textbooks and monuments are wrong. In 1991, Maryland enacted a law allowing abortions to be performed until a fetus reaches viability, considered to be around 24 weeks. Hettleman, Shelly L. (D), District 11 Salling, Johnny Ray (R), District 6 Corderman, Paul D. (R), District 2 "Start-up nation? Sydnor, Charles E., III (D), District 44 The first fatalities of the war happened during the Baltimore Civil War Riots of Thursday/Friday, April 1819, 1861. Waldstreicher, Jeffrey D. (D), District 18 (R), District 7 Muse, C. Anthony (D), District 26 [41][42] May was eventually released and returned to his seat in Congress in December 1861, and in March 1862 he introduced a bill to Congress requiring the federal government to either indict by grand jury or release all other "political prisoners" still held without habeas. Gile, Dawn D. (D), District 33 He has been concealed for more than six months. B. The War of the Rebellion, Series III, Volume 4, pp. War produced a legacy of bitter resentment in politics, with the Democrats being identified with "treason and rebellion", a point much pressed home by their opponents. WebContact Us 410-841-3360 Email Us About The Howard County Delegation of the Maryland General Assembly is currently chaired by Senator Clarence Lam and Delegate Courtney Watson. Several state officials, including Davis and Comptroller Brooke Lierman, are ex officio members of its board. As of January 2023, 34 of those seats are held by Democrats and 13 by Republicans. One month later in October 1861 one John Murphy asked the United States Circuit Court for the District of Columbia to issue a writ of habeas corpus for his son, then in the United States Army, on the grounds that he was underage. Merrick's fellow judges took up the case and ordered General Porter to appear before them, but Lincoln's Secretary of State Seward prevented the federal marshal from delivering the court order. Muse, C. Anthony (D), District 26 Simonaire, Bryan W. (R), District 31 Of the 50,000 Southern soldiers held in the army prison camp, who were housed in tents at the Point between 1863 and 1865, according to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, (Maryland Park Service) nearly 4,000 died, although this death rate of 8 percent was less than half the death rate among soldiers who were still fighting in the field with their own armies. Mautz, John F. (D), District 37 Gile, Dawn D. (D), District 33 A number of senators have secondary committee assignments, most prominently to the Executive Nominations Committee, which oversees the constitutional responsibility of the Senate to approve nominations by the Governor. Ready, Justin D. (R), District 5 Salling, Johnny Ray (R), District 6 Simonaire, Bryan W. (R), District 31 Mautz, John F. (D), District 37 Rosapepe, James C. (D), District 21 When this material is used, in whole or in part, proper citation and credit must be attributed to the Maryland State Archives. On May 13, 1861 General Benjamin F. Butler entered Baltimore by rail with 1,000 Federal soldiers and, under cover of a thunderstorm, quietly took possession of Federal Hill. On September 17, 1861, the first day of the Maryland legislature's new session, fully one third of the members of the Maryland General Assembly were arrested, due to federal concerns that the Assembly "would aid the anticipated rebel invasion and would attempt to take the state out of the Union. [51], A similar situation existed in relation to Marylanders serving in the United States Colored Troops. In other words, the Assembly members could only agree to state that the war was being fought over the issue of secession. Washington, Mary L. (D), District 43 McKay, Michael W. (R), District 1 (D), District 14, Ready, Justin D. (R), District 5 A brochure published by the home in the 1890s described it as: a haven of rest to which they may retire and find refuge, and, at the same time, lose none of their self-respect, nor suffer in the estimation of those whose experience in life is more fortunate.[83]. Zucker, Craig J. Klausmeier, Katherine A. [citation needed], The first bloodshed of the Civil War occurred in Maryland. King, Nancy J. [45] It was agreed that Arnold Elzey, a seasoned career officer from Maryland, would command the 1st Maryland Regiment. Zucker, Craig J. Facing a changing national landscape for abortion care access, state senators considered legislation Wednesday that would help protect reproductive health care providers, patients and their health data. (R), District 7 Watson, Ronald L. (D), District 23 "[36] Although previous secession votes, in spring 1861, had failed by large margins,[22] there were legitimate concerns that the war-averse Assembly would further impede the federal government's use of Maryland infrastructure to wage war on the South. [43] The provisions of May's bill were included in the March 1863 Habeas Corpus Act, in which Congress finally authorized Lincoln to suspend habeas corpus, but required actual indictments for suspected traitors. Sydnor, Charles E., III (D), District 44 West, Christopher R. (R), District 42 King, Nancy J. Smith, William C., Jr. (D), District 20 Help us develop the tools to bring real-time legislative data into the classroom. [47], Captain Bradley T. Johnson refused the offer of the Virginians to join a Virginia Regiment, insisting that Maryland should be represented independently in the Confederate army. Griffith, Melony G. (D), District 25 Griffith, Melony G. (D), District 25 182 Calendar Date: Feb 24, 2023 11:58 (AM) 2023 Regular Session Presiding: Mr. President Legislative Date: Feb 24, 2023 SB 167 Third Reading (SB) Calendar No.11 Senator Elfreth et al Maryland State Arts Council - Funding On Third Reading (B&T) Voting Yea - 44 Mr. President Ellis Hester Lam Smith Washington, Mary L. (D), District 43 State Seal, Miller Senate Office Building, 11 Bladen St., Annapolis, Maryland, January 2001. Watson, Ronald L. (D), District 23 B. Young, Karen Lewis (D), District 3 Ready, Justin D. (R), District 5 Zucker, Craig J. Waldstreicher, Jeffrey D. (D), District 18 Jackson, Michael A. 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