(D), District 13 Young, Karen Lewis (D), District 3 The Presidency of Abraham Lincoln (18611865) suspended the constitutional right of habeas corpus from Washington to Philadelphia. [3] In all nine newspapers were shut down in Maryland by the federal government, and a dozen newspaper owners and editors like Howard were imprisoned without charges.[3]. West, Christopher R. (R), District 42 WebMaryland was admitted to the Union on April 28, 1788, and elects senators to Class 1 and Class 3. Please help us make GovTrack better address the needs of educators by joining our advisory group. Washington, Mary L. (D), District 43 Feb 20, 2023. James, Mary-Dulany (D), District 34 Some witnesses said he shouted "The South is avenged! Most of the men enlisted into regiments from Virginia or the Carolinas, but six companies of Marylanders formed at Harpers Ferry into the Maryland Battalion. [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. [85] Maryland has three chapters of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Gallion, Jason C. (R), District 35 The state could assist other jurisdictions in these circumstances only if the acts were also criminalized in Maryland. Gile, Dawn D. (D), District 33 The order came again from Lincoln's Secretary of State Seward. By late summer Maryland was firmly in the hands of Union soldiers. 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. James, Mary-Dulany (D), District 34 Watson, Ronald L. (D), District 23 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. Ready, Justin D. (R), District 5 Washington, Mary L. (D), District 43 Legislation Full Text Publications Media Floor Actions Meetings AELR Analyses/Regulations Bond Initiatives Prior Authorizations Redistricting. Waldstreicher, Jeffrey D. (D), District 18 Washington, Alonzo T. (D), District 22 [1] Nine of the current members of the Maryland State Senate were originally appointed, all of whom have since been elected in their own right. Griffith, Melony G. (D), District 25 They make important decisions that impact the lives of residents across Maryland. Hettleman, Shelly L. (D), District 11 Zucker, Craig J. [citation needed], The first bloodshed of the Civil War occurred in Maryland. Hershey, Stephen S., Jr. (R), District 36 My troops are on Federal Hill, which I can hold with the aid of my artillery. Zucker, Craig J. 62-65. Hackers/journalists/researchers: See these open data sources. The abolition of slavery in Maryland preceded the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution outlawing slavery throughout the United States and did not come into effect until December 6, 1865. check that your profile has your current email address before its too late. [40], In another controversial arrest that fall, and in further defiance of Chief Justice Taney's ruling, a sitting U.S. Maryland is a state in the United States. Watson, Ronald L. (D), District 23 Jennings, J. The right to vote was eventually extended to non-white males in the Maryland Constitution of 1867, which remains in effect today. b The President of the Senate does not serve on any of the four standing legislative committees. Watson, Ronald L. (D), District 23 Washington, Alonzo T. (D), District 22 (D), District 8 Zucker, Craig J. 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. How many were citizens of Maryland when they enlisted does not appear. (D), District 39 [58], Among the prisoners captured by William Goldsborough was his own brother Charles Goldsborough. (D), District 15 [62] The battle was the culmination of Robert E. Lee's Maryland Campaign, which aimed to take the war to the North. The Maryland Public information Act would be amended to deny the inspection of records that contain personally identifiable information related to licensed surgical abortion facilities. Washington, Mary L. (D), District 43 However, Wallace delayed Early for nearly a full day, buying enough time for Ulysses S. Grant to send reinforcements from the Army of the Potomac to the Washington defenses. In the presidential election of 1860 Lincoln won just 2,294 votes out of a total of 92,421, only 2.5% of the votes cast, coming in at a distant fourth place with Southern Democrat (and later Confederate general) John C. Breckinridge winning the state. During this period in spring 1861, Baltimore Mayor Brown,[31] the city council, the police commissioner, and the entire Board of Police were arrested and imprisoned at Fort McHenry without charges. McKay, Michael W. (R), District 1 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]. Republicans gained two seats (District 38 in Worcester, Wicomico and Somerset counties and District 42 in Baltimore County), while losing one seat (District 9 in Howard and Carroll counties) in the elections held on November 6, 2018. Young, Karen Lewis (D), District 3 He has been concealed for more than six months. History of Maryland From the Earliest Period to the Present Day. The War of the Rebellion, Series III, Volume 4, pp. Ellis, Arthur C. (D), District 28 Smith, William C., Jr. (D), District 20 [37] The court objected that this disruption of its process was unconstitutional, but noted that it was powerless to enforce its prerogatives. Feldman, Brian J. Hershey, Stephen S., Jr. (R), District 36 Governor Thomas H. Hicks, despite his early sympathies for the South, helped prevent the state from seceding. Mautz, John F. (D), District 37 The very nomination of Abraham Lincoln, four years ago, spoke plainly war upon Southern rights and institutions And looking upon African Slavery from the same stand-point held by the noble framers of our constitution, I for one, have ever considered it one of the greatest blessings (both for themselves and us,) that God has ever bestowed upon a favored nation I have also studied hard to discover upon what grounds the right of a State to secede has been denied, when our very name, United States, and the Declaration of Independence, both provide for secession.[80]. Folden, William G. (R), District 4 Washington, Mary L. (D), District 43 B. (D), District 14, Kagan, Cheryl C. (D), District 17 [4] Democrats maintain a super-majority in the chamber. [62] However, McClellan waited about 18 hours before deciding to take advantage of this intelligence and position his forces based on it, thus endangering a golden opportunity to defeat Lee decisively. Thank you for joining the GovTrack Advisory Community! [86], The legacies of the debate over Lincoln's heavy-handed actions that were meant to keep Maryland within the union include measures such as arresting one third of the Maryland General Assembly, which was controversially ruled unconstitutional at the time by Maryland native Justice Roger Taney, and in the lyrics of the former Maryland state song, Maryland, My Maryland, which referred to Lincoln as a "despot," a "vandal," and, a "tyrant.". False history marginalizes African Americans and makes us all dumber", Point Lookout History, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, "TimesMachine April 15, 1865 - New York Times", "Lee-Jackson Memorial" Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog, "Confederate monuments taken down in Baltimore overnight", www.waymarking.com Rockville Civil War Monument - Rockville, Maryland, "As Confederate symbols come down, 'Talbot Boys' endures", National Park Service map of Civil War sites in Maryland, List of Union Civil War monuments and memorials, List of memorials to the Grand Army of the Republic, Confederate artworks in the United States Capitol, List of Confederate monuments and memorials, Removal of Confederate monuments and memorials. Watson, Ronald L. (D), District 23 Anthony Kennedy (AM. And starting in 2019 well be tracking Congresss oversight investigations of the executive branch. Lam, Clarence K. (D), District 12 [51], A similar situation existed in relation to Marylanders serving in the United States Colored Troops. James, Mary-Dulany (D), District 34 Ellis, Arthur C. (D), District 28 During the early summer of 1861, several thousand Marylanders crossed the Potomac to join the Confederate Army. The House passed the legislation, but it did not receive a vote in the Senate. "The Lincoln Administration and Freedom of the Press in Civil War Maryland." Americans in the United Statess six territories do not have senators. WebSENATORS COMMITTEES LEGISLATION & RECORDS ART & HISTORY REFERENCE States in the Senate Select a state to learn about its history in the United States Senate Thomas Livermore, Numbers and Losses in the Civil War, Boston, 1900. Washington, Alonzo T. (D), District 22 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. (D), District 27 (D), District 8 Benson, Joanne C. (D), District 24 Because the state bordered the District of Columbia and the opposing factions within the state strongly desired to sway public opinion towards their respective causes, Maryland played an important role in the war. Each state in the United States elects two senators, regardless of the states population. [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. Klausmeier, Katherine A. Murphy v. Porter. Hershey, Stephen S., Jr. (R), District 36 Hayes, Antonio L. (D), District 40 182 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 6306239). Smith, William C., Jr. (D), District 20 Kent, Queen Anne's, Cecil, and I don't want to issue a document the whole world will see must be inoperative, like the Pope's Bull against a comet. Lam, Clarence K. (D), District 12 Were looking to learn more about who uses GovTrack and what features you find helpful or think could be improved. "Lincoln's divided backyard: Maryland in the Civil War era" (PhD dissertation, Rice University, 2010), Crittenden, Amy Gray. Simonaire, Bryan W. (R), District 31 4, 1891. 4, 1867, to Mar. Approximately a tenth as many enlisted to "go South" and fight for the Confederacy. Menu. Congressman Henry May (D-Maryland) was imprisoned without charge and without recourse to habeas corpus in Fort Lafayette. 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. (D), District 14, Lam, Clarence K. (D), District 12 If you log into GovTrack using Twitter, make sure you dont lose access to your GovTrack account. West, Christopher R. (R), District 42 Well be in touch. Most Marylanders fought for the Union, but after the war a number of memorials were erected in sympathy with the Lost Cause of the Confederacy, including in Baltimore a Confederate Women's Monument, and a Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument. or "The South shall be free!" 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. Washington, Alonzo T. (D), District 22 The legislation also would require patient consent when transferring pharmacy dispensing data if someone has been prescribed mifepristone, the main drug used in medication abortions. (D), District 39 Washington, Mary L. (D), District 43 Help us develop the tools to bring real-time legislative data into the classroom. Hettleman, Shelly L. (D), District 11 McCray, Cory V. (D), District 45 To attend in person, please register in advance to get the latest updates. Klausmeier, Katherine A. The rules of the Senate also permit members to limit debate by a three-fifths majority vote, meaning Republicans would need to gain four additional seats, for a total of 19, in order to sustain a veto or filibuster legislation. See chart and explanation, p. 550. Griffith, Melony G. (D), District 25 that "the 23rd was made up of men mostly from Washington and Baltimore" though the regiment was credited to the state of Virginia. McCray, Cory V. (D), District 45 WebCurrent U.S. Join 10 million other Americans using GovTrack to learn about and contact your representative and senators and track what Congress is doing each day. Salling, Johnny Ray (R), District 6 Early defeated Union troops under Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace. [86] Democrats therefore re-branded themselves the "Democratic Conservative Party", and Republicans called themselves the "Union" party, in an attempt to distance themselves from their most radical elements during the war. Each district elects a representative to the House of Representatives for a two-year term. Find My Representatives Senate House Publications Related Links About. Maryland businessmen feared the likely loss of trade that would be caused by war and the strong possibility of a blockade of Baltimore's port by the Union Navy. (D), District 15 King, Nancy J. This web site is presented for reference purposes under the doctrine of fair use. (D), District 8 For a time it looked as if Maryland was one provocation away from joining the rebels, but Lincoln moved swiftly to defuse the situation, promising that the troops were needed purely to defend Washington, not to attack the South. 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. Smith was reelected by the state legislature on Nov. 16, 1809. WebStatus Agendas Senate Index House Index Follow Both Chambers Publications About. Activists rally to end abortion ahead of protection bill hearings in General Assembly, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. Rosapepe, James C. (D), District 21 3. Maryland Constitutional Offices & Agencies, Maryland Executive Commissions, Committees, Task Forces, Advisory Boards. Mastodon is an alternative social media platform. See discussion and tabulation on pp. 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. Marylands senators are: Senior 1. King, Nancy J. (D), District 14, Search the Manual B. [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. Simonaire, Bryan W. (R), District 31 Klausmeier, Katherine A. King, Nancy J. [61], One of the bloodiest battles fought in the Civil war (and one of the most significant) was the Battle of Antietam, fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, in which Marylanders fought with distinction for both armies. According to Hettleman, 14 states have put abortion bans in place since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last June. Carter, Jill P. (D), District 41 We hope to make GovTrack more useful to policy professionals like you. Young, Karen Lewis (D), District 3 Washington, Alonzo T. (D), District 22 WebThe Maryland Senatorial Scholarship is offered to Maryland residents who plan to pursue a postsecondary credential full-time (12+ credits undergraduate or 9+ credits graduate per semester) or part-time (6-11 credits undergraduate or 6-8 credits graduate per semester) at a two-year or four-year Maryland college, university or private career school. The battle was part of Early's raid through the Shenandoah Valley and into Maryland, attempting to divert Union forces away from Gen. Robert E. Lee's army under siege at Petersburg, Virginia. Simonaire, Bryan W. (R), District 31 Governor Thomas H. Hicks, despite his early sympathies for the South, helped prevent the state from seceding. 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