Let's discuss this morning. Since we have dates from the proceedings, going through the newspapers should be pretty straight forward. Jen X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.0.1.0 Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:16:23 -0400 To: Jennifer Hafner From: "Edward C. Papenfuse" Subject: Re: legislation concerning Taney statue Cc: elaineb@mdsa.net X-RCPT-TO: please follow through on the details of the debate, who voted where there are recorded votes, and look in the newspapers around the time of the original appropriation/establishment of the committee for comment on the memorial--any comment, pro or con. Ed At 05:25 PM 7/24/2007, you wrote: Ed, Per our conversation this afternoon, Owen and I were able to locate the following concerning the erection of the Taney statue. The proceedings are not detailed enough to discuss what exactly the opposition may have been. There also was no time for us to compile a complete list of party affiliations of everyone involved during both sessions. Please see our notes below. Jen Laws/appropriations pertaining to erection of Taney Statue - 1867 Laws of Md. Chapter 71 - AN ACT to appropriate a sum of money to erect a monument over the remains of Roger B. Taney, late Chief Judge of the Supreme Court of the United States. (passed March 4, 1867) http://aomol.net/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000133/html/am133--4312.html This appropriation was for a sum of $5,000. Per this Act, the following men were appointed to "a committee to carry into effect the provisions of this act." - Senator G. Fred. Maddox of St. Mary's County A Democrat per Historical List ( http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/speccol/sc2600/sc2685/senate/html/smsenate.html ) Senator Charles E. Trail of Frederick County, Per biography is a Republican. http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/012900/012957/html/msa12957.html Hugh McAleer of Frederick County (not a member of the legislature as far as we can tell) S. T. Wallis of Baltimore City (not a current member of the legislature) Senator James T. Earle of Queen Anne's County A Democrat per Historical List ( http://msaweb/msa/speccol/sc2600/sc2685/senate/html/qasenate.html) * serves on Finance Committee in 1870 Henry Williams of Calvert County In the House at the time. Went on to serve in the state Senate. A Democrat per Historical List ( http://msaweb/msa/speccol/sc2600/sc2685/senate/html/cvsenate.html) George M. Gill of Baltimore City Served in the 1867 Constitutional Convention, but not the legislature. http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/013100/013144/html/msa13144.html 1870 Laws of Md. Chapter 454 sec. 1 - authorization of miscellaneous expeditures, including "for completing a bronze statue of Chief Justice Taney, to be erected in front of the State House, in addition to the appropriation contained in the Act of eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, Chapter seventy-one, the whole to he expended under the direction of the Committee provided by said Act eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, the sum of ten thousand dollars. http://www.msa.md.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000188/html/am188--3363.html (beginning of chapter 454) http://www.msa.md.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000188/html/am188--3368.html (specific mention of Taney statue) References to Taney Statue in legislative proceedings - 1867 Jan. 9, 1867 - Leave was granted to Messrs. Maddox, Vickers and Trail, to report a bill to appropriate a sum of money to the erection of a suitable monument over the remains of the late Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Roger B. Taney. http://aomol.net/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000133/html/am133--25.html Jan. 16, 1867 - First reading in the Senate http://aomol.net/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000133/html/am133--56.html Jan. 25, 1867 - Amendments added, mostly concerning members of committee who will oversee construction of the statue, however, this is when a site on the State House grounds is first mentioned. The bill originally called for construction of the monument over Taney's remains. http://aomol.net/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000133/html/am133--112.html Feb. 4, 1867 - Second reading with amendments voted on, including erection on State House grounds. Other names suggested in places of Taney's include Samuel Chase and Henry W. Davis. These are proposed by two of the gentlemen who vote against the bill. http://aomol.net/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000133/html/am133--147.html Third reading takes place and bill passes, 14-5. http://aomol.net/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000133/html/am133--148.html The 5 votes in opposition: Billingslea, Curtis Davis of Caroline, Elias Davis of Washington, Frazier, and Philpot. Feb. 6, 1867 - another vote (a third reading?); passes 16-5 with same opposing votes. Bill sent to the House. http://aomol.net/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000133/html/am133--171.html Feb. 8, 1867 - First reading in the House and referred to Judiciary Committee http://aomol.net/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000133/html/am133--2150.html Feb. 21, 1867 - Second reading in the House; read with numerous other bills at once http://aomol.net/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000133/html/am133--2329.html March 4, 1867 - Bill passes the House without debate, 47-13 http://aomol.net/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000133/html/am133--2530.html March 5, 1867 - Bill endorsed by the Senate, by yeas and nays (individual votes not recorded) http://aomol.net/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000133/html/am133--427.html 1870 - There are two appropriation bills introduced in the House - one for the support of the government in 1870 and another for the support of government in the year ending 1872. As the title of the final law concerns appropriations for 1871, all references to appropriations in the House index need to be examined on Wednesday before being added here. Below is what was found in the Senate journal using its index. March 25, 1870 - First reading in the Senate of the House appropriations bill; referred to Committee on Finance http://aomol.net/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000188/html/am188--2086.html March 28, 1870 - appropriations bill, with amendments is reported from the Senate. No amendments appear to pertain to the Taney statue. http://aomol.net/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000188/html/am188--2120.html Additional debates concerning the appropriations bills, but again, no apparent reference to the Taney statue http://www.msa.md.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000188/html/am188--2124.html Apr. 1, 1870 - Third reading with additional amendments http://www.msa.md.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000188/html/am188--2213.html Third reading with vote; bill passes 21-2. Bill returned to the House. http://www.msa.md.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000188/html/am188--2221.html The two opposing votes were Hyland and Stephenson. Apr. 2, 1870 - Bill reconsidered in the Senate http://aomol.net/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000188/html/am188--2246.html another vote takes place; the bill passes again by a vote of 20-3. http://aomol.net/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000188/html/am188--2249.html The three opposing votes were Fields, Hyland, and Stephenson. Notes concerning party affiliations - The senators who opposed the 1867 law, all only served from 1865-67, and thus were likely Unionists who came into power under the Constitution of 1864. Party affiliations for all are not known, however, some appear on the Historical List at: Senate - http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/speccol/sc2600/sc2685/html/senlist.html House - http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/speccol/sc2600/sc2685/html/hselist.html Dr. Edward C. 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