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Article: Maryland's House of Delegates will observe a 300-year-old tradition--unique among the world's legislative bodies--when it convenes in January.(People & Politics)(Brief Article)
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- January 1, 2005
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Maryland's House of Delegates will observe a 300-year-old tradition--unique among the world's legislative bodies--when it convenes in January. Mary Kay Monahan, chief clerk of the House, will enter the chamber carrying a two-foot long "speaker's mace" of wood and silver that dates back to 1698, when the colonial governor presented it to the House. She will place it in its felt-lined holder to the right of the speaker before the roll is called. The mace was modeled after one used by the British ...