1950] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 5

Pumphrey, Steward, Wilkinson, Baker, Walls, Dennis, Richardson, Shockley,
Alexander, Derr, Hauver, Payne, Ramsburg, Virts, Baldwin, De Ran, James,
McLean, Banning, McDaniel, Bertorelli, Duffy, Kosakowski, Milanicz, Mro-
zinski, Silk, Behounek, McKewen, Murphy, Schueler, Valis, Weintraub,
Albers, Buffington, Dempsey, Dippel, O'Malley, Tawney, Melnicove, Pollack,
Robinson, Shapiro, Siegel, Sklar, Argabright, Bandiere, Geraghty, Kennedy,
Luber, Preston, Baynes, Curry, Davis, Meyer, W. W., Thommen, Ankeney,
Bloom, Hicks, Huyett, Newcomer, Clark, Hyde, King, Lofstrand,
Reeves, Rush, Cook, Fey, Geppert, Reed, See, Whitworth, Barnes, Hann,
Six, Smith, Carr, Sybert, Messick, Nock, Potts, White, Coddington, Mclntire,
Myers, J. C. Total—119

NEGATIVE—NONE.
Mr. Perry O. Wilkinson was declared elected Speaker pro-tem.

Messrs. Pumphrey and Preston escorted the Speaker pro-tem to
the rostrum.

Under House Eule No. 49 the Chief Clerk administered the oath
to the Speaker pro-tem.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

ANNAPOLIS, MD., November 10th, 1950.

Hon. C. Ferdinand Sybert
Speaker of the House,
State House,
Annapolis, Maryland.

Dear Mr. Speaker:

I have today, upon the recommendation of the Eepublican State
Central Committee from Washington County, appointed the Hon.
Jacob B. Berkson as a member of the House of Delegates to fill the
unexpired term of the late Simon L. Downey.

Respectfully yours,

WM. PRESTON LANE, JR.,

Governor.
Which was read and ordered journalized.

The Speaker pro-tem administered the oath of office to Mr. Jacob
B. Berkson as a member of the House of Delegates.

The Speaker pro-tem next called for nominations for the office
of Speaker of the House of Delegates for the Special Session of
November 10, 1950.

Whereupon, Mr. Pumphrey, of Prince George's County, nomi-
nated Mr. C. Ferdinand Sybert, of Howard County, which nomina-
tion was seconded by Mr. Melnicove of Baltimore City.