INDEX.                                           1097

SOMERSET COUNTY—                                                           

                     A bill from the Senate, entitled an act for the es-

                tablishment of public schools in, 806.

           A bill entitled an act, to allow Nathan J. Lank-

ford, late sheriff and collector of, further time to com-
plete his collections, 857; bill passed, and sent to the
Senate, 858.

A bill from the Senate, entitled an act to increase
the jurisdiction of the Register of Wills for, 948,
bill passed, and returned to the Senate, 949.

A bill from the Senate, entitled an act for the bene-
          fit of Josiah W. Pennel of, 948; bill passed, and re-

turned to the House, 948.

SPEAKER—John Somerfield Berry, elected and qualified, 6.

Members of the House qualified by the, 6.

                    Order adopted, that the, be requested to pay off

the former officers of the House, who have been
present at the opening of the present session, 14.

Order presented, that the present desk occupied
by the, shall be delivered to the Charlotte Hall
Academy, when replaced by the lew one, ordered
by the House, 185 , proceedings on, 186; rejected, ib.

Order adopted, that the thanks of the House are

eminently due, and (hey are hereby tendered to the

Honorable John S. Berry, for the faithful and able

               manner in which he has discharged the onerous and

         responsible duties of his office during the present

session, 980.

Address of the, 981.

SPENCER, WILLIAM A.—A bill reported, entitled an act ap-
propriating a sum of money to, clerk of the Court of
Appeals of Maryland, for fees due him, 136; bill
passed, and sent to the Senate, 167; returned, passed
by the Senate, 215.

SPRIGG, JOSEPH—Order adopted, that the application of, for
the loss of a negro, and the petition and papers there-
with connected, may be withdrawn from the files of
the House, 146.

STAMPS—Leave to bring in a bill, to provide for the redemp-
tion of, purchased but not used, render the act passed
March 10th, 1845, entitled an act imposing duties on