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Committee on Contingent Fund.—Messrs. Burgess, Hunter, Johnson, Standford, Morgan, Miller and Medders.
Committee on lioada and Highways.—Messrs. Wilson, of Cecil, Barnard, Turner, of Howard, McOoy, Eaklc, Starkey and Bayless.
David W. McCleary, Esq., of Allcgany county, appeared, qualified and took his scat.
John S. Mills, of Calvert county, Beading Clerk elect, Thaddeus Kosciusko .Prcuss, of St. Mary's county, Committee Clerk elect, and Thomas E. Schleigh, of Washington county, Doorkeeper elect, appeared and were qualified.
Mr. Denison, of Baltimore city, offered the following order:
Ordered, That it he entered on the Journal, that if Messrs. Turner, of Baltimore city, McAllister, Berry, McCleary, Stake, Denison., of Baltimore city, Booze and Seth, had been present when the vote was taken on the resolutions of Mr. Freaner, and the substitute offered by Mr. Dennis, of Somerset, they would have voted in the affirmative on the propositions.
Which was adopted.
Mr. Gordon presented the memorial, of certain citizens of
Baltimore, praying the removal of Judge Stump, from the bench of the Criminal Court.
Which was received, and referred to a special committee of five, consisting of Gordon, Frcaner, Briscoe, Smith and Goldsborough.
Mr. Seth offered the following order :
Ordered, that so much of the Governor's message, as relates to oysters and the oyster trade, be referred to a select committee.
Which was adopted.
Messrs. Seth, Morgan, Jones, of Talbot, Jacobs, Mackubin, were appointed said committee.
Mr. Compton offered the following order :
Ordered, thot the committee on the Judiciary, be instructed to inquire into the expediency of reporting a bill, making the testimony of slaves, free negroes and mulattoes, admissible in evidence against white men, in all prosecutions for
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