1900. ] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 1467

House bill entitled "An Act to repeal and re-enact with
amendments section 121 of Article 23 of the Code of
Public General Laws, title 'Corporations, ' sub-title 'In-
surance Department. "

Which was read a second time and ordered to be en-
grossed for a third reading.

House bill entitled "An Act giving consent of the State
of Maryland to the acquisition by purchase or condemna-
tion by the United States of a lot or parcel of land in the
city of Westminster, in Carroll county, Maryland, for the
purpose of erecting thereon a budding for a postoffice. "

Which was read a second time and ordered to be en-
grossed for a third reading.

House bill entitled "An Act to repeal section 461, of
Article 4, Public Local Laws, entitled 'City of Baltimore, '
sub-title 'Gas Companies, ' as amended and re-enacted by
chapter 123, of the Acts of 1898, and re-enact the same
with amendments. "

Being on its second reading,
On motion of Mr. Robinson,

Was laid on the table.

House bill entitled "An Act supplemental to chapter
219, of the Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland,
of 1856, entitled 'An Act for founding a college at Ches-
tertown. "

Which was read the second time and ordered to be en-
grossed for a third reading.

Bouse bill entitled "An Act to give all wages due and
owing to any employee for services rendered to any
railway company, operating in the State of Maryland,
priority to all other claims. "

AMENDMENT PROPOSED.

Strike out all of section 1, after the word "company"
in line 4.

Which was adopted.

The bill, as amended, was read a second time and or-
dered to be engrossed for a third reading.

House bill entitled "An Act to appropriate a sum of
money for the House of Reformation, (for colored boys, )
at Prince George's county, Maryland, to be expended in