168 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Jan. 31

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 31, 1900.

The House met at 12 M., and was opened with prayer
by the Rev. Geo. S Bell.

Present at the call of the roll the following members:

Messrs. Speaker, King, Garner, Kendall, Norris, of
Kent; Ditty, Krems, Phelps, Feldmeyer, Simmons, Gib-
son, Walback, of G., Lancaster, Stewart, Truitt, of Balti-
more county; Mann, Sandman, Jeffers, Collins, Dudley,
of Talbot; Willis, Ward, Dryden, Disharoon, Corkran,
Pattison, Linthicum, ' Mackie, Keys, Kimble, Merrick,
Perkins, Contee, Dudley, of Queen Anne's; Norman, Smith,
Anderson, of Wor.; Buckey, Waters, Bast, Lakin,
Brown, of Frederick; Mitchell, Proctor, Hopkins,
Foster, Satterfield, Lednum, Scrimger, Dunn, Gately,
Brown, of Baltimore city; Mencke, Bramble, San-
ford, Knott, Lehmayer, Latrobe, Curtis, Duncan,
Martenet, Siegmund, Cover, Robinson, Real, Johnson,
Long, Staley, Wolfinger, Clark, Deets, Hutton, Frenzel,
Radcliffe, Close, Critchfield, Graeff, Anderson, of Carroll;
Norris, of Carroll; Hoffacker, Walsh, Hanson, Waller,
Roberts, Bennett, Wilson, Finzel—87.

The Journal of the 30th was read and approved.

ORDERS.

On motion of Mr. Long, it was

Ordered, That Mr. Biggs be excused from to-day's ses-
sion on account of sickness.

Mr. Frenzel submitted the following order:

Ordered, That the Librarian furnish the members of
the House such stationery as they may need from time
to time.

Which was read, and referred to the Committee on
Claims.

Mr. Anderson, of Worcester, submitted the following
order: