184 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Feb. 1

THURSDAY, Feb. 1, 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, Feldmeyer, Simmons, Gibson, Walbach, of
Or., Lancaster, Stewart, Truitt, of Balto, co.; Mann, Sand-
man, Jeffers, Collins, Dudley, of Talbot; Willis, Ward,
Dryden, Disharoon, Pattison, Linthicum, Mackie, Keys,
Kimble, Merrick, Perkins, Contee, Dudley, of Queen

Anne's; Norman, Smith, Anderson, of Worcester;
Buckey, Waters, Lakin, Brown, of Frederick; Mitchell,
Hopkins, Foster, Satterfield, Lednum, Scrimger, Gately,
Mencke, Bramble, Sanford, Knott, Latrobe, Curtis, Dun-
can, Martenet, Cover, Real, Johnson, Long, Staley,
Wolfinger, Clark, Deets, Hutton, Frenzel, Radcliffe, Close,
Graeff, Anderson, of Carroll; Hoffacker, Walsh, Wolfe,

Waller, Roberts, Wilson, Finzel. —74.

The Journal of January 31st was read and approved.

PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND OTHER PAPERS.

The Speaker submitted the Report of State Tax Com-
missioner of Maryland to the General Assembly.

Which was read, and referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means.

Mr. Simmons presented the petition of Wm. T. Ed-
munds and 150 other citizens of Calvert county, asking
for a law to regulate the catching of fish and oysters in
the Patuxent river.

Which was read, and referred to the Committee on
Chesapeake Bay and Its Tributaries.

Mr. Collins presented the petition of Mr. G. W. Golds-