186 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Feb. 1

Ordered, That Mr. Corkran be excused from attend-
ance on to-day's session.

On motion of Mr. Scrimger, it was

Ordered, That Mr. Brown of Baltimore city, be ex-
cused from attending to-day's session on account of im-
portant business.

Un motion of Mr. Jeffers, it was

Ordered, That Mr. Choate be excused from attending
the balance of this week on. account of sickness.

LEAVES TO INTRODUCE BILLS.
On motion of Mr. Pattison,

Leave was granted to the Committee on Ways and
Means to introduce a bill entitled "An Act to provide for
the annual compilation and publication of a manual of
the State of Maryland. "

On motion of Mr. Perkins,

Leave was granted to the Prince George's county dele-
gation, to introduce a bill entitled "An Act to establish a
new election district in Prince George's county, Mary-
land, by dividing District No. 2, or 'Bladensburg Elec-
tion District, ' the resulting district to be known as
'Hyattsville and Bladensburg Election Districts, ' respec-
tively; 'Hyattsville Election District, ' to be known as and
called 'No. 16, ' and the other as 'Bladensburg District or
District No. 2. "

On motion of Mr. Hopkins,

Leave was granted to the Committee on Agriculture,
to introduce a bill entitled "An Act to create the office of
the State Dairy Commissioner, define his duties and pro-
vide for the execution of the same, to follow section 50,
of Article 17, Public General Laws, and to be designated
as 'Sections 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58 and 59. ' "

Also, (by request),

Leave was granted to the Committee on Corporations,
to introduce a bill entitled "An Act to amend the charter
of the Susquehanna Power and Paper Company of Har-
ford county, a corporation organized under the Public
General Laws of the State of Maryland, to enlarge its