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was caused in not having any one in the bill room to
take charge of said bills.

Respectfully submitted,

WM. DUNCAN, Chairman,
JOHN H. PATTISON,
NOBLE L. MITCHELL.
On motion of Mr. Satterfield,
The report was referred to the Committee on Printing.

On motion of Mr. Duncan,
At 2. 15 P. M.,
The House took a recess until 8 o'clock.

NIGHT SESSION.

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21st, 1900.
The House resumed its session at 8 P. M.

Present at the call of the roll the following members:
Messrs. Speaker, Garner, Kendall, Walbach, of G.,
Truitt, of Balto, co.; Mann, Sandman, Jeffers, Willis,
Pattison. Mackie, Keys, Kimble, Dudley, of Queen
Anne's; Norman. Smith, Truitt, of Wor.; Lakin, Brown,
of Frederick; Mitchell, Proctor, Hopkins, Satterfield,
Scrimger, Dunn, Gately, Brown, of Balto, city; Mencke,
Bramble, Sanford, Lehmayer, Latrobe, Curtis, Siegmund,
Cover, Robinson, Long, Staley, Wolfinger, Clark, Deets,
Hutton, Wolf e., Waller, Roberts, Bennett—46.

The Secretary of the Senate appeared and delivered
the following message:

BY THE SENATE,

February 21st, 1900.
Gentlemen of the House of Delegates:

We propose with the concurrence of your honorable