646 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Mar. 5

per bill exhibited and approved by the Superintendent of
Public Buildings.

Which was read and referred to the Committee on
Claims.

On motion of Mr. Walsh, it was

Ordered, That Samuel Hoffacker be excused from at-
tendance at to-night's session.

On motion of Mr. Ditty, it was

Ordered, That Messrs. Krems and Phelps be excused
from to-night's session on account of important business.

On motion of Mr. Biggs, it was

Ordered, That Mr. Wolfinger be excused from attend-
ance at this session on account of business.

On motion of Mr. Disharoon, it was
Ordered, That Mr. Ward be excused from to-night's
session on account of business.

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

Leave was granted to the Committee on Claims to in-
troduce a bill entitled "An Act to refund to Samuel
Claggett a sum of money paid in error to the State Treas-
urer. "

On motion of Mr. Mitchell,

Leave was granted to the Harford county delegation
to introduce a bill entitled "An Act to consolidate the
corporations known as the Trustees of the Methodist
Episcopal Church called 'Eden Chapel, ' and the William
Watters Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church of Har-
ford county, and to enlarge the powers of the consoli-
dated company. "

On motion of Mr. Siegmund,

Leave was granted to the Committee on Corporations
to introduce a bill entitled "An Act to add an additional
section to Article 4, of the Code of Public Local Laws,
title 'City of Baltimore, ' sub-title 'Miscellaneous Local
Laws, ' to follow immediately after section 796, to be
known as 'Section 796 A, ' and to regulate the charge for
the conveyance of school children to and from school by
the several passenger street railways in the city of Bal-
timore. ' "