1900. ] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 679

REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES.

Mr. Choate, from Select Committee, reported favor-
ably,

House bill entitled "An Act to repeal chapter 252. of
life Acts of 1896, entitled an Act to prohibit the sale of
spirituous or fermented liquors or lager beer within half
a mile of the junction of Gittings' avenue and Belona
-avenue in Baltimore county. "

Which was read a first time.

Mr. Hopkins, from Select Committee, reported favor-
ably,

House bill entitled "An Act to consolidate the corpor-
ations known as the 'Trustees of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church called the Eden Chapel, and the Wm. Waters
Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church of Harford
county, ' and to enlarge the powers of the consolidated
corporation. '"

Which was read a first time.

Mr. Duncan, from Select Committee, reported favor-
ably,

House bill entitled "An Act to repeal section 538, of
Article 4, of Public Local Laws, entitled 'City of Balti-
more, ' sub-title 'Inspectors, Weights and Measures, ' sub-
division 'Coal' as amended and re-enacted by chapter
123 of the Acts of 1898, and to re-enact the same with
amendments. "

Which was read a first time.

Also, favorably,

House bill entitled "An Act to add an additional sec-
tion to Article 4, of the Code of Public Local Laws, en-
titled 'City of Baltimore, ' sub-title 'Inspections, Weights
and Measures, ' sub-division 'Coal' to follow section 539,
to be known as 'Section 539 A. '"

Which was read a first time.

Mr. Smith, from Select Committee, reported favor-
ably,

House bill entitled "An Act to provide for the election
to be held in Election District No. 5, or Queenstown dis-
trict of Queen Anne county, to regulate the liquor traffic
therein, and repealing section 193, of Article 18, of the