1900. ] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES 745

The bill, as amended, was read a second time and or-
dered to be engrossed for a third reading.

On motion of Mr. Waters,
At 10. 10 P. M.,
The House adjourned until tomorrow at 12 M.

THURSDAY, March 8th, 1900.

The House met at 32 M., and was opened with prayer
by the Rev. J. Earle Maloy.

Present at roll call the following members:

Messrs. Speaker, King, Garner, Kendall, Norris, of
Kent; Ditty, Krems, Phelps, Feldmeyer, Simmons, Gib-
son, Walbach, of G., Lancaster, Choate Stewart, Truitt,
of Baltimore co.; Maun, Sandman, Jeffers, Collins,
Dudley, of Talbot; Ward, Dryden, Disharoon, Corkran,
Pattison, Linthicum, Mackie, Keys, Kimble, Merrick, Per-
kins, Contee, Dudley, of Queen Anne's; Norman, Smith,
Anderson, of Worcester; Truitt, of Worcester; Buckey,
Waters, Bast, Lakin, Brown, of Frederick; Mitchell,
Proctor, Hopkins, Foster, Satterfield, Lednum, Scrim-
ger, Dunn, Gately, Brown, of Baltimore city; Sanford,
Knott, Lehmayer, Latrobe, Curtis, Duncan, Siegmund,
Cover, Robinson, Real, Johnson, Long, Staley, Biggs,
Clark, Deets, Hutton, Frenzel, Radcliffe, Close, Critchfield,
Graeff, Anderson, of Carroll; Norris, of Carroll; Hoffacker,
Walsh, Wolfe, Waller, Roberts, Bennett, Wilson, Fin-
zel—86.

The Journal of the 7th inst, was read and approved.

PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND OTHER PAPERS.
Mr. Hopkins presented the petition of 121 residents of