850 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Mar. IS

TUESDAY, March 13th, 1900.

The House met at 12 M., and was opened with prayer
by the Rev. J. Earle Maloy.

Present at the call of the roll the following members:

Messrs. Speaker, King, Kendall, Norris, of Kent; Ditty
Krems, Phelps, Feldmeyer, Simmons, Gibson, Walbach, of
G., Lancaster, Choate, Stewart, Truitt, of Baltimore coun-
ty; Mann, Sandman, Jeffers, Collins, Dudley, of Talbot;
Dryden, Disharoon, Corkran, Pattison, Linthicum, Keys,
Kimble, Merrick, Perkins, Contee, Dudley, of Queen
Anne's; Smith, Anderson, of Wor.; Truitt, of Wor.; Buckey,
Waters, Bast, Lakin, Brown, of Frederick; Mitchell, Proc-
tor, Hopkins, Foster, Satterfield, Lednum, Scrimger,.
Dunn, Gately, Bramble, Sanford, Knott, Lehmayer, La-
trobe, Curtis, Duncan, Martenet, Seigmund, Robinson,
Real, Johnson, Long, Staley, Biggs, Wolfinger, Clark,
Deets, Hutton, Frenzel, Radcliffe, Close, Critchfield, Graeff,
Anderson, of Carroll; Norris, of Carroll; Hoffacker, Walsh,
Wolfe, Waller, Roberts, Bennett, Wilson—81.

The Journal of the 12th inst was read and approved,

ORDERS.

On motion of Mr. Smith, it was

Ordered, That Mr. Norman be excused from to-day's
session on account of important business.

On motion of Mr. Gibson, it was

Ordered, That Mr. Simmons be excused from last
night's session on account of sickness.

On motion of Mr. Robinson, it was

Ordered, That Wm. L. Cover be excused from to-day's
session on account of illness.

On motion of Mr. Keys, it was,

Ordered, That Mr. Mackie be excused from to-day's
session on account of business.