MONDAY, April 2nd, 1900..

The Senate met at 10 A. M.

Prayer by the Rev. Father Kautz.

Present at roll call the following Senators:

Messrs. President, Applegarth, Baker, Beasman, Bettsr
Bouic, Brewington, Bryan, Crothers, Dennis, Dick, Pod-
son, Gray, Kirwan. Marsh, Messick, Moore, Moses, Peter,
Putzel, Ravenscroft, Rohrhack, Wilkinson, Williams, of
Harford, Williams, of Anne Arundel—25.

The Journal of Saturday was read and approved.


ORDERS.

On motion Mr. Ravenscroft, it was
Ordered, That the State Printer be, and he is hereby
directed to print 1,000 extra copies of the Report of the
Maryland Bureau of Industrial Statistics, including 300
cloth bound copies for the special use of that depart-
ment, at a cost not to exceed $650.00.
Which was read and referred to the Committee on
Finance.
On motion of Mr. Gray, it was -
Ordered, That the Committee on Education report
forthwith House bill, file No. 637.
Which was adopted.
On motion of Mr. Ravenscroft, it was

Ordered, That all elected and appointed employees of
the Senate, who have not already received the same be
allowed the sum of $25 in lien of postage and stationery.

Which was read and referred to Committee on Finance..


REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr. Crothers, from Committee on Finance, reported
favorably, the following order,