FRIDAY. March 16th, 1900.

Senate met at 11 A. M.

Prayer by the Rev. Father Kautz.

Present at roll call the following Senators

Messrs. President, Applegarth, Baker, Beasman, Betts,
Bouic, Brewington, Bryan, Crothers, Dennis, Dick, Gray,
Kirwan, Marsh, Messick, Moses, Peter, Putzel, Raven-
scroft, Rohrback, Williams, of ilarford, Williams, of
Anne Arundel—22.

The Journal of Thursday was read and approved.


PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND OTHER PAPERS.

Mr. Peter presented a petition from A. J. Isaacs and
others, for a general local option law.
Which was read and referred to the Committee on
Temperance.

The President presented the resolutions of Susque-
hanna Charge Methodist Protestant Church against the
Sanford Sunday law.

Which was read and referred to the Committee on
Judicial Proceedings.

Mr. Bryan presented a petition from H. L. Shipley
and 60 others, against any change in the present Sunday
law.
Which was read and referred to the Committee on
Jndicial Proceedings.

ORDERS.

On motion of Mr. Williams, of Harford, it was

Ordered, That Mr. Wilkinson be excused from atten-
dance upon to-day's session

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Mr. Williams, of Harford,
A bill entitled "An Act relative to the participation of