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mittee on Elections be made the order of the day for Tuesday
22d instant, at 1 o'clock, P. M.

The Clerk of the House of Delegates delivered the follow-
ing message :

BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES,

January 16, 1867.
Gentlemen of the Senate:

The Act of Congress requiring the two Houses of the Gene-
ral Assembly to meet in joint session to hold an election for
United States Senator, in the event of a failure to agree upon
said election on the 2d Tuesday after the meeting of the Gene-
ral Assembly. And this House having complied with the
terms of said law at the session of yesterday, without a suc-
cessful result. We respectfully inform your Honorable Body
that we propose to hold a joint session of the two Houses in
this Hall, to-day at 12 o'clock, and invite the Senators to be
present.

By order,

W. R. COLE,

Clerk.
Which was read.

Also, returned the bill entitled, an Act to add additional sec-
tions to Article — of the Code of Public General Laws Sup-
plemental Volume 2, title Small Pox ;

Endorsed, "passed by yeas and nays."
And delivered the following bills :

A bill entitled an Act, to incorporate the Real Estate Fire
Insurance Company of Baltimore;

Which was read the first time, and
Referred to the Committee on Corporations.
A bill entitled an Act, to Incorporate the Chester Fruit
Packing Company;

Which was read the first time, and
Referred to the Committee on Corporations.

A bill entitled an Act, to refund taxes erroneously paid by
William Gilmor and Robert Gilmor, Jr., of Baltimore city,
into the State Treasury, and to the Register of Baltimore
city;

Which was read the first time, and

Referred to the Committee on Finance.

A bill entitled an Act, for the preservation of growing tim-
ber, in Washington county;

Which was read the first time, and
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture,