900 INDEX.

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS—

House bill to authorize the, of the several coun-
ties to levy the county taxes upon the basis of the
assessment of 1866, and the State tax upon the
basis of the assessment of 1852, read the first and
second times and referred, 599; amended, read the
third time and passed, 704; returned to the
House, ib.

House bill to authorize the, of Allegany county
to levy an additional school tax, read and re-
ferred, 628; reported with amendment, and read
the second time, 704; read the third time and
passed, 787; returned to the House, ib.

House bill to repeal section 39 of Article 19 of
Public Local Laws relating to the number of, for
Somerset county, and to amend and re-enact said
section, read and referred, 630; reported without
amendment, and read the second time, 640; read
the third time and passed, 698; returned to the
House, ib.

Leave granted to report a bill to authorize the,
of Queen Anne's ounty to levy a local tax to aid
in the support of the public schools, 635.

House bill to empower the, of Howard and
Queen Anne's counties to levy certain sums of
money for the benefit of the public schools of said
counties, read and referred, 738.

House bill to authorize the, of Allegany county
to levy a sum of money to build a bridge across
the north branch of the .Potomac River at West-
ernport, read and referred, 763.

COMPETENCY OF WITNESSES—House bill to repeal
sub-section 2 of section 5, part of the 5th sec-
tion of 37th article of the Code of Public General
Laws relating to the, and enact another provi-
sion in lieu of sub-section 2, read and referred,
742; reported favorably, 770; read the third time
and rejected, 806; notice of reconsideration, ib.

COMPTOH, BARNES—Senator elect, appeared and quali-
fied, 3.
Leave of absence, 112.

COMPTROLLER—Order adopted that the, inform this
House, at the earliest possible day, who have
been the bidders for the State printing, under the
contract system, including the State Convention,