INDEX. 933

ELECTION, CONTESTED—

Minority report of Committee, in the, case of
Alfred Spates, 70, 71, 72, 73; 500 copies ordered
to be printed, 73.

The question upon the adoption of the minority
report, determined in the negative, 86.

The question upon the adoption of the majority
report, determined in the affirmative, 87

ELECTIONS—Leave granted to report a bill to repeal sec-
tion 227 of article 4 of the Code of Public Local
Laws, relating to, in the city of Baltimore, 104;
bill reported and read the first time, 106; amended
and passed, 108, sent to the House, ib.; returned
passed, 127.

ELKTON AND DELAWARE RAILROAD COMPANY—
Leave granted to report a bill to incorporate the,
117; bill reported and read the first time, 134;
read the second time, 200; read the third time
and passed, 344; sent to the House, ib.; returned
passed, with amendments, amendments adopted,
and bill passed, 483.

ELKTON AND MASSEY'S CROSS ROADS RAILWAY
COMPANY—House bill to incorporate the, read
and referred, 629; reported with amendment, and
read the second time, 728; amended, 797; read
the third time and passed, ib.; returned to the
House, ib.

ELKTON AND SASSAFRAS RIVER RAILROAD COM-
PANY—Leave granted to report a bill to repeal
a portion of the 1st and 2d sections of the Act of
January session 1856, ch. 248, entitled an Act to
incorporate the, and the 1st and 2d sections of the
Act passed January session, 1858, ch. 138, enti-
tled, an Act to amend the Act to incorporate the,
and to appropriate a part of the fund allotted by
law to the works of internal improvement, in
Cecil county, 197; bill reported, and read the
first time, 456.

ELLICOTT CITY—Petition of citizens of Ellicotts' Mills, in
favor of incorporating Ellicott's Mills, under the
name of, 96.

Leave granted to report; a bill incorporating
Ellicotts' Mills, in Howard and Baltimore conn-
ties, under the name of, 96; bill reported, read
the first time, and referred, 161; read the second
time, 200; amended, and passed, 211; sent to
the House, ib.; returned passed, 268.