996 INDEX.

NAVAL ACADEMY—

diction over such lands, and to exempt the same
from taxation, read and referred, 379; reported
without amendment, and read the second time,
431; read the third time, and passed, 501; return-
ed to the House, ib.

House bill to amend an Act to authorize the
purchase or condemnation of certain lands in the
city of Annapolis, for the public use of the United
States, as part of the, read the first, second and
third times, and passed, 809; returned to the
House, ib.

NEGROES—Leave granted to report a bill to repeal the Act
of 1862, ch. 106, relating to the punishment of,
12; bill reported, and referred, 31; reported with-
out amendment, and read the second time, 89;
read the third time, and passed, 92; vote recon-
sidered, bill amended, and passed, 92, 93; sent to
the House, 93; returned passed, 154.

House bill to repeal the Act of 1862,ch. 106.
relating to the sentence of, read and referred, 69,
reported without amendment;' and read the second
time, 153.

NEWMAN, CAROLINE S.— House bill sanctioning the be-
quest of, late of Queen Anne's county, deceased,
to the stewards of the Methodist Episcopal Church
in Centreville, read and referred, 206; reported
without amendment, and read the secoad time,
220; read the third time, and passed, 567; re-
turned to the House, ib.

NEWMAN, MARGARET JULIA—House bill sanctioning
the bequest of, late of Queen Anne's county, de-
ceased, to the Methodist Episcopal Church, of said
county, read and referred, 207; reported without
amendment, and read the second time, 220; read
the third time, and passed, 702; returned to the
House, ib.

NEWTON LODGE, NO. 56, I. O. O. F.—House bill to
incorporate, at Salisbury, Somerset county, read
and referred, 270; reported without amendment,
and read the second time, 303.

NEW TOWN—House bill to amend an Act to incorporate
the town of, in Worcester county, read and re-
ferred, 177; reported without amendment, and re-
committed, 218; reported with an amendment,
which was adopted, and bill read the second and