1868.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES 167

WEDNESDAY, January 29, 1868.

The House met, and was opened with prayer by the Rev.
Mr. Cronin.

Present at the call of the roll the following members :
Messrs. Stewart, (Speaker,) Loker, Goad, Beck, Iglehart,
Dalrymple, Mitchell, Nicolai, Slingluff, Montague, Poteet,
Holmes, Lowe, Corbin, Horsey, Stewart, of Dorchester,
Davis, of Cecil, Touchstone, Richards, Mearns, Keech,
Guy, Williams, Sudler, Legg, Holloway, Smith, of Worces-
ter, Albaugh, Dutrow, Wenner, Bowlus, Byers, Silver,
Nelson, Brown, Hubbard, Sanner, Wentz, Morse, Blake,
Latrobe, Pentland, Smith, of Baltimore city, Bond, of Bal-
timore city, Colton, Mullin, McElroy, Hang, Markland,
Marshall, Conway, Syester, Coudy, Herbert, Rohrer, Sei-
bert, Offutt, Conley, McCulloh, Kean, Devecmon, Trimble,
Hall, Davis, of Carroll, Jordan, Worthington, Harden,
Clark, Jones, Fooks—70.

The Chair laid before the House the following reply of
the Comptroller, to an order of the House :

COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,

ANNAPOLIS, January 28, 1868.
Hon. WM. A. STEWART,

Speaker of the House of Delegates :

SIR—In reply to an order adopted by the House on the 23d
instant, I have the honor to furnish you herewith a list of
the several Institutions which are now beneficiaries of this
State, with the sums annually appropriated to each, together
with the aggregate annual donations to colleges, academies
and schools, and without including the Maryland Peniten-
tiary, to-wit:

To the	Indigent Blind, from the distribution of	the surplus
	revenue of the United States,	$2,000 00
To the	Indigent Deaf and Dumb,	7,500 00
"	Disabled Soldiers' Home,	5,000 00
"	House of Refuge, -	15,000 00
"	Aged Men's Home, -	1,000 00
"	Maryland Institute, -	500 00
"	Union Orphan Asylum, -	1,800 00
"	Home of the Friendless, -	5,000 00
"	St. Vincent's Infant Asylum, -	1,500 00
"	Agricultural College, -	6,000 00
"	Colleges, Academies and Schools, -	31,500 00
	Total, - -	$76,800 00

Respectfully submitted,

WM. J. LEONARD, Comptroller.