1868.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 439

repealed, the following section, relating to sales of real estate
by order of Orphans' Courts,

Was read a third time, and passed by yeas and nays as
follows :

	AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs.	Albaugh ,	Chaisty,
Stewart, Speaker,	Dutrow,	McElroy,
Loker,	Wenner,	Harig,
Boyer,	Bowlus,	Markland,
Hammond,	Silver,	Conway,
Iglehart,	Nelson,	Herbert,
Deale,	Vandiver,	Rohrer,
Bond, of Calvert,	Brown,	Seibert,
Mitchell,	Sanner,	Conley,
Montague,	Wentz,	McCulloh
Biddison,	Robb,	Trimble,
Lowe,	Morse,	Hall,
Horsey,	Blake,	Jordan,
Stewart, of Dor.,	Latrobe,	Worthington,
Johnson,	Pentland,	Harden,
Davis, of Cecil,	Smith, of B. city	Clark,
Keech,	Bond, of B. city,	Fooks,
Guy,	Colton,	Hopkins — 54,
Legg,
	NEGATIVE — None .

Said bill was then sent to the Senate.

John M. Carter, Esq., Secretary of State, delivered the
following message from His Excellency, the Governor :

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,

Annapolis, Feb. 18, 1868.

Gentlemen of the House of Delegates :

I submit herewith for the consideration of your Honorable
Body, a communication just received from the Board of Com-
missioners of the Soldiers National Cemetery at Gettysburg,
Pa., suggesting the transfer of the Cemetery to the General
Government upon its completion.

THOMAS SWANN,

Governor.

With accompanying papers.

Which were severally read and referred to the Committee
on Federal Relations.

On motion of Mr. Colton,

At 2 o'clock and 25 minutes, P. M., the House adjourned
until to-morrow morning, at 11 o'clock.