454 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Feb. 20,

taxes, and relating to the appointment of, and the bonds to
be given by, and compensation paid to the collectors of State
taxes.

By order,

MILTON Y. KIDD,

Chief Clerk.

Which was read, assented to, and sent to the Senate.
Mr. Colton submitted the following order :

Ordered, That it be entered on the Journal, that Messrs.
Touchstone and Richards, of Cecil, Messrs. Brown and Silver,
of Harford, and Mr. Bond, of Baltimore city, are absent on
business connected with this House.

Which was adopted.

Mr. Mitchell submitted the following order :

Ordered, That the Comptroller of the Treasury be request-
ed to furnish this House with a statement, showing the
amount of revenue derived from special licenses to non-resi-
dent traders in Baltimore city, for the year 1866, and also,
the amount derived from same source under the Act relating
thereto, passed in the year 1867, for the year 1867.

Which was adopted.

Mr. Chaisty submitted the following order :

Ordered, That leave of absence for to-morrow be granted
to Mr. McElroy.

Which was adopted.
Also,

Ordered, That leave of absence be granted to Mr. Harig
for one day (Friday 21st inst.)

Which was adopted.

On motion of Mr. Syester,

Leave was granted to the Committee on Inspections to in-
troduce a bill to create an additional Tobacco Inspector, and
to set apart the new warehouse now built and standing at the
end of No. 5, as an inspection house.

Also,

Leave was granted to the Committee on Agriculture to in-
troduce a bill to establish and incorporate an institution to
promote agricultural and horticultural industry in this State.

Also,