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county, praying for a law to impose penalties for false pack-
ing of Tobacco.

Which was read and referred to the Committee on State
Tobacco Warehouses.

Also,

The petition of Samuel Neale, colored, endorsed by Hon.
John A. Lynch, Hon. Wm. P. Maulsby, HOD. E. H. Mar-
shall and others, praying that a pension be granted him for
services rendered during the war of 1814.

Which was read and referred to the Committee on Pen-
sions.

Mr. McOreery presented the petition of Mary Harrison,
praying for a pension.

Which was read and referred to the Committee on Pen-
sions.

Mr. Ritter presented the petition of Francis Brengle, W.
D. Jenks and others, to grant a pension to Mary A. Lyda.

Which was read and referred to the Committee on Pen-.
sions.

Mr. Mitchell presented the petition of Mary A. Marr and
others, for a pension.

Which was read and referred to the Committee on Pensions.

Mr. Streett presented the petition of Martin Grafton and
James Jenkins, to make valid a devise of certain lands to
the Trustees of the Rock Ridge Regular Baptist Society or
Church, by Stephen Rigdon.

Which was read and referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.

Mr. Martin presented the petition of Alice E. Hall, of
Prince George's county, to be placed on the pension list.

Which was read and referred to the Committee on Pen-
sions.

Mr. McCreery submitted the following order :

Ordered, That it be entered on the Journal that Mr.
Veitch is detained from his seat in this House by sickness.

Which was adopted.

Mr. Webb submitted the following order :

Ordered, That the standing order of this House requiring
the House to meet at 12 o'clock, noon, be rescinded, and that
the daily sessions of the House shall hereafter commence at
11 o'clock, A. M., until otherwise ordered.
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