1870.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 1407

Mr. Merrick submitted the fallowing message:

BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES,

April 4, 1870.
Gentlemen of the Senate:

The House of Delegates request the return of Senate bill
No. 79, relating to fish in the Patuxent river, for reconsidera-
tion by this House.

By order,

MILTON Y. KIDD,

Chief Clerk.

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

Ordered, That leave be granted to Hon. Wm. H. Tuck to
withdraw from tlte files of the House the memorial and papers
relating to the claim of the National Union Bank of Balti-
more.

Which was adopted.

Mr. Kilbourn submitted the following order:

Ordered, That the Chairman of Committee on Claims
issue his warrant to George W. Murdock, the Hall Keeper,
for twenty-five dollars, for washing towels for use of House
and Speaker's room.

Which was adopted.

The bill entitled an Act for the better protection of fish in
the waters of Wicomico county, by limiting the time for haul-
ing seines,

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

	AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs.	Owens,	Webb,
Latrobe, Speaker,	Marbury,	Wilson of B. city.
Loker,	Duvall,	McLane,
Martin,	Thomas, of Q. A. ,	Ehlen
Beck,	Dennis,	Gardner,
Wilmer,	Purnell,	Markland,
Kilbourn,	Bowlus,	Marshall,
Mitchell,	Ritter,	Hoblitzell,
Chapman,	White,	Murdock,
Cameron,	Harris,	Sword,
Gatch,	Ady,	Veitch,
Hammond, Hardcaetle, of Tal.	Hopkins, , Hardcastle, of Car.	Watkins, , Wilson, of Alle.,