326 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Feb. 12,

SATURDAY, February 12, 1870.

The House met and was opened with prayer by the Rev.
Dr. Edwards.

Present at the call of the roll the following members:

Messrs. Latrobe, (Speaker,) Loker, Martin, Beck, Wilmer,
Kilbourn, Mitchell, Chapman, Shipley, Gatch, Turner, Ham-
mond, Hardcastle, of Talbot, Brattan,Lankford,Harrington,
Owens, Richards, Marbury, Wootton, Dennis, Purnell,
Thomas, of Frederick, Bowlus, Ritter, White, Baldwin, of
Harford, Streett, Hopkins, Hardcastle, of Caroline, Blake,
Webb, Wilson, of Baltimore city, McLane, Kirk, Collins,
Markland, Neill, Sword, Seibert, Kean, Myers, Percy, Jor-
dan, Merrick, Gorman, Crawford, Gordy—48.

The Speaker laid before the House the following report of
the Comptroller in response to the order of the House :

COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,

Annapolis, Feb. 10, 1870.
Hon. F. G. Latrobe,

Speaker of the House of Delegates :

DEAR SIR : In compliance with the following order passed
the House on the 19th ult., and which has just been received,
to wit: "Ordered that the Comptroller of the Treasury be,
and he is hereby requested, to inform this House the amount
paid for publishing the laws passed at the session of 1868, in
the several newspapers of the State," I beg leave to make
the annexed statement, which shows what papers were au-
thorized to publish the general laws of 1868, the amount re-
ceived by each paper, and the total paid for said publication.
All of which is respectfully submitted.

LEVIN WOOLFORD,

Comptroller of the Treasury.

Names of Papers that Published Amount paid
the General Laws in 1868. each Paper.

Alleganian....................................... $1,204 00

Maryland Republican.................................. 1,300 00

Baltimore Gazette....................................... 3,154 00

Baltimore Commercial................................. 3,154 00

Maryland Journal....................................... 1,300 00

Calvert Journal.......................................... 1,300 00

Denton Journal.......................................... 884 00

Democratic Advocate................................... 916 00

Cecil Democrat........................................ 1,254 00

Port Tobacco Times................................. 1,080 00