436 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Feb. 23,

MONDAY, February 21, 1870.

The House met and was opened with prayer by the Rev.
Father Duffy.

Present at the call of the roll, the following members :

Messrs. Latrobe, (Speaker,) Loker, Wilmer,Baldwin, of
Anne Arundel, Wells, Mitchell, Shipley, Hardcastle, of Tal-
bot, Woolford, Touchstone, Marbury, Wootton, Duvall,
Thomas, of Queen Anne's, Purnell, Bowlus, Hopkins, Garey,
Webb, Wilson, of Baltimore city, McLane, Collins, Gardner,
Marshall, Neill, Sword, Hilton, Watkins, Kean, Wilson, of
Allegany, Myers, Percy, Shower—33.

No quorum being present,
On motion of Mr. Bowlus,

At 12 1/4 o'clock the House adjourned until Wednesday 23d
inst., at 12 o'clock, M.

WEDNESDAY, February 23, 1870.

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

Present at the roll call, the following members :

Messrs. Latrobe, (Speaker,) Loker, Martin, Kilbourn,
Wells, Mitchell, Cameron, Shipley, Gatch, Choate, Hard-
castle, of Talbot, Harrington, Touchstone, Owens, Richards,
Biddle, Purnell, Thomas, of Frederick, McCreery, Rit-
ter, White, Harris, Hardcastle, of Caroline, Garey, Ham-
ilton, Cooper, Webb, Wilson, of Baltimore city, Wiley,
Kirk, Ehlen, Marshall, Neill, Hilton, Veitch, Watkins,
Kean, Standish, Jordan,Winters, Merrick, Gorman, Gordy
—43.

No quorum being present,

Mr. Harrington moved that the Sergeant-at-Arms be or-
dered to notify all the absent members to give their attend-
ance, and to bring them before the Bar of the House.