1870.] OF THE HOUSE- OF DELEGATES. 533

On motion of Mr. Seibert,

At 3 o'clock, P. M., the House adjourned until to-morrow
morning at 11 o'clock.

WEDNESDAY, March 2, 1870.

The House met and was opened with prayer by the Rev.
Mr. Henderson.

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

Messrs. Latrobe, (Speaker,) Loker, Martin, Kilbourn,
Baldwin, of Anne Arundel, Owings, Mitchell, Chapman,
Cameron, Shipley, Gatch, Hardcastle,. of Talbot, Brattan,
Lankford, Harrington, Touchstone, Owens, Richards, Bid-
die, Marbury, Wootton, Duvall, Thomas, of Frederick, Bow-
lus, McCreery, Ritter, White, Baldwin, of Harford, Streett,
Hopkins, Hardcastle, of Caroline, Garey, Sanner, Hamilton,
Cooper, Morse, Webb, Wilson, of Baltimore city, Wiley,
McLaue, Colton, Kirk, Collins, Gardner, Markland, Mar-
shall, Hoblitzell, Neill, Sword, Seibert, Hilton, Veitch, Wat-
kins, Kean, Wilson, of Allegany, Standish, Myers, Percy,
Shower, Jordan, Winters, Crouse, Merrick, German, Craw-
ford—65.

The Speaker laid before the House an invitation from E.
M. Gallandetj President of the Columbian Institution for the
Deaf and Dumb, to the members of the House of Delegates to
attend an exhibition of the attainments of students of said In-
stitution this Wednesday evening.

Which was read.

Also,

The petition of L. H. Garrett, asking for a pension.

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

Shipley,	Hamilton,	Jordan,
Choate,	Webb,	Winters,
Hardcastle, of Tal.	, Wilson, of B. city,	Crouse,
Harrington ,	Wiley,	Merrick,
Owens,	McLane,	Gorman,
Richards,	Kirk,	Crawford— 47.
	NEGATIVE — None .