1870.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 67

Mr. Turner moved that the House take a recess for twenty
minutes.

Decided in the negative.
On motion of Mr. Blake,

At one and a half o'clock, P. M., the House adjourned
until to-morrow morning, at eleven o'clock, A. M.

TUESDAY, January 18, 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, Baldwin of Anne Arundel, Wells, Owings, Duke,
Mitchell, Chapman, Carroll, Cameron, Shipley, Gatch,
Choate, Turner, Hammond, Hardcaetle of Talbot; Brattan,
Lankfbrd, Harrington, Woolford, Meekins, Touchstone,
Owens, Richards, Biddle Marbury,Wootton, Duvall, Thomas,
of Queen Anne's, Brown, Dennis, Purnell, Thomas, of Fred-
erick, Bowlus, McCreery, Ritter. White, Harris, Ady, Bald-
win, of Harford, Streett, Hopkins, Hardcastle of Caroline,
Garey, Sanner, Hamilton, Cooper, Morse, Blake, Webb,
Wilson, of Baltimore city, Wiley, McLane, Colton, Kirk,
Collins, Ehlen, Gardner, Markland, Marshall, Hoblitzell,
Neill, Welty, Murdock, Sword, Seibert, Hilton, Veitch,
Watkins, Kean, Wilson, of Allegauy, Standish, Myers,
Percy, Shower, Jordan, Winters, Grouse, Merrick, German,
Crawford, Gordy—86.

The Journal of yesterday was read.

The following message was received from his Excellency
Governor Bowie. by the hands of Richard C. Hollyday,
Esq., Secretary of State, together with the accompanying
papers:

STATE OF MARYLAND,

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,

ANNAPOLIS, January 18, 1870.
Gentlemen of the House of Delegates

of the State of Maryland:

I herewith transmit to you a certified copy of the proposed
15th Article as an amendment to the Constitution of the