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BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES,

January 15th, 1874.
Gentlemen of the Senate;

We respectfully propose, with the concurrence of your
Honorable Body, to proceed to the election of State Treasurer
on Thursday next, at 10 o'clock.

By order,

MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk.

Which.was read, assented to, and sent to the Senate.
Mr. Henkle submitted the following message :

BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES,

January 16th, 1874.
Gentlemen of the Senate:

We have received the message from your Honorable Body,
proposing the Committees on Printing of the Senate and
House be authorized to act as a Joint Standing Committee,
and concur therein.

By order,

MILTON Y. KIDD,

Chief Clerk.
Which was read, assented to, and sent to the Senate.

On motion of Mr. Riley, at 2 o'clock, P. M., the House
adjourned.

MONDAY, January 19, 1874.

The House met, and was opened with prayer by the Rev,
Jno. W. Hedges.

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

Messrs. Hines, (Speaker,) Bond, Colton, Henkle, Robin-
son, Bird, Turner, of Calvert, Lancaster, Hawking, Keech,
Buchanan, Matthews, Merryman, Turner, of Baltimore
county, Seth, Valliant, Sudler, Coulbourn, Ducr, Johnson,
Groome, Etchison, Latchford, Robey, Kemp, Pruitt, Mer-
rill, Miller, Lamar, Nicodemus, Annan, Dawson, Wil-
liams, McCosker, T. H. Hamilton, Cooper, McWilliams, Fos-
ter, Staylor, Stewart, of Baltimore city, McAleese, Gill, Hart,