58 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Jan. 19

Loane, Greenfield, McColgan, Hang, Joyce, Groh, Fenton,
Clark, Wack, Park, Brace, Waters, Vanderford, Galt, Brown,
Maclin, Stewart, of Howard, Bedsworth, Glotfelty—60.

The Speaker laid before the House the following communi-
cation from Levin Woolford, Esqr., the Comptroller of the
Treasury:

COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,

Annapolis, Jan. 19, 1874.
Hon. Jesse K. Hines,

Speaker of the House of Delegates :

DEAR SIR :—In obedience to the following order, passed the
House of Delegates January 15th, 1874, to wit:

"Ordered, That the Comptroller of the Treasury be request-
ed to furnish this House, at the earliest practicable day, the
several amounts received from each tidewater county, for the
sale of licenses to catch or take oysters with rakes or tongs,"
I have the honor to transmit the following statement, show-
ing the amount received from each of said counties, during
the last fiscal year,- from this source :

Anne Arundel county..................	$ 847 40
Calvert " .................	1,184 65
Charles " .................	136 80
Dorchester " ..................	1,559 90
Kent " ..................	1,165 05
Queen Anne's " ..................	488 30
St. Mary's "	1,042 15
Somerset " ..................	852 15
Talbot " ..................	664 99
Wicomico " ..................	1,027 90
Total...............................	$8,969 29

Respectfully submitted.

LEVIN WOOLFORD,

Comptroller of the Treasury.
Which was read, and

On motion of Mr. Johnson, one hundred copies ordered
to be printed.

[See Document F.]

Mr. Fenton presented the petition of the Abbott Iron Com-
pany, the Canton Rolling Mills and others, against the re-
peal of section 15, chapter 153, of the Act of 1872, relating
to Steam Boiler Inspectors.

Which was read and referred to the Committee on Inspec-
tions.