126 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Jan. 27,

The Speaker announced (hat all the business upon the
"Speaker's desk was disposed of.

Whereupon,

On motion of Mr. Groome,
At 2 o'clock, P. M., the House adjourned.

TUESDAY, January 27th, 1874.
The House met.
The Speaker being absent,
On motion of Mr, Seth,
Mr. Stake was called to the Chair.
Present at the call of the roll, the following members:

Messrs. Cotton, Eobinson, Nutwell, Buchanan, Seth, Duer,
Gordy, Latchford, Thompson, Pruitt, Miller, Nicodemus,
Dawson, Williams, T. H. Hamilton, Cooper, C. E. Hamil-
ton, Foster, Groh, Berry, Grimes, Stake, Wier, Park,
Steward, of Howard, Leonard, Bedsworth—27.

No quorum being present,

On motion of Mr. Buchanan,
The House took a recess until one o'clock, P. M.

At one o'clock, P. M. the House met,

And was called to order by the Speaker.

Present at the call of the roll the following members:

Messrs. Hines, (Speaker,) Colton, Henkle, Eobinson, Nut-
well, Turner, of Calvert, Lancaster, Keech, Buchanan,
Fowler, Merryman, Seth, Valliant, Sudler, Coulbourn, Duer,
Gordy, Johnson, Hodson, Groome, Turner, pf Cecil,
Mackey, Etchison, Latchford, Kobey, Thompson, Kemp,
Pruitt, Koons, Miller, Nicodeinus, Grafton, Lee, Eiley,
Dawson,Williams, McCosker, T. H. Hamilton, Cooper, C. R.
Hamilton, McWilliams, Foster, Staylor, Stewart, of Balt.
City, McAleese, Gill, Hart, Loane, Greenfield, McColgan,
Harig, Joyce, Groh, Fenton, Berry, Freaner, Grimes, Stake,
Clark, Watkins, Fletchall, Wier, Wack, Park, Brace, Wa-
ters, Vanderford, Gait, Brown, Maclin, Stewart, of Howard,
Leonard, Bedsworth, West—72.