1874.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

SATURDAY, January 31st, 1874.

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

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

Messrs. Hines, (Speaker,) Bond, Colton, Merritt, Henkle,
Robinson, Bird, Turner, of Calvert, Lancaster, Valliant.Coul-
bonrn, Duer, Gordy, Hodson, Mackey, Etchison, Latchford,
Thompson, Kemp, Pruitt, Merrill, Lamar, Annan, Lee, Gill,
Harig, Stake, Park, Waters, Vanderford, Leonard, Beds-
worth, West, Glotfelty—33.

No quorum being present,

On motion of Mr. Leonard,
The House adjourned.

MONDAY, February 2nd, 1874.

The House met, and was opened with prayer by the Rev.
Pennell Coombe.

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

Messrs. Hines, (Speaker,) Bond, Henkle, Bird, Turner, of
Calvert, Keech, Buchanan, Merryman, Turner, of Baltimore
county, Valliant, Sudler, Coulbourn, Duer, Gordy, Johnson,
Hodson, Etchison, Latchford, Thompson, Kemp, Pruitt,
Merrill, Miller, Lamar, Nicodemus, Annan, Lee, Dawson,
Williams, McCosker, T. H. Hamilton, C. R. Hamilton,
McWilliams, Staylor, Stewart, of Baltimore City, Gill, Hart,
Greenfield, Harig, Joyce, Groh, Fenton, Berry, Stake,
Clark, Watkins, Fletchall, Wier, Park, Brace, Waters,
Vanderford, Gait, Brown, Leonard, Bedsworth, Glot-
felty—51.

The Speaker laid before the House the following Reports,
viz:

REPORTS.

The Report of D. Armstrong, Esq., Clerk to the County
Commissioners of Allegany county, with bill presented by
R. F. Semmes, Esq., State's Attorney for said county, up to