1874.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 457

January, 1820, chapter seventy, and the Act passed on the
tenth of February, 1821, chapter 128, and the Act passed at
the January session, 1870, chapter 454, relating to Kent Nar-
rows.

Pending which,

On motion of Mr. Thompson,

The further consideration thereof was postponed, and the
bill referred to the Committee on the Chesapeake Bay and its
Tributaries.

On motion of Mr. Kemp,
The House, at 2 1/2o'clock, P. M.. adjourned.

TUESDAY, February 24th, 1874.

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

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

Messrs. Hines, (Speaker,) Bond, Colton, Henkle, Robin-
son, Nutwell, Bird, Lancaster, Hawkins, Keech, Buchanan,
Merryman, Turner, of Balt, cp., Sudler, Coulbourn, Duer,
Gordy, Hodson, Turner, of Cecil, Mackey, Etchison, Latch-
ford, Eobey, Thompson, Kemp, Merrill, Miller, Lamar,
Nicodemus, Annan, Grafton, Lee, McCosker, T. H. Hamil-
ton, Cooper, C. R. Hamilton, McWilliams, Foster, Staylor,
Stewart, of Balt, city, McAleese, Gill, Hart, Loane, Green-
field, McColgan, Harig, Joyce, Groh, Fenton, Berry, Frea-
ner, Grimes, Stake, Clark, Watkins, Fletchall, Wier, Wack,
Park, Vanderford, Maclin, Leonard, Bedsworth, Glotfel-
ty—65.

Mr. Grafton presented the petition of J. J. Michael and
fifty other citizens of Harford county, for an Act enabling
the Commissioners of Harford county to subscribe to the cap-
ital stock of a Railroad passing through said county.

Also,

The petition of Wm. C. Haviland, Amos Gilbert, Corbin
Amos and seventy-five other citizens of Harford county, for
an Act to enable the Commissioners of Harford County to