494 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Feb. 25,

of said Insurance Companies, for the year to end May the
first, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, shall not be less
than the amount of license heretofore paid.

Which was read a first time and referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means.

Also, the following Senate bills,

Severally endorsed, "Passed by yeas and nays:"

A bill entitled an Act to establish a Commission of
Fisheries of the State of Maryland, define its duties, and to
appropriate a sum of money to defray the expenses thereof.

Which was read a first time and referred to the Select Com-
mittee on that subject.

Also,

A bill entitled an Act to provide for the relinquishment to
the United States, in certain cases, of title to, and jurisdiction
over, land for sites of light-houses, beacons and other aids to
navigation, and for the protection of beacons, buoys and float-
ing guides on the coast and in the waters of this State.

Which was read a first time and referred to the Commit-
tee on Federal Relations.

On motion of Mr. Gordy,

At 2 1/2o'clock, P. M., the House took a recess until 8
o'clock, this P.M.

NIGHT SESSION.

WEDNESDAY, February 25—8 o'clock, P. M.
The House met.
Present at the call of the roll, the following members:

Messrs, Hines, (Speaker,) Colton, Merritt, Henkle, Nut-
well, Lancaster, Hawkins, Keech, Buchanan, .Matthews,
Merryman, Turner, of Baltimore county, Seth, Sudler,
Coulbourn, Duer, Gordy, Hodson, Turner, of Cecil, Davis,
Etchison, Robey, Thompson, Kemp, Pruitt, Koons, Miller,
Lamar, Nicodemus, Annan, Graf'ton, Lee, Riley, Dawson,
Williams, McCosker, McWilliams, Foster, Staylor, Stewart,
of Baltimore city, Gill, Hart, Loane, Greenfield, Harig,
Joyce, Groh, Fenton, Berry, Freaner, Grimes, Stake,
Clark, Watkins, Fletchall, Wier, Wack, Park, Brace,
Waters, Vanderford, Galt, Brown, Maclin, Stewart, of
Howard, Leonard, Bedsworth, Glotfelty—68.