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Duer, Lee, Leonard,

Hodson, Riley, Bedsworth—47.

Mackey, Dawson,

NEGATIVE ,
Messrs.
Stewart, of B. city, Stewart, of How'd—2.

Said bill was then sent to the Senate.

On motion of Mr. Stewart, of Howard,
At 10 1/2 o'clock, P. M., the House adjourned.

WEDNESDAY, March 18th, 1874.

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

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

Messrs. Hines, (Speaker,) Bond, Colton, Merritt, Henkle,
Nutwell, Bird, Turner, of Calvert, Lancaster, Hawkins,
Buchanan, Matthews, Merryman, Turner, of Balt, co., Seth,.
Valliant, Sudler, Coulbourn, Duer, Gordy, Johnson, Hod-
son, Turner, of Cecil, Mackey, Davis, Etchison, Latchford,
Robey, Thompson, Kemp, Pruitt, Merrill, Miller, Lamar,
Nicodemus, Annan, Grafton, Lee, Riley, Dawson, McCosker,
Cooper, C. R. Hamilton, McWilliams, Foster, Staylor,
Stewart, of Baltimore city, McAleese, Gill, Hart, Loane,
Greenfield, McColgan, Harig, Joyce, Groh, Fenton, Berry,
Frcaner, Grimes, Stake, Clark, Watkins, Fletchall, Wier,
Wack, Park, Brace, Waters, Vanderford, Galt, Brown,
Maclin, Stewart, of Howard, Leonard, Bedsworth—75,

Charles J. Pennington, Esq., Assistant Secretary of State,
delivered the following communication from his Excellency
the Governor, together with accompanying papers :

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Annapolis, February 16th, 1874.
Gentlemen of the House of Delegates of Maryland:

I have the honor of transmitting to you a communication
from the Hon. Wm. W. Belknap, Secretary of War, request-
ing the cession by the State of Maryland, to the Federal
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