1874.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 889

Mr. Matthews submitted the following message:

BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES,

March 18th, 1874.
Gentlemen of the Senate:

We respectfully request your Honorable Body to return to
this House a bill entitled an Act relating to the Weigher of
Hay and Straw at Canton, in Baltimore county.

By order,

MILTON Y. KIDD,

Chief Clerk.

Which was read, assented to, and sent to the Senate.
On motion of Mr. Watkins,

At 3 o'clock, P. M., the House adjourned.

THURSDAY, March 19th, 1874.

The House met, and was opened with prayer by the Rev.
Father Oberly.

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

Messrs. Hines, (Speaker,) Colton, Merritt, Bird, Lancaster,
Hawkins, Buchanan, Matthews, Merryman, Turner, of Balti-
more county, Seth, Valliant, Sudler, Coulbourn, Duer,
Gordy, Johnson, Hodson, Turner, of Cecil, Mackey, Davis,
Etchison, Kemp, Pruitt, Miller, Lamar, Nicodemus, Annan,
Grafton, Lee, Riley, McCosker, T. H. Hamilton, Cooper, C.
R. Hamilton, McWilliams, Foster, Staylor, Stewart, of
Baltimore city, McAIeese, Gill, Hart, Loane, Greenfield,
McColgan, Harig, Joyce, Groh, Fenton, Berry, Freamer,
Stake, Clark, Watkins, Fletchall, Wier, Wack, Park, Brace,
Waters, Vanderford, Galt, Brown, Stewart, of Howard,
Leonard, Bedsworth, Glotfelty—69.

The Speaker laid before the House the following communi-
cation from Hon. Joshua Vansant, Mayor of the City of
Baltimore, together with accompanying Resolutions :