976 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Mar. 23,

MONDAY, March 23rd, 1874.

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

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

Messrs. Hines,(Speaker,) Colton,Henkle,Robinson,Turner,
of Calvert, Lancaster, Hawkins, Keech.Merryman, Turner, of
Bait, co., Seth,Valliant,Sudler,Duer, Johnson, Hodson,Turner,
of Cecil, Latchford,Robey, Thompson, Kemp,Pruitt, Lamar,
Annan, Lee, Williams, McCosker, T. H. Hamilton, Cooper,
C. R. Hamilton, McWilliams, Staylor, Stewart, of Bait.
city, McAleese, Gill, Hart, Leane,Greenfield,McColgan, Joyce,
Groh, Fenton, Stake, Clark, Watkins, Fletchall, Park,
Brace, Waters,Vanderford, Maclin,Bedsworth,Glotfelty—53.

' The Speaker laid before the House the official returns of
the special election held in altimore county, on the 18th
instant, to elect a member of the House of Delegates, to fill
the vacancy occasioned by the death of the Hon. Robert
Fowler.

Which was read and referred to the Committee on Elec-
tions.

Hon. Andrew Banks, member elect from Baltimore county,
appeared, qualified, and took his seat.

Mr. T. H. Hamilton presented the petition of A. J. Stew-
art and one hundred and twenty policemen, asking for in-
crease of pay.

Which was read and referred to the Baltimore City dele-
gation.

Mr. Merryman presented the petition of J. F. C. Talbot,
Adam D. Talbot, Thomas D. (jockey, Jr., and eight other
relatives of Penelope D. Gist, against the transfer of a cer-
tain grave-yard in Baltimore county.

Mr. Stake submitted the order:

In the year 1768, the Commissioners appointed to mark
the boundary line between the Provinces of Maryland and
Pennsylvania, (the line now known as Mason and Dixon's
line,) in executing their commission, did set up and erect
stone monuments, for the distance of one hundred and thirty-
two miles west from the place of beginning. The beginning
was at the eastern extremity of boundary line, and from
thence the Commissioners proceeded with the erection of these
stone monuments a due west course until they reached the