1350 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Mar. 27,

the Attorney-General of the State to cause the State of Mary-
land to be made a party in a cause now pending in the Cir-
cuit Court of Baltimore City, entitled the Commonwealth
of Virginia vs. the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company
and others,

Was read a second time and ordered to be engrossed for a
third reading.

The bill entitled an Act to add a new section to Article 1,
of the Code of Public Local Laws, entitled "Allegany
County," sub-title "Sheriff,"

Was read a second time and ordered to bs engrossed for a
third reading.

Mr. Seth moved a call of the House.

Which was decided in the affirmative.

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

Messrs. Robinson, Bird, Lancaster, Hawkins, Keech,
Banks, Seth, Coulbourn, Gordy, Johnson, Hodson, Turner
of Cecil, Mackey, Davis. Etchison, Latchford, Rohey, Kemp,
Pruitt, Merrill, Koons, Miller, Nicodemus, Grafton, Lee,
Dawson, McCosker, T. H. Hamilton, Cooper, McWilliams,
Gill, Hart, Groh, Stake, Clark, Wier, Wack, Park, Brace,
Waters, Galt, Brown—42.

On motion of Mr. Seth,

The Sergeant-at-Arms was instructed to notify absent
members that their presence was required in the House.

The Sergeant-at-Arrns, at 12.45, A. M., returned and re-
ported.

Mr, Lee moved that all further proceedings under the call
be dispensed with.

The motion prevailed.
On motion of Mr. Clark,

The House, at 12.50, A M., adjourned until 10 30, A. M.
Monday morning.