600 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Mar. 17

The House bill entitled an Act to enlarge the powers of
the County Commissioners of Washington county, and to
authorize said Commissioners to borrow money,

Was read the third time and passed by yeas and nays as.
follows:

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. President, Knight,
Aydelott, Longwell,
Blake, Lloyd,
Brewer, McCulloh,
Billingsley, Phelps
Brattan, Stevens,
Claggett, Steiner,
Davis, Spencer,
Earle, Suit,
Fields, Walsh—21.
Getty,

NEGATIVE—None.
Said bill was then returned to the House of Delegates.

Mr. Lloyd, from the Committee on Chesapeake Bay and its
Tributaries, reported favorably on

The House bill entitled au Act to repeal the Act passed on
the 2lst day of January, 1820, chapter 70, and the Act
passed on the 10th of February, 1821, chapter 128, and the
Act passed at January Session, 1870, chapter 464, relating
to Kent Narrows.

Which was read the second time.

Mr. McCulloh, from a Select Committee, reported favora-
bly

The Senate bill entitled an Act to provide for making a
survey of the counties of Allegany and Garrett, for the pur-
pose of ascertaining the number of square miles each contains.

Which was read the first time.

Mr. Walsh, from the Committee on Agriculture, reported
favorably

The Senate bill entitled au Act to prevent the concealment,
defacement or erasuse of the names of owners from peach or
other fruit baskets, boxes or crates.

Which was read the first time.

The Senate bill entitled an Act to repeal the 227th section
of Article XCIII. of the Maryland Code of Public General
Laws, title "Testamentary Law," sub-title "Orphans'
Court," and re-enact the same with amendments, so as to