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adjourns to-day, they stand adjourned until Tuesday
next at 8 o'clock, P. M., and concur therein,

By order,

CARLTON SHAFER,

Chief Clerk,
Which was read.

ORDERS.

On motion by Mr. Wilkinson, it was
Ordered, That Senators Coffin, Posey, Talbott, Ben-
nett and Toadvin, be excused from attendance at to-
day's session.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.

By. Mr. Gorter,

Senate bill entitled an Act authorizing and direct-
ing the State Librarian to furnish to the Faculty of
Law of the University of Maryland, certain law books
from the State Library.

Which was read the first time, and referred to the
Committee on the Library.

By Mr. Moss,

Senate bill entitled an Act to appropriate a sum of
money to pay John Johnson, James Campbell and
Thomas Evans, on account of expenses incurred and
time lost by reason of the purchase from the State of
Maryland of the schooner Anson, bought by said
Johnson, under forfeiture for violating the oyster
laws of the State, from John G. Crane, Sheriff of Anne
Arundel county, Maryland.

Which was read the first time, and referred to the
Committee on Finance.

By Mr. Wirt,

Senate bill entitled an Act to prevent the spread of
the "Yellows, " a contagious disease among peach, al-
mond, apricot and nectarine trees, and to provide
means for the eradication of the same.

Which was read the first time, and referred to the
Committee on Agriculture and Labor.

By Mr. Brown,

Senate bill entitled an Act to amend Article 27, of
the Code of Public General Laws, title "Crimes and
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