1904.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 1471

Gibbs, Atwell, Downs, Duvall, Lowman, Bond, Sim-
mons, Smoot, Walbach, Benson, Cockey, Fitzsim-
mons, Green, Stevenson, Collins, Dodson, Jackson,
Milbourne, Miles, Riggan, Hopkins, Wingate, Jones,
Murphy, of Dorchester, Keys, Kirk, Hill, Ray, Tighe,
Wells, Walls, Butler, Wilson, Carey, Dennis, Kirbin,
Crawford, Harrison, Harry, Hiteshew, Smith, Carroll,
Hitchcock, McComas, Goslin, Willey, Bosse, Evans,
Lipman, Norris, Reed, Hall, Morrison, Murphy, of
Baltimore city, Orem, Roth. Trager, Bouchet, Daw-
kins, Durham, Grant, Linthicum, Moore, Bald, God-
win, Henkel, Lock, Miller, Pairo, Bingham, Mitchell,
Tennant, Johnston. Lansdale, Williams, Feaga, Loar,
Stump, Jenkins, Fuss, Haines, Kain, Oursler, Gill,
Pearre, Bennett, Messick, Harvey, Howard—95.

The Journal of Saturday, March 26th, 1904, was read
and approved.

PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND OTHER PAPERS.

Mr. Dodson presented petition of C. H. Hoddaway,
and 101 other citizens of Talbot county, requesting
that the Great Choptank River be closed to the catch-
ing of oysters by scoops, scrapes, drags or dredge or
similar instrument.

Which was referred to the Committee on Chesa-
peake Bay and Tributaries.

Mr. Stump presented petition of 824 residents of
Allegany county asking for the passage of laws regu-
lating the taking of fish in the waters of Allegany
county.

Which was referred to the Allegany delegation.

ORDERS.

On motion of Mr. Bosse, it was

Ordered, That Mr. Becker be excused from attend-
ance at to-night's session on account of important
business.

On motion of Mr. Williams, it was
Ordered, That Mr. Amiss be excused from to-night's
session on account of sickness.