16 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Jan. 6

nor of the State of Maryland, in conformity with the
requirements of the Constitution, and we concur
therein.

By order,

ROBERT Moss,

Secretary.
Which was read.

COMMITTEES.

The Speaker announced the appointment of the fol-
lowing committees:

Committee on Rules—Speaker, Collins, Bosse, Wells,
Harvey.

Committee on Elections—Linthicum, Hill, Dennis,
Mitchell, Gill, Andrews, Walls, Smith, Hopkins.

Committee on Organization—Speaker; Drum, Alle-
gany; Keys, Cecil; Gill, Howard; Buckler, St. Mary's;
Mitchell, Washington; Fuss, Carroll; Benson, Balti-
more county, Wells, Prince George's; Carey, Wor-
cester; Lowman, Anne Arundel; Milbourn, Somerset;
Bennett, Wicomico; Becker, Baltimore city, 1st Dis-
trict; Trager, Baltimore city, 2nd District; Bouchet,
Baltimore city, 3rd District; Johnson, Montgomery;
Hitchcock, Harford; Goslin, Caroline; Walls, Queen
Anne's, Jackson, Talbot.

The Secretary of the Senate appeared and delivered
the following message :

BY THE SENATE,

January 6th, 1904.
Gentlemen of the House of Delegates:

We respectfully propose, with the concurrence of
your Honorable Body, that the Senate and House of
Delegates appoint a committee of eight, five on the
part of the House, and three on the part of the Senate,
to wait on the Governor-elect and inform him of Ms
election, and to request his attendance at the State
House in Annapolis, on Wednesday, the 13th day of
January, 1904, at 12 o'clock, noon, to qualify accord-