184 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS. [Feb. 3

mons, Smoot, Walbach, Benson, Fitzsimmons,
Green, Stevenson, Collins, Dodson, Jackson, Mil-
bourne, Miles, Riggan, Hopkins, Murphy, of
Dorchester, Keys, Kirk, Fryer, Hill, Bay,
Tighe, Wells, Walls, Butler, Wilson, Carey, Dennis,
Kirbin, Crawford, Harrison, Harry, Hiteshew, Smith,
Andrew, Carroll, Hitchcock, McComas, Goslin, Willey,
Basse, Evans, Lipman, Norris, Reed, Hall, Morrison,
Murphy, of Baltimore city, Orem, Roth, Trager,
Bouchet, Dawkins, Durham, Grant, Linthicum, Moore,
Bald, Godwin, Henkel, Lock, Miller, Pairo, Baker,
Bingham, Charles, Mitchell, Tennant, Amiss, Johnston,
Lansdale, Williams, Drumm, Feaga, Loar, Stump,
Jenkins. Fuss, Haines, Kain, Oursler, Gill, Pearre,
Bennett, Hearn, Messick, Harvey, Howard—93.

The Journal of February 2nd was read and ap-
proved.

ORDERS.

On motion of Mr. Godwin, it was

Ordered, That section 31 of rule 4, be amended by
striking out the word "nineteen" in the second line
and inserting in lieu thereof the word "twenty", so
as to make said section read as follows: 31 A. A Com-
mittee on the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, to
consist of twenty members as follows, one from each
of the following counties: Baltimore, Anne Arundel,
Charles, Calvert,. St. Mary's, Harford, Cecil, Kent,
Queen Anne, Talbot, Dorchester, Wicomico, Worces-
ter, Somerset, Caroline and Prince George's.

Which was read and referred to the Committee on
Rules.

On motion of Mr. Hopkins, it was

Ordered, That Messrs., Wingate and Jones be ex-
cused from session to-day on accounl of business,

On motion of Mr. Walbach, it was
Ordered, That Mr. Smoot be excused from yester-
day's session on account of important business.