1904.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 223

FRIDAY, February 5, 1904.

The House met at 10 a. m., and was opened with,
prayer by the Rev. James Earle Maloy.

Present at the call of the roll the following mem-
bers :

Messrs. Speaker, Buckler, Wilkinson, Atwell,
Downs, Low man, Bond, Simmons. Walbach, Benson,
Fitzsimmons. Green, Collins, Dodson, Jackson, Miles,
Riggan, Hopkins, Wingate, Murphy, of Dorchester,
Keys, Kirk, Fryer, Hill, Ray, Tighe, Wells, Butler,
Wilson, Crawford. Harrison, Harry, Hiteshew, Smith,
Andrew, Carroll, Hitchcock, McComas, Goslin,Willey,
Bosse, Lipman, Norris, Reed, Hall, Roth, Bouchet,
Dawkins, Grant, Linthicum, Moore, Bald, Godwin,
Henkel, Pairo, Baker, Bingham, Charles, Amiss, Lans-
dale, Feaga, Loar, Jenkins, Haines, Kain, Oursler,
Gill, Pearre, Hearn, Howard—69.

The Journal of February 4th, was read and approved.

PETITIONS MEMORIALS AND OTHER PAPERS.
The Speaker laid before the House the following:
The Jury recommends as a punishment for petty
cases, the establishment of a whipping post in Talbot
county. The whipping to be strictly private and un-
der the direction of a physician.

In the performance of its duties, the Grand Jury in
closing, feels constrained to instruct its foreman (with
his hearty approval) to call the attention of this Court
and community to the enormous increase in the crime
of vote-buying with all its attendant evils. Indulged
in as it is by both political parties, and connived at by
many otherwise respectable citizens, it has grown to
such a degree as to make our elections a contest in