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of this agreement, we beg to offer to perform faithfully
and well all the conditions imposed in these specifica-
tions, for the sum of thirty-two thousand one hundred

dollars ($82,100.00). If contract shall be awarded us,
we offer the Fidelity Deposit & Trust Co. of Md. as
surety.

Yours truly,

THE CUSHING CO.
Per—H. M. HEBDEN.

CHESTERTOWN, MD., Sept, 9, 1903.

Thos. Parran, Esq.,

Clerk Court of Appeals, Annapolis, Md.

The undersigned will do the printing for the Gen-
eral Assembly for 1904, for the sum of thirty-four
thousand dollars, as called for by Clerk of the Court
of Appeals in his advertisement of Aug. 25, '03.

WM. B. USILTON,
FRED. G. USILTON,
WM. B. USILTON, JR.

All of which is respectfully submitted,

THOMAS PARRAN,
Clerk Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Mr. Benson submitted the following message :

BY THE HOUS K OF DELEGATES,

January 6th, 1904,
Gentlemen of the Senate :

We have received your message proposing the ap-
pointment of a Joint 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 his
election, and request his attendance on Wednesday,
January 13, at 12 m., at the State House, to qualify
according to the Constitution of the State, and to
make arrangements for the inaugural ceremonies, and
we concur therein.