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izing the County Commissioners of Queen Anne's
county and the County Commissioners of Caroline
county, in their discretion, to raise from time to time,
sums of money by levies on the assessable property in
their respective counties, to be used and expended on
the Long Marsh Ditch, draining the low lands of said
counties."

Which was read the second time and ordered to be'
engrossed for a third reading.

On motion of Mr. Hall,
At 2.10 o'clock, p. m.,
The House took a recess until 3.30 o'clock, p. m.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

TUESDAY, March 8th, 1904.

The House resumed business at 3,30 o'clock p. m.
Present at the call of the roll the following members:

Messrs. Speaker, Buckler, Wilkinson, Gibbs, At-
well, Downs, Duvall, Lowman, Bond, Walbach,
Benson, Cockey. Fitzsimmons, Green, Stevenson,
Collins, Dodson, Jackson, Milbourne, Miles, Riggan,
Hopkins, Wingate, Jones, Murphy, of Dorchester,
Keys, Kirk, Fryer, Ray, Tighe, Walls, Butler, Wilson,
Dennis, Kirbin, Crawford. Harrison, Harry, Hiteshew,
Smith, Andrew, Carroll, Hitchcock, McComas, Goslin,
Willey, Becker, Bosse, Lipman, Norris, Reed, Hall,
Morrison, Murphy, of Baltimore city, Orem, Roth,
Trager, Bouchet, Dawkins, Grant, Linthicum, Moore,