1904.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 837

Also favorably,

Senate bill, File No. 176, entitled "An Act to incor-
porate the Sudlersville Savings Bank."
Which was read the second time.

Also favorably.

Senate bill, File No. 82, entitled "An Act to repeal
and re-enact with amendments, section 2 and section
12 of the Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland of
1902, chapter 357, entitled 'An Act to incorporate the
Kent and Cecil Light, Power and Railway Company."

Which was read the second time.
Also favorably,

Senate bill, File No. 111, entitled "An Act to au-
thorize the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington
Railroad Company to build a new bridge over the
Susquehanna river between Havre de Grace in Har-
ford county and Perryville in Cecil county, in the
State of Maryland, to provide for the disposal of the
present railroad bridge; to acquire additional right of
way and construct, operate and maintain additional
railroad tracks and lines of railway."

Which was read the second time.

Mr. Linthicum, from Committee on Elections, sub-
mitted the following

REPORT.
To the House of Delegates :

The Committee on Elections have carefully inquired
into the contested election cases from Calvert and St.
Mary's counties, have examined the testimony pro-
duced on behalf of the various parties, and have heard
argument wherein deemed advisable, and now respect-
fully recommend that the petitions of the contestants
Estep Paddy and Leroy L. Chaney, of Calvert county,
and George R. Garner, of St. Mary's county, be dis-
missed, and the following named contestees be declared
legally elected members of the House of Delegates :

Benson B. D. Bond and Oliver D. Simmons, of Cal-
vert county; William T. Wilkinson, of St. Mary's
county.

Respectfully submitted,

J. CHAS. LINTHICUM,

Chairman.

Which was adopted.