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On motion by Mr. Lancaster,

At 1. 20, P. M., the Senate went into Executive Ses-
sion.

At 1. 25, P. M., the Senate resumed the consideration of
Legislative business,

When,

On motion by Mr. Humphreys,
The Senate adjourned.

TUESDAY, January 29, 1878.
Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
Prayer by the Rev. J. H. Dashiell.
Present at roll call the following Senators:

Messrs. President, Bannon, Combs, of Allegany, Combs,
of St. Mary's, Cooper, Dennis, Ford, Franklin, Freeman,
Garey, Gorman, Hepbron, Hill, Humphreys, Joyce, Lancas-
ter, Lee, Miller, Peter, Steiner, Stump, Welfley, Wilson-23.

The proceedings of Friday were read and approved.

Mr Steiner presented the petition of D. J. Snook, George
W. Miller and 23 others, citizens of Frederick County, asking
that the charter of the Maryland Agricultural College may
be so altered as to require it to give the instruction of youth
in agriculture, and in the sciences, and arts pertaining to it,
the highest, and not as heretofore, a subordinate rank in the
Institution, and that it may be made a distinctively agricul-
tural institution, or that the appropriation be hereafter with-
drawn.

Which was read, and referred to the Committee on Agri-
culture.

Mr. Steiner presented the petition of George W. Miller,
Henry R. Harris and 25 others, citizens of Frederick County,
praying the General Assembly to make appropriations for the