18 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Jan. 8».

Committee on Pensions. —Messrs. Freeman,. Franklin,
Welfley.

Committee on Public Buildings. —Messrs. Bannon, Stump,,
Cooper.

Committee on Contingent Expenses of the Senate, —Messrs,
Peter j Dennis, Freeman.

Committee on Library, —Messrs. Combs, of St. Mary's,
Stump, Lancaster.

Committee on Executive Nominations. —Messrs. Ford, Ban-
non, McLane, Lee, Combs, of St. Mary's.

Committee on Elections. —Messrs. Franklin, Hepbron,
Cooper, Garey, Combs, of Allegany.

Committee on Retrenchment in the Expenses in the Several
Departments of Government. —Messrs. Lancaster, Wilson,.
Joyce, Humphreys, Steiner.

Committee on Invalid Deeds and Defective Proceedings, —
Messrs. Steiner, Hill, Stump, Combs, of Allegany, Freeman.

Committee on Revolutionary Claims. —Messrs. Newcomer,.
Ford, Welfley, Wilson, Miller.

Committee on Insolvent Laws. —Messrs. Garey, Welfley.,,
Lancaster, Humphreys, Combs, of St. Mary's..

Committee, to act jointly with a Committee of the House
of Delegates, as is required by Section 24, Article 3, of the
Constitution. —Messrs. Hepbron, McLane, Franklin, Gorman,,,
Combs, of Allegany.

The President presented the memorial of Hon. James A..
Stewart, praying that his term of office as Judge of the First-
Judicial Circuit be extended in pursuance of the 3d Section
of the 4th Article of the Constitution.

Which was read and referred to the Committee on Judi-
cial Proceedings.

On motion by Mr. Joyce,

Leave was granted to the Committee on Judicial Proceed--
ings to introduce a bill to repeal,, amend and re-enact Sec-
tions 459, 464, 467, 469, 470 and 475, of Article 4, of the
Code of Public Local Laws, entitled "City of Baltimore, "
sub-title "Live Stock. "

On motion by Mr. Ford,

Leave was granted to the Committee on Judicial Proceed-
ings to introduce a bill entitled an Act to repeal Sections 39,