20 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Jan. 8,

On motion by Mr. Gorman,
At 12. 30 P. M. the Senate went into Executive Session.

At 1. 20 P. M. the Senate resumed the consideration of Le-
gislative business.

The Hon. R. C. Hollyday, Secretary of State, appeared and

delivered the following communication from his Excellency,
the Governor:

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Annapolis, January 8th, 1878.
Gentlemen of the Senate of Maryland:

I herewith transmit to you reports of the Maryland Cen-
tennial Commissioners, report of the Trustees of the Shep-
pard Asylum of Baltimore, and a communication from the
Hon. John W. Garrett, President of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, referred to in my Executive Message, the
annual report of the Board of Managers of the Maryland Hos-
pital for the Insane, and the annual report of the President
and Directors of the Maryland Penitentiary.

JOHN LEE CARROLL,

Governor.
Also,

The report of the Centennial Commissioners.
Which was read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Also,

The report of the President and Trustees of the Sheppard
Asylum.

Which was read and referred to the Committee »n Public
Buildings.

Also,

The reply of John W. Garrett, President of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company, to the communication of A. P.
Gorman, President of the Chesapeake and Ohio, Canal Com-
pany, May 3, 1877.

Which was read and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Also,

The annual report of the Board of Managers of the Mary-
land Hospital for the Insane.

Which was read and referred to the Committee on Public
Buildings.