96 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Jan. 25,

On motion by Mr. Sulivane,

Leave was granted to the Committee on Finance to intro-
duce a bill to be entitled an Act to repeal the Act passed at
January Session 1874, Chapter 453, entitled an Act to enable
the voters of Queen Anne's, Caroline, Dorchester and Talbot
Counties to determine by ballot whether spirituous or fer-
mented liquors shall be sold in said Counties, or in any Elec-
tion Districts thereof, or a license granted for the sale of the
same, and all subsequent proceedings thereon, in so far as the
same relates to Dorchester County.

The Hon. R. C. Hollyday, Secretary of State, appeared
and delivered a communication from the Executive, endorsed
"Executive business. "

On motion by Mr. Sulivane,

Leave was granted to the Committee on Finance to intro-
duce a bill to be entitled an Act to prohibit the sale of spirit-
uous or fermented liquors in certain Election Districts of
Dorchester County, with certain specified exceptions.

On motion by Mr. Stump,

Leave was granted to Senators Stump, Miller and Freeman
to introduce a bill to be entitled an Act to repeal Section 3,
of Article 41, of the Code of Public General Laws, entitled
"Fish and Fisheries, " and re-enact the same with amend-
ments, so as to read as follows.

On motion by Mr. Bannon,

Leave was granted to the Committee on Finance, to intro-
duce a bill to be entitled an Act to use and regulate the use
of the Moffit Bell Punch, now so successfully used to pay the
Virginia State debt.

On motion by Mr. McLane,

Leave was granted to the Committee on Finance, to intro-
duce a bill to be entitled an Act to appropriate a sum of
money to pay Walter B. Brooks, assignee in bankruptcy of
Sterling, Ahrens & Co., on the rent of certain warehouses
in the City of Baltimore, used as State Tobacco Warehouses.

Mr. Peter, from a Select Committee, reported favorably,

Senate bill entitled an Act to create a new election district
in Montgomery County, to be known as Darnestown District,
number six, or the Sixth Election District of Montgomery
County.

Which was read the first time.