1876.] OF THE SENATE. 591

Proceedings of yesterday read and approved.

Mr. Ford presented the memorial of R. Hopper Smith and
40 others, citizens of Queen Anne's county, protesting against
the passage of a law prohibiting gilling seines in the waters
of Chester river.

Which was read and referred to the Committee on Chesa-
peake Bay and its Tributaries.

On motion by Mr. Stevens₃ it was

Ordered, That on and after Tuesday next, March 2lst, the
Senate meet at 11 o'clock, A. M.; and be it further ordered,
that at the night sessions, all bills, general and local, be con-
sidered, until otherwise ordered.

Mr. Cooper submitted the following:

Ordered, That when the Senate adjourn to-day, it stand
adjourned until Monday morning at 12 o'clock, M.
Which was adopted by yeas and nays as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. President, Humphreys,
Aydelotte. Knight,
Bannon, Lee,
Cooper, Lawrence,
Duke, McCulloh,
Dennis, Mudd,
Freeman, Stevecs,
Getty, Steiner,
Hepbron, Walsh—! 8.

NEGATIVE.
Messrs. Brewer, Phelps—2.

On motion by Mr. Stevens,

Ordered, That the Secretary be directed to return to the
House of Delegates the House bill in relation to the appro-
priation for the celebration of the Centennial.

On motion by Mr. Lee,

Leave was granted to the Committee on Finance to intro-
duce a bill to repeal the Act of 1870, chap. 466, relating to
the distribution of the Academic fund in Carroll county, and
to re-enact the same with amendments.

On motion by Mr. Aydelotte,

Leave was granted to the Worcester, Somerset and Wicomico
delegations to introduce a bill to repeal Section 30 of Article
28 of the Code Supplement of 1868, Public General Laws, as
enacted by Section 3 of chapter 29, of the Acts of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed at the January Session, 1868,
so far as the said Section relates to Worcester county, and to
re-enact the same with amendments, to apply only to Wor-
cester county.