1861.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 137

MONDAY, May 13, 1861.

The House met, and was opened with prayer, by the Rev,
Dr. Zacharias.

Present at the call of the roll the following members :
Messrs. Kilbourn, Speaker, Morgan, Rasin, Medders,
Welch, Mackubin, Compton, Ford, Worthington, Denison,
Quinlan, Renshaw, Jones, of Talbot, Chaplain, Keene, Hol-

land, Maxwell, Miller, Bryan, Wootten, Jones, of Prince
George's, Legg, Starkey, Landing, Kessler, Claggett, Rout-
zahn, Johnson, Salmon, Straughn, Goldsborough, Warfield,
Brune, Winans, Pitts, Harrison, Thomas, Wallis, Sangston,
Morijt, Scott, Wilson, of Harford, Bayless, McCoy, Eakle,
Brining, Fiery, Stake, Harding, McCleary, Roop, Gorsuch
and Mills.

The proceedings of yesterday were read.

Mr. Medders presented the following :

ELKTON, CECIL COUNTY, MD.,

May 6th, 1861.
To the Eon.

Speaker of the House of Delegates.

SIR :—I hereby tender my resignation as a member of the
House of Delegates of Maryland ; I do this in consequence of
having removed from Cecil county, and the doubts I entertain
as to my qualification growing out of my change of residence
from this, the county, I was elected to represent.

Injustice to the people of Cecil county, my former constitu-
ents, I trust that immediate steps may be taken to have the
vacancy filled.

I have the honor to be,

very respectfully, your ob't, servant,

ALEX. WILSON.

On motion of Mr. Maxwell,
The resignation was accepted.
Mr. Salmon proposed the following:

Ordered, That the Librarian be instructed to take charge of
all the writing material, &c., which the members leave in
this house and to hold it in readiness for the next meeting,
on the 4th of June.
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