6                            JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS                   [Mar. 8

able John C. Luber, Speaker, and Mr. George W. Owings, Jr., Chief Clerk,
is now ready to proceed with the business of the session.

We respectfully propose, with your concurrence, the appointment of a
joint committee of five members, three to be appointed on the part of the
House and two upon the part of the Senate, to wait upon the Governor and
inform him that the General Assembly is now organized and prepared to
receive any communications he may desire to make. We have appointed
on the part of the House, Messrs. Mandel, Geo. Hughes and Hatem.

By order,

George W. Owings, Jr.

Chief Clerk.
Which was read.

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

By Senator Turnbull:

Senate of Maryland

Annapolis, Md., March 8, 1956.

Gentlemen of the House of Delegates:

We have received your message notifying the Senate of the organiza-
tion of your Honorable Body, and proposing a joint committee of five
members, three to be appointed upon the part of the House and two upon
the part of the Senate, to wait upon the Governor and inform him that the
General Assembly is now prepared to receive any communication which
he may desire to make.

We concur in your proposal for the appointment of a joint committee
of five members and have appointed on the part of the Senate Senators
Phipps and Phoebus.

We also desire to inform you that the Senate is organized, the Honor-
able Louis L. Goldstein having been elected President and J. Waters
Parrish having been elected Secretary of the Senate.

By order,

J. Waters Parrish,

Secretary.
Which was read and ordered journalized.

ORDERS

By Mr. Boone:

Resolved, That the following desk officers be and they are hereby

elected to serve the House of Delegates during the Special Session con-

vening March 8, 1956.

Chief Clerk—George W. Owings, Jr. of Calvert County
Assistant Chief Clerk—Elizabeth M. Reese of Baltimore City
Journal Clerk—Vincent C. Lanasa of Baltimore City
Assistant Journal Clerk—John L. Peters of Baltimore City
Reading Clerk—Clarence W. Markland of Baltimore City
Chief Page—William J. Hurley of Somerset County
Sergeant-at-Arms—J. Frederick Kemper of Baltimore City
Postmaster—Henry Abrams of Anne Arundel County
Which was read and adopted by roll call as follows: