8                             JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS                  [Mar. 13

AFFIRMATIVE

Messrs.—

Speaker, Combs, Raley, Harris (R. B.), Kirkland, Melvin, Tawney, Wade, Whit-
more, Dowell, Hance, Parran, Boone, Brewster, Culver, Maguire, Staten, Lowe, Quinn,
Simpkins, Adams, Bennett, Brinsfield, Corkran, Machen, Sasscer, Sickles, Wilkinson,
Eaton, Risley, Hickman, Polk, Stevens, Harris (S. F.), Payne, Smelser, Virts, Utter-
back, Hatem, Hess, Moore, Blades, Hughes (H.), Dabrowski, Milanicz, Mrozinski, Nowa-
kowski, Silk, Walters, Antonelli, Bartos, Behounek, Hedrick, Mach, Urban, Acker,
Culotta, Kenney, McNeal, Abramson, Cole, Friedman, Hatchett, Pollack, Robinson,
Cardin, Fitzgerald, Silver, Baynes, Corrigan, Hodges, Meyers (W. W.), Myers (W. J.),
Berkson, Brewer, Huyett, Browning, Lee, Schweinhaut, Wheeler, Woodward, Berry,
Cook, Driscoll, Williams, Reed, Barnes, Six, Smith, Brown, Murray, Hanna, Larmore,
White, Ashby, Edwards, Glotfelty.                                                                Total—97

NEGATIVE—NONE

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House Bill No. 1—By Mr. Hughes:

A Bill entitled "An Act to fix the rate of State taxation for the year
Nineteen Hundred and Fifty-Nine (1959) in accordance with the provisions
of Section 33 of Article 81 of the Code of Public General Laws of the State
of Maryland (1957 Edition)."

Which was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules.
House Bill 2—By the Speaker:

A Bill entitled "An Act to repeal and re-enact, with amendments,
Sections 4, 5, 6, 13 and 44 of Article 59 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1957 Edition), title 'Lunatics and Insane', sub-titles 'Lunatic and Insane
Paupers', 'Instanity As a Defense in Criminal Cases' and 'Department of
Mental Hygiene'; and to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
45 of Article 16 of said Code, title 'Chancery', sub-title 'Inebriates', amend-
ing the laws concerning the charges for care in certain institutions in this
State with respect to certain insane or feeble-minded persons and with
respect to certain inebriates or drunkards, modifying the laws concerning
payments made by the several counties and the City of Baltimore for the
care of such persons, and relating generally to the institutions and the
charges for the care of certain insane or feeble-minded persons and of
certain inebriates or drunkards."

Which was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules.

House Bill No. 3—By Mr. Murray:

A Bill entitled "An Act to add a new Section 565A to Article 43 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition), title 'Health', sub-title
'Hospitals', to follow immediately after Section 565 thereof, making it a
misdemeanor to maintain and operate a hospital used as a nursing home in
violation of the minimum standards promulgated by the State Board of
Health covering safety and sanitation in physical plant, therapeutic and
laboratory facilities and equipment of hospitals used as nursing homes
and which are subject to the provisions and said sub-title and relating
generally to such offense."

Which was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules.

House Bill No. 4—By Messrs. Luber and Boone:

A Bill entitled "An Act to repeal and re-enact, with amendments,
Section 12 of Article 74 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition)