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of integrity and devotion to the best interests of the State of Mary-
land; and

WHEREAS, during this Special Session, the aforementioned char-
acteristics, as well as physical endurance, have been particularly dis-
played under very trying circumstances; and

WHEREAS, the members of said Committee are convinced that the
State of Maryland has been benefited immeasurably because of the
fact that Delegate Ridgely P. Melvin, Jr. has served as Chairman of
one of the most important committees; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Honorable Ridgely P. Melvin, Jr. be commended
by this House of Delegates for the able manner in which he has
served as Chairman of the Judiciary Committee; and be it further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates be in-
structed to send copies of this Resolution to the Honorable Ridgely
P. Melvin, Jr.

Which was read and adopted.

RECESS

At 10: 10 o'clock P. M., on motion of Mr. Boone, the House took a
recess until 11: 10 o'clock P. M.

AFTER RECESS

At 11: 20 o'clock P. M., the House resumed it session.
Present at roll call were the following Members:

Messrs. —

Speaker, Combs, Fowler, Boyer, Joiner, Brockmeyer, Larrimore, McNulty, Mel-
vin, Whitmore, Dowell, Hance, Linton, Mitchell, Boone, MacDaniel, Maguire, Staten,
Tyler, Latham, Lowe, Butler, Quinn, Bennett, Corkran, Merryweather, Burkley, Harris,
Mackie, Garbelman, Machen, Nichols, Sickles, Eaton, Risley, Hickman, Pilchard,
Polk, Collins, Houck, Payne, Smelser, Burall, Davis, Getz, Hess, Moore, Blades, Wise,
Bullock, Dembowski, Kosakowski, Nowakowski, Silk, Walters, Antonelli, Behounek,
Hedrick, Panuska, Acker, Brooks, Brown, Curran, McNeal, O'Malley, Abramson,
Dixon, Friedman, Imber, Rombro, Welcome, Bacharach, Cardin, Mandel, Resnick,
Silver, Stark, Baumann, Baynes, Bittner, Corrigan, McGuirk, Cohill, Geiger, Grum-
bacher, Mason, McElwee, White, R. T., Browning, Cook, E. P., Hostetler, Lee,
Woodward, Cook, N. S., Driscoll, Reed, Walsh, Hahn, Hale, Magin, O'Farrell,
Clark, Murray, Caldwell, Cannon, White, E. H., Bray, Buckel, Savage. Total—109

BILL RETURNED FROM THE SENATE

House Bill No. 1—By the Speaker:

Subject: "GENERAL ASSEMBLY", sub-title "APPORTIONMENT",
REVISING THE PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE MEMBERSHIP
OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

Endorsed, read the third time and passed by yeas and nays.