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29. On Revaluation and Assessment, to consist of five
Senators.

30. On Civil Service and Election Reform, to consist of
five Senators.

At 3. 35 o'clock P. M., on motion of Mr. Cooper, the Senate
adjourned until Thursday, January 6, at 12 o'clock noon.

ANNAPOLIS, Thursday, January 6, 1916.

The Senate met at 12 o'clock noon.

Prayer by Rev. Mr. Baker.

Present at roll call the following Senators:

Messrs. —

President Brown Frick Kaufman Parsons

Allen Chesley Harrison Legg Shepherd

Archer Collier Holmead Mudd Speicher

Bennett Cooper Johnson Norris Warfield

Bomberger Duvall Joy Ogden Zihlman

The Journal of January 5, 1916, was read and approved.

ORDERS.

On motion of Mr. Warfield it was ordered that Senator
Jones be excused from today's session on account of important
business.

Mr. Cooper notified the Senate in conformity to Rule 59
of the Rules of the Senate of Maryland, that he would move
to amend, by striking out Section 11 of Rule 16, the fol-
lowing order, adopted January 5th:

Ordered, That the rules adopted by the Senate at the ses-
sion of 1914 be hereby adopted as the rules governing the
present Senate, including the following:

RULE XVI.

1. On Finance, to consist of nine Senators.

2. On Judicial proceedings, to consist of nine Senators.

3. On Corporations, to consist of nine Senators.

4. On Elections, to consist of seven Senators.

5. On Inspections, to consist of five Senators.

6. On Education, to consist of five Senators.

7. On Agriculture and Labor, to consist of five Senators.