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ANNAPOLIS, Tuesday, January 18, 1916.

The Senate met at 1 o'clock P. M.
Prayer by Rev. H. P. Baker.

Present at roll call the following Senators:

Messrs. —

President Collier Holmead Legg Shepherd
Allen Cooper Johnson Mudd Speicher
Bennett Duvall Jones Norris Warfield
Bomberger Frick Joy Ogden Williams
Brown Harrison Kaufman Parsons Zihlman

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The Journal of Friday, January 14, 1916, was read and
approved.

ORDERS.

On motion of Mr. Cooper it was ordered that Senator Archer
be excused from today's session on account of sickness.

On motion of Mr. Mudd it was ordered that Mr. Chesley be
excused from today's session on account of sickness.

The President submitted the following message:
OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER,

ANNAPOLIS, January 10, 1916.

HON. PETER J. CAMPBELL,
President of the Senate, '
Annapolis, Md.

MY DEAR SIR:

I have the pleasure of herewith presenting to the General
Assembly of Maryland of 1916 my report for the fiscal year
ended September 30, 1915.

Respectfully yours,

EMERSON C. HARRINGTON,

Comptroller.
[Which was read and referred to the Committee on Finance. ]

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Mr. Mudd:

A Bill entitled "An Act to amend the Constitution of Mary-
land by amending Article 1, Section 1, of the Constitution of

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