1856.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.               16

MONDAY, January 7th, 1856.

The House met. Present at the call of the roll the following
members:                                   

Messrs. Travers, Speaker; Plowden, Griffith, Sudler, Dorsey,
Neff, Waters, Wilson, of Calvert, Dowell, Stone, Merrick,
Chilcoat, Rankin, Wright, Cullings, Heath, Clark, Roberts,
Toadvine, Lawson, Wilson, of Somerset, Daniel, Dail, Thomas,
Scott, Miller, Brooke, Bowling, Goldsborough, Rolph, Parker,
Timmons, Smith, of Worcester, Brengle, Carper, Grove, Hauver,
Wolfe, Jarrett, Silver, Whitby, Stack, Kennedy, Partridge, Ab-
bott, Valiant, Lester, Hugg, Askew, Harrington, Fiery, Witmer,
Reichard, Loughridge, Corby, Harding, Hall, Tower, Wickes,
Kildow, Brown, Smith, of Carroll, Buffington, Stewart, Rowles.

Proceedings of Friday were read

Cain Curry, appointed Doorkeeper, appeared, qualified, and
took his station.

The Speaker announced the appointment of the following
Standing Committees.                           

Committee on Elections.—Messrs. Fiery, Dail, Jarrett, Askew

Valiant, Waters, Parker.

Committee on Ways and Means.—Messrs. Kennedy, Golds-
borough, Brengle, Smith, of Baltimore city, Reichard, Bowie,
Heath, Frazier, Frey.

Committee on Claims.—Messrs. Frazier, Toadvine, Stone,
Stewart, Harrington, Whitby, Harding.

Committee on Judiciary.—Messrs. Partridge, Daniel, Mer-
rick, Carper, Clark, Wilson, of Calvert, Wickes, Smith, of Car-
roll, Harris.

Committee on Pensions.—Messrs. Rankin, Scott, Brown,
Sudler, Parker, Tower, Stack.                                               

Committee on Internal Improvements.—Messrs. Carper, Ab-
bott, Kennedy, Loughridge, Rowles, Plowden, Brengle.

Committee on Education.—Messrs. Heath, Lester, Hall, Law-
son, Roberts, Daniel, Loughridge.

Committee on Militia—Messrs. Duvall, Witmer, Hauver, Neff,
Smith, of Worcester, Timmons, Rolph.

Committee on Agriculture.—Messrs. Davis, Griffith, Wright,
Thomas, Brooke, Dorsey, Smith, of Worcester.

Committee on Corporations.—Messrs. Daniel, Silver, Chilcoat,
Stubbs, Hugg, Bowling, Wolfe, Buffington, Clark.

Committee on Inspections.—Messrs. Lester, Dowell, Wilson,
of Somerset, Smith, of Baltimore city, Stone, Wright, Miller.