246             JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS. [Feb. 8.

                   FRIDAY, February 8th, 1856.

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

members:

Messrs. Speaker, Plowden, Harris, Griffith, Sudler, Dorsey,
Neff, Waters, Wilson of Calvert, Dowell, Merrick, Chilcoat,
Rankin, Wright, Cullings, Heath, Clark, Roberts, Daniel, Dail,
Frazier, Thomas, Scott, Stubbs, Miller, Brooke, Bowie, Bowl-
ing, Goldsborough, Rolph, Parker, Smith of Worcester, Brengle,
Davis, Carper, Grove, Duvall, Silver, Stack, Kennedy, Par-
tridge, Abbott, Valiant, Lester, Hugg, Askew, Harrington, Fiery,
Witmer, Reichard, Loughridge, Hall, Tower, Wickes, Kildow,
Frey, Brown, Smith, of Carroll, Buffington, Stewart, Rowles.

The proceedings of yesterday were read.

Mr. Kildow moved that the announcement of bills be dispens-
ed with,

Which was determined in the negative.             

Mr. Carper presented a petition from one hundred and seven-
ty-four citizens of Frederick county, asking the Legislature to
grant them the right to lay off and affix the boundaries of a new
county, to be called Johnson county,                         

Which was referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mr. Frazier presented a petition from James Frazier, praying
the passage of a law authorizing him to make null and void a
certain deed therein mentioned,

Which was referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mr. Goldsborough presented a memorial of citizens of Queen
Anne's county, in relation to a uniform system of registra-
tion of births, marriages and deaths in this State,

Which was referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mr. Brengle presented a petition from Mahlon Roderick, sher-
iff of Frederick county, praying the passage of an act directing
the Commissioners of said county to levy a tax on the assessa-
ble property of said county, for a certain sum of money for his
relief,

Which was referred to the Frederick county delegation.

Mr. Griffith presented a petition of John W. Pearson and forty-
four other citizens of Kent county, asking a sum of money to be
levied for the benefit of said petitioners,