1856.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.           329

Whereupon the Speaker declared that the Hon. Anthony Ken-
nedy had been duly elected United States Senator for the term of
six years, from the 4th of March, 1857.                      

Mr. Wickes submitted the following order;

Ordered, That the Committee appointed to investigate the exist-
ence of secret political societies in this State, report the progress
they have made in such investigation, the number of witnesses they
have examined under oath, and the names of such witnesses;
and that they also report whether in the summoning of witness-
es they have selected those who have been as well as those who
now are members of the American party.

On motion of Mr. Fiery,
The House adjourned.                         

FRIDAY, February 15th, 1856.

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

Messrs. Plowden, Griffith, Sudler, Dorsey, Neff, Waters, Dow-
ell, Stone, Merrick, Chilcoat, Rankin, Wright, Callings, Wilson,
of Somerset, Daniel, Frazier, Scott, Stubbs, Miller, Brooke,
Bowie, Goldsborough, Rolph, Parker, Timmons, Smith, of Wor-
cester, Brengle, Davis, Carper, Grove, Hauver, Wolfe, Duvall,
Jarrett, Silver, Whitby, Kennedy, Partridge, Smith, of Baltimore
city, Abbott, Valiant, Lester, Hugg, Askew, Harrington, Fiery,
Witmer, Reichard, Loughridge, Corby, Harding, Tower, Wickes,
Kildow, Brown, Smith, of Carroll, Buffington, Stewart, Rowles.

The proceedings of yesterday were read.                                   

The Hon. William Frazier, by appointment of the Speaker,
took the chair as Speaker pro tem.

The Secretary of the Senate delivered the following message: