950                                        INDEX.

PIERSON, JOHN W.—A bill Reported for the relief of, 292;
bill passed and sent to the Senate, 564; returned re-
jected by the Senate, 792.

POSTMASTER—Election of a, 10; proceedings on, 11, 12;

William J. Soper elected, 12.
Order adopted that the, collect the letters and doc-
uments in the House of Delegates at half past one
o'clock and deliver them at the post-office by fifteen
minutes before 2 o'clock, P. M., 27.

Resolution adopted fixing the per diem of the, and
other officers of the House of Delegates, 99.

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY—Communication from the
Justices of the Orphans' Court of, in pursuance of
          the act entitled an act lor the distribution of the fund

for the purpose of establishing free schools within
certain counties therein mentioned, 37; referred, ib.

Leave to bring in a bill authorising the commis-
sioners of, to levy a sum of money for the benefit of
the Upper Marlborough Academy, referred, 99.

A bill from the Senate to appropriate a sum of mo-

ney to pay John C. Mullikin, administrator of Owen
            Norfolk, late Clerk of the Circuit Court for, certain

fees due said deceased from the State, 117; favora-
ble report on, 136; bill passed, 215.

A bill from the Senate for the relief of the securi-
ties on the bond of William Lyles, of Thomas, for-

mer collector of the third collection district of, re-
ported, 117; referred, ib.; favorable report on, 176;
bill passed and returned to the Senate, 268.

A bill reported to pay the Patuxent Company, and
Laurel Machine Company of, certain taxes erroneous-
           ly paid by them, 119; bill rejected, 226, 227.

Leave to bring in a bill to authorise the commis-
           sioners of, to reduce the valuation and taxes for

             1855 of the property of the Laurel Machine Com-

pany, of said county, 191.                               

             Unfavorable report on the memorial of the Patux-

ent Company, and Laurel Machine Company of, 302;
report adopted, ib.

Petition of D. C. Digges and other citizens of,
praying that the pay now allowed to the bailiffs of
the Circuit Court may be increased, 317.