1014                         INDEX.

SPEAKER—Nomination of, 5; elected and qualified, 6; officers
qualified, 14.

Order on, to furnish places for newspaper re-
            porters, 9.

Laid before the House by the, the following
documents: report on the boundary between Ma-
ryland and Virginia, report on the condition of
the public records, resolutions of the General As-
sembly of New York, 19.

Standing committees announced by, 23.
                 Seats to be cushioned by order of, 26.

Authorised to make arrangements for the ac-
commodation of committees and clerks.

Requested to procure election returns from the
Governor, 37.

Report of Treasurer laid before the House by,
70.

Instructed to have a storm-flag made, to be used
in place of the large one, 85.

ST. MARY'S COUNTY—Petition of Barzilla Jones and
           John Bohannon, to have a certain amount of real

estate deeded in trust to the Methodist Episcopal
church in, 75; read first time, 101; rules suspend-
ed, read second and third time and passed by yeas
and nays, 102.

Petition from sundry citizens of, to abolish free
negroism in this State, 293.

Favorable report on bill to amend the 118th
section of the 18th article of public local laws, re-
lating to the pay of the sheriff of, for keeping
prisoners, by increasing his pay, read first time
and by special order and passed, 298.

A bill from the Senate to authorise the Comp-
troller to adjust the accounts of Philip G. Love,
and allow certain credits, &c, referred to delega-
tion from, 436; referred to committee on Ways
and Moans, reported favorably, read second time
and by order and passed, 639.

A bill from the Semite to incorporate the Clif-
ton Manufacturing company, referral to delega-
tion from, 549.