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The said bill was then sent to the Senate.

Mr. Maxwell from the committee on Corporations made a
favorable report on the bill entitled, an act to incorporate the
Merchants Hotel company of Baltimore city;

Which was read the first time.

Mr. Turner, from a select committee, reported favorably
on the bill entitled, an act to empower the county commis-
sioners of Washington county, to lay off a new election dis-
trict in said county, to be composed of parts of election districts
number seven and nine, in said county, and to cause the polls
thereof to be held at Ringgold ;

Which was read the first time, and by special order a se-
cond and third time, and passed by yeas and nays as follow:

	Affirmative.
Messrs.	Wilson, of Cecil,	Straughn,
Kilbourn, Speaker	Maxwell,	Berry,
Rasin,	Miller,	McAllister,
Welch,	Legg,	Smith,
Mackubin.	Starkey,	Eakle,
Briscoe,	Landing,	Freaner,
Parran,	Kessler,	Griffith,
Compton,	Claggett,	Barnard.
Ford,	Routzahn,	Beall,
Worthington,	Johnson,	McCleary,
Quinlan,	Salmon,	Roop,
Lawson,	Naill,	Mills,
Linthicum.	Wilson, of Har.	Turner, of How.,
Keene,	Bayless,	Brown—39.
	Negative—None.

The said bill was then sent to the Senate.

On motion of Mr. Kilbourn, (Mr. Ford in the Chair,)
The resolution authorising the Adjutant General to loan
to the Annapolis Guards, commanded by Col. William A.
Spencer, a stand of muskets sufficient to equip the same ;

Was taken up,

Mr. Kilbourn proposed the following amendment:

After the word "muskets," add, "and the necessary equip-
ments."

Which was concurred in.