398              JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Feb. 14,

Medders, Welch, Mackubin, Briscoe, Compton, Burgess,
Ford, Worthington, Denison, of Baltimore county, Quinlan,
Jones, of Talbot, Chaplain, Dennis, of Som., Long, Lawson,
Holland, Wilson, of Cecil, Maxwell, Miller, Bryan, Wootton,
Jones, of Prince George's, Legg, Starkey, Jacobs, Landing,
Dennis, of Worcester, Kessler, Claggett, Routzahn, Johnson,
Salmon, Naill, Wilson, of Harford, Bayless, McCoy, Straughn,
Goldsborough, Krafft, Booze, Seth, Berry, Crowley, McAllis-
ter, Smith, Turner, of Baltimore city, Denison, of Baltimore
city, Coudy, Eakle, Brining, Freaner, Stake, Harding, Gor-
don, Barnard, Beall, McCleary, Roop, Gorsuch, Mills, Tur-
ner, of Howard and Brown.

The proceedings of yesterday were read.
On motion of Mr. Dennis, of Somerset,

It was ordered to be entered on the journal that Mr. Stan-
ford was detained from his seat in the House by indisposi-
tion.

The Speaker laid before the House the report of the com-
missioners of the State Lunatic Asylum;

Also, the report of William Gilmor, notary public of Bal-
timore, in relation to protests;

Which were read, and referred to the committee on Ways
and Means.

Mr. Krafft presented a petition from Metamora Tribe, No.
1, of the Independent Order of Red Men, to the General As-
sembly of Maryland, asking exemption from taxation;

Referred to the committee on Ways and Means.

Mr. Bayless presented a petition from the members of the
Morning Star Lodge, No. 20, Order of Odd Fellows, of Havre
de Grace, for a law to exempt their property from taxation;

Referred to the committee on Ways and Means.

Also, a petition from James F. Sulivan and 54 others, citi-
zens of Harford county, to prohibit the staking of gill nets in
the Chesapeake bay and its tributaries, and non-residents
from fishing in said waters;

Referred to the Kent, Cecil and Harford county delega-
tions.

Also, a petition from James W. Hanna and others, of Har-
ford county, for a law to prevent the selling of carriages'
hacks, buggy-wagons, &c, in Harford county, without li-
cense;

Referred to the Harford county delegation.