662             JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Feb. 29,

On motion of Mr. Brown.

The rules were suspended to enable him to report favora-
bly on the bill entitled, an act to extend the time of Seth
W. Warfield, former sheriff and collector of Howard county,
for collecting the taxes placed in his hands for collection, and
for collecting the fees of his office:

Which was read the first time.

The bill entitled, an act for the benefit of the Easton Gas-
Light company of Talbot county:

Was read the second time, and by special order the third
time, and passed by yeas and nays as follow :

	Affirmative.
Messrs. Durant,	Bryan,	McAllister,
Medders,	Starkey,	Turner, Balt. city,
Parran,	Landing,	Denison, Balt. city
Denison, Balt. co.	Kessler,	Coudy,
Quinlan,	Claggett,	Eakle,
Jones of Talbot,	Routzahn,	Stake,
Chaplain,	Salmon,	Griffith,
Stanford,	Naill,	Harding,
Lawson,	Wilson, Harford,	Beall,
Keene,	Bayless,	Roop,
Holland,	Straughn,	Gorsuch,
Wilson, of Cecil,	Goldsborough,	Mills,
Maxwell.	Booze,	Turner, How.,
Miller,	Berry,	Brown—42.
	Negative—None.

The said bill was then sent to the Senate.

On motion of Mr. Goldsborough,

The rules were suspended, and he reported favorably on the
bill entitled, an act to incorporate the United Cities Land
company;

Which was read the first time.

The bill entitled, an act to authorise the clerk of the Cir-
cuit court for Talbot county to transcribe one of the marriage
licenses in his office;                                                 

Was read the second time, and by special order the third
time, and passed by yeas and nays as follow:

	Affirmative.
Messrs. Durant,	Miller,	Berry,
Welch,	Starkey,	McAllister,