8                JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS         [Jan. 5,

Hunter,	Dennis, of Wor.	Gordon,
Quinlan,	Kessler,	Barnard,
Renshaw,	Johnson,	Mills,
Jones of Talbot,	Salmon,	Turner, of How.
Chaplain,	Bayless,	Brown—52.
Long,
	Negative.
Messrs. Medders.	Routzahn,	Crowley,
Dennis, of Som.	Naill,	McAllister,
Stanford,	Wilson, of Har.	Stake,
Lawson,	McCoy,	Beall,
Keene,	Krafft,	Roop,
Clagett,	Berry,	Gorsuch—18.

So the order was adopted.

Milton Y. Kidd, Esq., Chief Clerk, elect, appeared and
qualified.

The Secretary of the Senate delivered the following mes-
sage :

By the Senate,                 

                                   January 5, 1860.

Gentlemen of the House of Delegates:

The Senate has organized, and is prepared to proceed with
the business of the session. The Senate has elected the
Hon. John B. Brooke, the President, and appointed William
Kilgour, Esq., Secretary.

By order,

William Kilgour,

Secretary.
Which was read.

Mr. Miller offered the following :

By the House of Delegates,

January 5, 1860.
Gentlemen of the Senate:

Your message informing us of the organization of your House
is received. The House of Delegates having elected Hon. E.
G. Kilbourn, Speaker, and Milton Y. Kidd, Esq., Clerk, is
now ready to proceed with the business of the session.

We respectfully propose, with the concurrence of your Hon-