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CLERKS AND REGISTERS—

tries and to do certain acts in the absence of the
Circuit Judges, 361.

A bill entitled an act to allow the Clerks of the
Circuit Court of Washington and Prince Georges'
counties, further time within which to place their fees
in the hands of the, for collection, and repealing the
eleventh section of the act, 1779, chapter 25, so far
as relates to said counties, 594; bill passed and sent to
the Senate, 595.

COAL—Leave to bring in a bill to regulate the sale of anthra-
cite, bituminous and mineral, 214.

CODIFIERS.—Order adopted that Otho Scott and Hiram Mc-
Cullough, Commissioners appointed by the Legislature
to codify the laws of the State, report forthwith, in
detail, to this House how much of their work is com-
pleted, and what progress they have made in perfect-
ing their undertaking, and that this House transmit
to the said Commissioners a copy of this order, 229;
report of the, 319, 320; message to the Senate pro-
posing to refer the report to joint committee of both
Houses, 320; message to the Senate concurring, 367;
message from the Senate proposing that the joint
committee sit during the recess, 620; message to the
Senate assenting, 622; report of the joint committee
620; report adopted, 621, 622.

COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC WORKS—Leave to bring
in a bill to enlarge the duties of the, 270.

COMMITTEE CLERKS—Martin F. Sefton, Jerome B. Brum-
baugh, J. S. Tongue, Skipiorth C. Gorrell and John
Bunting, elected, 6; appeared and qualified, 9.

Order adopted that two committee clerks be ap-
pointed by the Speaker of this House, 59; J. L.
Parvis and Vaughan Smith appointed and quali-
fied, 90.

Order adopted that the Speaker appoint an ad-
ditional committee clerk, who shall be assigned to
the committee on colored population, 311.             

COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY—The Speaker laid
before the House the report of, for the fiscal year
ending the 30th of September, 1857, which was re-
ferred, and five thousand copies ordered to be
printed, 25.