INDEX.                                      1085

PENSIONS—

Petition of Mrs. Ellen Shank, widow of John
Shank, a revolutionary soldier, for a pension, re-
ferred, 79; bill reported, 148; bill passed, 149; passed
by the Senate, 517.

Petition of Mrs. Easter Williams, widow of Henry

Williams, a revolutionary soldier, for a pension, re-
            ferred, 79; bill reported, 149; passed and sent to the
Senate, 149, returned passed, 518.

Petition from William J. Emory, of Queen Ann's
county, asking for the payment of money due his
mother, a Revolutionary pensioner, referred, 104.

Petition of Mrs. Catharine S. McKim, of the city
of Baltimore, praying to be allowed a pension for
the services of her husband, in the war of the Revo-
lution, referred, 105; leave to bring in a bill, 148;
bill reported 148; bill passed, and sent to the Sen-
ate, 182 , passed by the Senate, 538, 539.

Order adopted, granting leave to withdraw from
the files of the House, the memorial of Grace Bew-
ley, widow of George Bewley, a Revolutionary sol-
dier, for relief therein mentioned, 105.

           Leave to bring in a bill to correct an error  in the

act of Assembly, passed at January session,   1856,

chapter 77, and to pay Joseph Benson, one  year's

additional, of which he was deprived by said  error,
148.

Petition of Louisa Gassaway, of the city of An-
napolis, praying to be allowed a pension, &c, re-
ferred, 169.

Petition from the children and heirs at law of Mrs.
Barbara Riley, widow of the late Major Riley, pray-
ing for the pension due their mother, referred, 184.

Leave to bring in a bill, directing the Comptroller
to pay Louisa Gassaway, the residue of the pension
due to her mother, at the time of her death, 187 ;
bill reported 202; bill passed, and sent to the Sen-
ate, 225; returned, passed by the Senate with amend-
ments, 375 , bill passed as amended, 375.

Application for the balance of a pension, appear-
ing upon the books of the Comptroller, due a pen-