1858.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.             67

The Speaker appointed the following gentlemen as a com-
mittee under the order of Mr. Kidd, to visit the Penitentiary,
Messrs. Kidd, Kennard, Grieves, Lynch, of Baltimore city,
and Duvall.

The Speaker appointed the following gentlemen as a joint
committee to visit the Penitentiary: Messrs. Lynch, of Balti-
more city, Dail and Duvall.

Mr. Thruston, from a Select committee, reported a bill en-
titled, An act to provide for the transcribing of one of the
record books, in the office of the Register of Wills for Alle-
gany county ;

Which was read the first time by special order ;
Three-fourths of the members concurring,
Was read the second and third times, and passed by yeas
and nays as follows :

	Affirmative.
Messrs. Berry, Sp'r,	Grieves,	Stirling,
Morgan, Neal,	Ford, of Cecil,	Rogers;
Kidd,	McPherson,
Wickes,	Belt,	Smith, of B. city,
Meginnis,	Wyville,	Kennard,
Tongue,	Contee,	Lynch, of B. city,
Mackubin,	Larrimore,	Harrington,
Kilbourn,	Sudler, of Q. A.	Crowley,
Griffis,	Landing,	Alexander,
Burgess,	Spence,	Rohrer,
Stonestreet,	Thomas,	Gray,
Walker,	Bowlus,	Worthington,
Allender,	Root,	Thruston,
Ford, of Balt. co.	Koons,	Kilgour,
Lynch, of Balt. co.	Hobbs,	Barnard,
Waller,	Hanway,	Mountz,
Moore,	Bacon,	McKinstry,
Tilghman, Dail,	Baker,	Reindollar,
Todd,	Day,
Richardson,	McGonigal,	Dorsey—60.
	Negative—None.

Mr. Stirling, from a select committee, reported favorably
on a bill entitled, An act to authorize the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore to issue certificates of debt, to be denom-
inated "Water Stock;"

Which was read the first time.

Mr. Koons, from a Special committee, reported a bill to
make valid the election returns and ordinances of the corpor-
ation of Mechanicstown, in Frederick county;