4                            JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS                  [July 30

On motion of Delegate Kircher of Baltimore City, seconded by Delegate
Krysiak of Baltimore City, Delegate Thomas Hunter Lowe of Talbot
County was nominated for Speaker of the House.

Nominations were closed and roll call taken for election of Speaker.

Upon the motion of Delegate Hopkins of Baltimore County, the election
for Speaker was made unanimous. The Speaker pro tern announced the
election of Delegate Lowe.

The Speaker-elect of the House was escorted to the rostrum by Dele-
gate Arnick and Delegate Hopkins. The Speaker pro tern administered the
oath of office to the Speaker, Delegate Lowe of Talbot County.

The Speaker addressed the House.
Adopted.

The Speaker administered the oath of office to Mr. Pinkney A. Howell,
new delegate from the Fifth District of Baltimore City.

PROCLAMATION
BY THE GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND

Convening the General Assembly of Maryland in Extraordinary Session
at Annapolis, Maryland, Monday, July 30, 1973, 11:00 o'clock A.M.

Pursuant to the powers vested in me, as Governor, by Article II, Sec-
tion 16, and Article III, Section 14, of the Constitution of Maryland, I,
Marvin Mandel, Governor of the State of Maryland, do hereby proclaim and
convene a Special and Extraordinary Session of the General Assembly of
Maryland to commence at 11 o'clock on Monday, July 30, 1973, in the
State Capitol in the City of Annapolis.

GIVEN Under My Hand and The Great Seal of the State of Maryland,
in the City of Annapolis, this 9th Day of April at 2:50 P.M., One Thousand
Nine Hundred Seventy-three.

MARVIN MANDEL,

Governor of Maryland.
ATTEST:

Fred L. Wineland,
Secretary of State.

Read and adopted.

MESSAGE TO THE SENATE

Annapolis, Maryland, July 30, 1973.
By the Majority Leader:
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate:

The House of Delegates has organized by the election of the Honorable
Thomas Hunter Lowe, Speaker.

We respectfully propose, with your concurrence, the appointment of
a joint committee of five members, three on the part of the House and