1945] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 5

On motion of Mr. Tolle, of Baltimore County/ seconded by Mr.
Luber, of the Fifth District of Baltimore City, Mr. Charles Carroll,
of Howard County, was placed in nomination for Speaker pro tem.

There being no further nominations for the office of Speaker pro
tem, Mr. Charles Carroll, of Howard County, was elected Speaker
pro tem. by yeas and nays as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. —
Cecil	Ward	Burkins	Pollack	Griffith
Johnson, J. C.	Brinsfield	Clark	Robinson	Walker
Harris	Hurlock	De Ran	Rubenstein	Wells
Jester	Spicer	Moore	Sklar	Robinson, L. H
Murray	Webb	Merriken	Argabright	Boucher
Rickart	Bryson	Neal	Bandiere	Dick
Stromeyer	Mackie	Booth	Boone	Morgan
Tyler	Tosh	Kosakowski	Luber	Reed, L. H.
Woodfield	Harvey	Milanicz	Knox	See
Hall	Pumphrey	Norris	Reed, J. H.	Sleeman
Lusby	White	Siemek	Baynes	Barnes
Matthews	Steward	Weber	Griffin	Benson
Monroe	Wilkinson, P.	Cain	Grube	Dodrer
Bustard	Evans, J. W.	O'Dunne	Lehnert	Kahn
Coleman	Thomas	Di Domenico	Frederick	Bauman
Gathmann	Dennis	Weintraub	Rastenis	Carroll
Lupo	Shockley	Buffington	Ankeney	Burroughs
Rockenbaugh	Walters	Dempsey	Bloom	Kolb
Tolle	Frushour	Kearns	Holzapfel	Messick
Fairbank	Grove	McNulty	Newcomer	, Smith
Larrimore	Offutt	O'Malley	Tenney	Brenneman
Shane	Ramsburg	West	Ziegler	Green
Evans, N.	Utterback	Adler	Carlock	Myers
Todd	Zimmerman	Melnicove	Gill

Total—119

NEGATIVE—NONE.

Messrs. Tolle and Luber escorted the Speaker pro tem. to the ros-
trum.

Under House Rule No. 49, the Chief Clerk administered the oath
of office to the Speaker pro tem.

MESSAGES FROM THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

The 'Secretary of State appeared and delivered the following
messages from the Executive Department: