1860.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.           865

Your committee recommend the passage of the following
order:

Ordered, That the Speaker of the House of Delegates issue
his warrant for an election to be holden at such time as he may
appoint (not inconsistent with the laws of this State), in
Washington county, for the purpose of electing a delegate to
represent said county in the House of Delegates; and further,
that the seat occupied by George Freaner, as a delegate from
said county, be, and the same is hereby declared vacant.

GEORGE H. MORGAN,
JOSHUA WILSON,
BARNES COMPTON.
Which was read and concurred in.
Mr. Briscoe proposed the following:

By the House of Delegates,

March 9, 1860.
To the Honorable, the Senate of Maryland:

We have received your message, asking the appointment of

a committee on the part of the House to join a committee of

three on the part of the Senate to present the address of the

' General Assembly of Maryland in reference to the removal

of Judge Stump, and concur therein.

We have appointed Messrs. Briscoe, Gordon and Miller to
act in conjunction with your committee to present said ad-
dress to the Governor.

By order,

Milton Y. Kidd,
Chief Clerk.

Which was assented to, and sent to the Senate.
On motion of Mr, Linthicum,

The bill entitled, an act to amend article 10th of the code
of public local laws in regard to the collection of judgments
against free negroes in Dorchester county, was taken up and
reconsidered to a second reading, when

Mr. Linthicum proposed the following amendments:

Amend section 1, line 11: strike out "sell" and insert
"hire," in same line, strike out "sale as a slave" and insert
"auction;" in 12th line strike out "purchase" and insert
"hire;," and in 13th line strike out "sale" and insert "hir-
ing:;"