84 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Jan. 22

On motion of Mr. Waller, it was

Ordered, That Mr. Bennett be excused from attend-
ance at Thursday's session on account of important busi-
ness.

On motion of Mr. Hutton, it was

Ordered, That Dr. Deets be excused from to-night's
session on account of business.

On motion of Mr. Satterfield, it was

Ordered, That Mr. Lednum be excused from to-night's
session.

On motion of Mr. Krems, it was

Ordered, That Mr. Phelps be excused from to-night's
session on of account of sickness.

Mr. Buckey submitted the following order:

Ordered, That Mr. Reno S. Harp, Journal Clerk of the
last House of Delegates, be paid $80. 00 for services ren-
dered at the present session.

Which the Speaker ruled was out of order.
Whereupon,

Mr. Buckey moved a suspension of the Rules, ard the
motion was lost;

The vote thereon being as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs.

Kendall, Andrews, Close,
Norris, of Kent, Merrick, Critchfield,
Walbach, of G., Biggs, Graeff,
Lancaster, Wolfinger, Wilson,
Dryden, Radcliffe, Finzel—15.

NEGATIVE.
Messrs.

Speaker, Waters, Martenet,
Ditty, Lakin, Siegmund,
Krems, Brown, of Fred., Cover,
Feldmeyer. Mitchell, Robinson,
Choate, Proctor, Real,
Stewart, Hopkins, Johnson,
Truitt, of Bal. co., Satterfield, Long,