573

The yeas and nays	were called, and	appeared as follows:
	AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs.	Chambers,	Johnson,
Belt,	Daniel,	Lee,
Berry, of P. Geo.	Dent,	Mitchell,
Billingsley,	Edelen,	Miller,
Blackiston,	Gale,	Morgan,
Bond,	Hodson,	Parran,
Briscoe,	Hollyday,	Pugh,
Brown,	Horsey,	Turner— 23.
	NEGATIVE.
Messrs.	Hopkins,	Robinette,
Goldsborough, P't	Hopper,	Russell,
Abbott,	Jones, of Cecil,	Schley,
Annan,	Keefer,	Smith, of Carroll,
Audoun,	Kennard,	Smith, of Wor.,
Carter,	Larsh,	Sneary,
Cunningham,	Mayhugh,	Stirling,
Cushing,	McComas,	Swope,
Dellinger,	Mullikin,	Sykes,
Duvall,	Murray,	Thomas,
Ecker,	Negley,	Thruston,
Farrow,	Nyman,	Valliant,
Galloway,	Parker,	Wickard,
Hatch,	Purnell,	Wooden—- 43.
Hebb,	Ridgely,

So the question upon its adoption was decided in the
negative.

Mr. Ridgely submitted the following amendment:
Insert as an additional section, the following:

"Sec. —. The Judge or Judges of any Court may appoint
such officers for their respective Courts, as may be found ne-
cessary, and it shall be the duty of the General Assembly to
prescribe by law a fixed compensation for all such officers; "

The question being on the adoption of the amendment;
Mr. Ridgely demanded the yeas and nays;
The demand being sustained,

The yeas and nays were called, and appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. Galloway, Murray,
Goldsborough, Pt. Hatch, Negley,