180 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Fob. 7,

Mr. Stephenson submitted the following order :

Ordered, That the reflections made upon the motives of the
Senator from Dorchester county, in voting for the repeal of
the Eastern Shore restriction law, by the reporter of the Bal-
timore American, and published in said paper of the 25th ult.,
is a violation of the privileges accorded by the Senate to such
reporter, and an act of injustice to that Senator, which calls
for and receives the condemnation of the Senate, and any repe-
tition of such censorious utterances will be considered suffici-
ent grounds for exclusion.

Mr Davis of Caroline, moved to lay the order on the table;

On the question being put, it was

Determined in the negative by yeas and nays as follow:

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. Billingslea, Davis, of Caroline, Davis, of Washington, Jump,	Philpot, Tome, Trail, Vickers — 8.
Messrs. Bowie, Earle, Henkle, Kimmel, Mackall, Maddox,	NEGATIVE. Spates, Stephenson, Stirling, Waters, Young — 11.

The question recurring upon the adoption of the order ;

It was determined in the affirmative by yeas and aays as
follow:

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. Bowie, Earle, Henkle, Kimmel, Mackall, Maddox,	Spates, Stephenson, Stirling, Waters, Young — 11.
Messrs. Billingslea, Davis, of Caroline, Davis, of Washington, Jump,	NEGATIVE. Philpot, Tome, Trail, Vickers — 8.

The Clerk of the House of Delegates, delivered, the
message;