1867.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 47

Gordy, Hall, Hutton ,

Neale, Neilson, Nelson,

Whittaker, Wilson— 49.

So the amendment was not agreed to.

The question recurring upon the motion of Mr. Thomas, it
was

Decided in the affirmative.

On motion of Mr. Hammond, he was excused from serving
as Chairman of the Committee on Education.

On motion of Mr. Evans, he was excused from serving as
Chairman of the Committee on Elections.

On motion of Mr. Buhrman,
The House adjourned.

THURSDAY, January 10, 1867.

The House met, and was opened with prayer by the Rev.
Mr. Cassiday.

Present at the call of the roll the following members:

Messrs. Miller, Speaker, Appleman, Aydelott, Baker, Barn-
ford, Beck, Benton, Bishop, Boswell, Bruce, Buhrman,
Calvert, Cameron, Carmichael, Coleman, Criswell, Davis, of
Baltimore city, Evans, Fejg, Ford, Gilpin, Goriy, Gore,
Gorsuch, Hall, Haller, Hammond, Hutton, Hooper, Hut-
chins, Israel, Jones, Jump, King, Knott, Kraft, Lankford,
Lindsey, Linthicum, Magraw, Magruder, McCulley, McCul-
loh, Morgan, Neale, Nelson, Nicolai, Parsons, Phelps, Pitts,
Poole, Robson, Rouzer, Shipley, Smith, Spicer, Steiner, Ste-
vens, Thomas, Thomson, Tobey, Turner, Waltemeyer,
Welch, Whiteford, Whitaker, Williams—68.

The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.

Mr. Appleman presented a memorial from the Mayor and
Council of Hagerstown, authorizing the County Comissioners
to assume a part of the McCausland debt of said town;

Which was read and referred to the Washington county
delegation.

Mr. Beck presented a petition from George H. Wilson and
others, citizens of Kent county, asking that a law may be