440 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Feb. 18,

	AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs. Beck, Shipley, Nicolai, Burche,	Kraft, Boswell, Thomson, Davis, of B. city, Waltemeyer,	Aydelott, Bruce, McCulloh, Devecmon — 13.
	NEGATIVE.
Messrs. Miller, Speaker, Morgan, Welch, Ford, Davis, of Charles, Thomas, Jump, Jones, Parsons, Phelps, Kerr, Lindsey, Magruder,	Calvert, Rouzer, Baker, Linthicum, Gorsuch, Steiner, Tobey, Bishop, Coleman, Neilson, Smith, Flaherty, Robson, Hooper,	Israel, Knott, Lankford, Stevens, Feig, Bixler, Pitts, . Gordy, Wilson, Spicer, Neale, Criswell, King, Hammond — 41 .

Mr. Knott proposed the following amendment:
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect from and after the date of its passage ;
Which was adopted.

Mr. Jones proposed the following amendment:
Strike out in 3rd line, 1st section, the words "and are
hereby directed;"
Which was rejected.

The bill, as amended, was then read a second time and
ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.

On motion of Mr. Boswell,
(The rules being suspended,)

The House took up for consideration the bill entitled, an
Act to incorporate the Avalon Nail and Iron Company ;
Said bill being upon its second reading,
The bill was then read a second time.
Mr. Morgan moved that the House do now adjourn until
to-morrow morning at twelve o'clock ;
Which was decided in the negative.

On motion of Mr. Phelps,
The House took a recess until five o'clock P. M.