1867.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 897

and intelligent. This must be so, in the very nature of
things.
And your memorialist will ever pray, &.

JAMES HYLAND,
Chairman Committee.

Which was rad and referred to Select Committee on that
subject.

Mr. Steiner presented the petition of T. M. Welfe and
other citizens of Frederick county, praying a pension for
Jacob Deeter, .of Frederick, Maryland ;

Which was read and referred to the Committee on Pen-
sions.

Mr. Clarke, Chairman of the Committee on Claims, report-
ed favorably a bill entitled, an Act to pay Judson F. Rich-
ardson, late Sheriff of Prince George's county, for services
and expenses in the execution of requisitions ;

Which, was read a first, and, by special order, (three-
fourths of all the members concurring) a second and third
time, and passed by yeas and nays as follow:

	AFFIRMATIVE
Messrs. Miller, Speaker, Beck, Welch, Hall, Williams, Clarke, Cameron, Nicolai, Davis, of Charles Jump, ' Parsong, Kerr, Golibart, Whitaker, Lindsey, Rouzer,	Baker, Linthicum, Gorsuch; Steiner, Bamford, Appleman, Tpbey, Bishop, Hutton, I Burche, Turner, Neilson, Smith, Flaherty, Hooper, Lankford, Kraft,	Boswell, Thomson, Bixler, Pitts, Aydelott, Gordy, Nelson, Wilson, Spicer, McCulley, McCulloh, Carmichael, Neale, Gore, Horsey, King— 49,
	NEGATIVE —None.

Also favorably a bill entitled, an Act to pay Frederick
Sasscer, clerk of the Circuit Court of Prince George's county,
fees due him by the State ;

Which was read a first and, (three-fourths of all the mem-
bers concurring) a second and third time, and passed by
yeas and nays as follow:

	AFFIRMATIVE
Messrs. Miller, Speaker, 113	Steiner, Bamford,	Bixler, Pitts,