1868.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 1151

The question then being shall the previous question be now

put.

It was decided in the affirmative.

The question then recurring upon the passage of the bill,
It was rejected for want of a Constitutional majority by
yeas and nays as follows:

	AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs.	Touchstone,	Wentz,
Stewait, Speaker,	Richards,	Blake,
Coad,	Mearns,	Pentland,
Boyer,	Sudler,	Bond, of B. city,
Beck,	Legg,	Chaisty,
Iglehart,	Smith, of Wor.,	Seibert,
Deale,	Albaugh,	Trimble,
M itch ell,	Dutrow,	Jordan,
Chapman,	Bowlus,	Worthington,
Biddison,	Maynard,	Harden,
Lowe,	Silver,	Jones,
Stewart, of Dor.,	Brown,	Fooks,
Johnson,	Moore,	Hopkins — 40.
Davis, of Cecil,	Hubbard,
	NEGATIVE.
Messrs.	Nelson,	Conway,
Loker,	Sanner,	Coudy,
Bond, of Calvert,	Robb,	Herbert,
Slingluff,	Morse,	Rohrer,
Montague,	Latrobe,	Riggs,
Poteet,	Smith, of B. city,	Offutt,
Holmes,	Colton,	Conley,
Keech ,	Mullin,	McCulloh,
Guy,	McElroy,	Kean,
Williams,	Harig,	Devecmon,
Wenner,	Markland,	Clark— 34.
Byers,	Marshall,

On motion of Mr. Biddison,
The vote by which the bill was rejected,

Was reconsidered.

The question then recurring upon the passage of the bill,

Mr. Biddison moved that the further consideration thereof
be postponed, and the bill made the order of the day for to-
morrow, 29th instant.

The question being upon concurring in the motion,
Mr. McElroy demanded the yeas and nays,

The demand being sustained,