1868.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 259

Mr. Smith, of Worcester, (the rules being suspended) sub-
mitted the following order:

Ordered, That the Committee on Federal Relations he in-
structed to prepare a preamble and resolutions expressive oi
the sense of this House respecting the present aspect of
national affairs, and that said committee be and they are
hereby requested to report to this House within five days.

Which was read.

The question being upon its adoption,

Mr. Bond, of Baltimore city, demanded the yeas and
nays.

The demand being sustained,
The yeas and nays were called, and appeared as follows :

	AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs.	Wenner,	Seibert,
Boyer,	Bowlus,	Riggs,
Nicolai,	Byers,	Conley,
Slingluff,	Vandiver,	McCulloh,
Holmes,	Moore,	Kean,
Biddison,	Hubbard,	Devecmon,
Sose,	Colton,	Trimble,
Corhin,	Chaisty,	Hall,
Stewart, of Dor.,	Markland,	Davis, of Carroll,
Johnson,	Conway,	Worthington,
Touchstone,	Syester,	Clark,
Mearns,	Coudy,	Jones,
Smith, of Wor.,	Rohrer,	Hopkins — 39.
Dutrow,
	NEGATIVE.
Messrs.	Lowe,	Wentz,
Stewart, Speaker,	Horsey,	Robb,
Loker,	Davis, of Cecil,	Morse,
Coad,	Richards,	Latrobe,
Hammond,	Keech,	Pentiand,
Iglehart,	Guy,	Smith, of B. city,
Deale,	Williams,	Bond, of B. city,
Dalrvmple,	Albaugh,	Mullin,
Mitchell,	Maynard,	Harig
Chapman,	Silver,	Jordan — 29.

So the order was adopted.

Mr. Touchstone, (the rules being suspended,) submitted
the following order :

Ordered, That Mr. Davis, of Cecil, have leave of absence
till Tuesday next, to visit his home on account of family be-
reavement.