1868.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

681

Rose,	Moore, Offutt,
Corbin,	Hubbard, McCulloh,,
Horsey,	Sanner, Trimble,,
Percy,	Wentz, Jordan,
Davis, of Cecil,	Latrobe, Harden,
Touchstone,	Colton, Clark,
Richards,	Mullin, Jones,
Mearns,	McElroy, Fooks,
Sudler,	Harig, Hopkins — 48,
Legg,
FOR		Hon. P. F. THOMAS.
Messrs.		Lowe,	Blake,
Stewart, Speaker,		Stewart, of Dor.,	Pentland,
Loker,		Keech,	Smith, of B. city,
Hammond,		Guy,	Chaisty,
Iglehart,		Williams,	Marshall,
Deale,		Dutrow,	Conley,
Mitchell,		Wenner,	Kean ,
Chapman,		Bowlus,	Hall,
Nicolai,		Byers,	Davis, of Carroll;
Poteet,		Robb,	Worthington,
Holmes,		Morse, - 32
Biddison ,

FOR JAMES T. EARLE.—Mr. Bond, of B. city—1.

Whereupon, it appearing that the Hon. George Tickers

ad received a majority of all the votes cast, (a majority of

1 the members elected to both Houses, being present ami

oting,) the Speaker of the House of Delegates, as President

the Joint Assembly, declared the Honorable George

Vickers duly elected Senator of the United States, in place of

the Hon. Philip Francis Thomas, who had been refused a

at in that body, to which he had been elected for the term

six years, from the 4th day of March, 1867.

The House then resumed the consideration of the unfinished
business of the session.

The question recurring upon the demand for the yeas and
nays, upon

The adoption of the amendment submitted by Mr. Chaisty
strike out the word "ten," and insert the word "five."

The demand being sustained,

The yeas and nays were called and appeared as follows:

	AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs.	Holloway,	Conway,
Deale,	Wenner,	Coudy,