Grove, Stephenson,
Henry, Timmons,
Henkle, Welch,
Hyland, Wilson—23.
Jump,
NEGATIVE—None..

The Clerk of the House of Delegates delivered the follow-
ing bills:

A bill entitled an Act to amend the Act of 1867, chapter
341, relating to valuation and assessment of property in this
State.

Which was read the first time and referred to the Commit-
tee on Judicial Proceedings.

A bill entitled an Act to repeal section 18 of Article 73, of
the Code of Public General Laws, entitled "Penitentiary,"
and to re-enact the same with amendments.

Which was read the first time and referred to the Commit-
tee on Judicial Proceedings.

Mr. Henry, from the Special Committee to investigate the
charges against Senator Spates, submitted the following re-
port.
[See "Document Y.]

Which was read and adopted, by yeas and nays, as fol-
lows :
AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. President, Kimmel,
Biggs, Maddox,
Browne, Malone,
Carroll, Miller,
Clarke, Parker,
Earle, Sellman,
Fields, Snyder,
Grove, Stephenson,
Henkle, Timmons,
Henry, Welch,
Hyland, Wilson—23.
Jump,
NEGATIVE—None.

On motion by Mr. Clarke, it was

Ordered, That the Chairman of the Committee on Printing
is hereby instructed to have printed 300 copies of the report
and evidence combined, in the case of Col. Spates, Senator for
Allegany county, and that he also have printed 200 copies of