264 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Feb. 4,

Richards,	Wiley,	Merrick,
Riddle,	McLane,	Gorman,
Marbury. ,	Coll ins,	Crawford,
Wootton,	Ehlen,	Gordy— 50.
	NEGATIVE.
Messrs.	Harrington,	Garey,
Loker,	Touchstone	Blake,
Martin,	Brown,	Kirk,
Wells,	Purnellj	Sword,
Duke,	Thomas, of Fred.,	Kean,
Chapman.	Bowlus,	Wilson, of Alle.,
Brattan,	Ritter,	Myers— 22.
Lankford,	Baldwin, of Har. ,

So the order was laid on the table.

Mr. Owings submitted the following order:

Ordered That the Comptroller be requested to report the
companies in which the State Tobacco Warehouses are in-
sured, and the amount of insurance held upon each House.

Which was adopted.
On motion of Mr. Kean,

Leave was granted to the Allegany county delegation to
introduce a bill to refund to George Herring, of Allegany
county, the sum of $400, paid as a fine by him to the State
of Maryland.

On motion of Mr. Mr. McLean,

Leave was granted to the Committee on Ways and Means
to introduce a bill for the relief of Margaret H. Armstrong,
of Baltimore county.

Also,

Leave to introduce a bill to incorporate a House of Refuge
for colored children, of Baltimore city and the State of Mary-
land, and making an appropriation therefor.

On motion of Mr. Blake,

Leave was granted to the Baltimore city delegation to re-
port a bill to authorize the Mayor and City Council of Balti-
more to issue bonds of the city, for the purpose of providing
means for the improvement of Jones' Falls.

Also,

Leave to report a bill to ratify an ordinance of the Mayor
and City Council of Baltimore, to provide for the improve-
ment of Jones' Falls.

On motion of Mr. Hoblitzell,