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JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Feb. 12,

Ordered, That Mr. Touchstone have leave of absence until
Monday next.

Which was adopted.

Mr. Webb submitted the following order :

Ordered, That it be entered on the Journal that Mr. San-
uer is absent from his seat in the House on account of sick-
ness in family.

Which was adopted.

Mr. Seibert submitted the "following order :

Ordered, That it be entered on the Journal that Mr. Wel-
ty is absent from his seat on account of important business.

Which was adopted.

Mr. Hammond submitted the following order:

Ordered, That the Postmaster be directed to furnish to
each of the employees of this House $15 worth of postage
stamps.

Which was read.

The question being upon the adoption of the order,

On motion of Mr. Bowlus,

The yeas and nays were ordered and appeared, as follows :

	AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs.	Harrington,	Webb,
Latrobe, Speaker,	Owens,	Wilson, of Balt.,
Beck,	Richards,	Kirk,
Wilmer,	Marbury,	Collins,
Kilbourn,	Dennis,	Markland,
Shipley,	Baldwin, of Har. ,	Kean,
Gatch,	Streett,	Myers,
Turner,	Hopkins,	Percy,
Hammond,	Hardcastle, of Car.	, German,
Brattan,	Blake,	Crawford— 29.
	NEGATIVE.
Messrs.	Thomas, of Fred.,	Sword,
Loker,	Bowlus,	Seibert,
Mitchell,	Ritter,	Jordan ,
Chapman,	White,	Merrick,
Lankford,	McLane,	Gordy — 15.
Purnell,	Neill,

So the order was adopted.

Mr. Kirk submitted the following order :