1870.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 877

On motion of Mr. Percy,

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

	AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs.	Duvall,	Colton,
Gatch,	Hardcastle, of Car.,	Ehlen,
Turner,	Garey,	Markland,
Hammond,	Hamilton,	Hilton,
Lankford,	Blake,	Veitch,
Harrington,	Wilson, of B. city,	Standish — 17.
	NEGATIVE.
Messrs.	Touchstone,	McLane,
Latrobe, Speaker,	Marbury,	Kirk,
Loker,	Thomas, of Q. A.,	Collins,
Baldwin, of A. A.,	Purnell,	Sword,
Wells,	Bowlus,	Kean,
Mitchell,	White,	Myers,
Chapman,	Baldwin, of Har.,	Percy,
Shipley,	Hopkins,	Merrick,
Hardcastle, of Tal.,	Sanner,	Crawford— 28.
Woolford,	Webb,

So the motion was decided in the negative.

Mr. Gatch moved that the further consideration thereof be
postponed, and that the bill be made the order of the day for
Monday next.

Decided in the negative.

The question then recurring upon the adoption of the
amendment submitted by Mr. Percy,

Mr. Ehlen submitted the following amendment:

Section 1, line 4, strike out the word " fifteen," and in-
sert the word twenty.

Which was rejected.

Mr. Hammond submitted the following amendment:

Section 1, line 4, strike out the word "fifteen" and insert the
word, eight,

Which was rejected,

Mr. Standish submitted the following amendment:

Section 1, line 4, strike o,ut the word "fifteen" and insert the
word eighteen.

Mr. Colton moved that the vote by which the motion to
print the bill was, on yesterday, decided in the negative, be re-
considered.