254 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Feb. 5,

Bird, Kemp, Watkins,
Turner.of Calv't, Pruitt, Fletchall,
Keech, Merrill, Park,
Buchanan, Annan, Vanderford,
Matthews, Riley, Galt,
Merryman, McCosker, Brown,
Valliant, McColgan, Maclin,
Sudler, Harig, Stewart, of How'd,
Coulbourn, Joyce, Leonard,
Johnson, Groh, Glotfelty—42.
Hodson,

NEGATIVE.
Messrs.

Bond, Miller, Stewart, of B, city
Merritt, Lamar, Hart,
Lancaster, Nicodemus, Loane,
Hawkins, Grafton, Greenfield,
Turner, of B. eo. Lee, Stake,
Seth, T. H. Hamilton, Wier,
Duer, G, R. Hamilton, Wack,
Etchison, McWilliams, Brace,
Robey, Staylor, West—28.
Thompson,

So the motion prevailed, and the amendment -was laid on
the table.

Mr. Colton submitted the following order:

Ordered, That the Comptroller of the Treasury furnish this
House with the amount paid for Gas furnished and consumed
in the several Departments of the State, for the years 1872
and 1873.

Which was adopted.

Mr. Seth submitted the following order:

Ordered, That Mr. Merritt, of Kent county, be granted
leave of absence until Tuesday next, in consequence of urgent
business.

Which was adopted.

Mr. Robey submitted the following order:

Ordered, That it be entered upon the Journal, that if Messrs.
Latchford, Robey and Etchison had been present at the elec-
tion for Governor, they would have voted for Judge John E.
Smith.

Which was adopted.

Mr, McWilliams submitted the following order:

Ordered, That Mr. Hart, of Baltimore City, be excused
from attendance until Wednesday, February 11th, in conse-
quence of urgent business.

Which was adopted.