342 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Feb. 12,

furnished with such additional number of postage stamps as
will make the amount furnished to each member and officer
equal to the amount furnished to members and officers of the
Senate.

Which was read.

The question recurring upon the adoption of the order,

Mr. Leonard demanded the yeas and nays,

The demand being sustained,

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

AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs.

Hines, Speaker, Latchford, Stewart, of B. city
Bond, Robey, McAleese,
Merritt, Kemp, Hart,
Nutwell, Pruitt, Fenton,
Turner, of Calv't, Merrill, Freaner,
Lancaster, Koons, Grimes,
Hawkins, Miller, Stake,
Seth, Grafton. Clark,
Sudler, Lee, Fletchall,
Coulbourn, Riley, Wier,
Duer, Williams, Park,
Gordy, Cooper, Brace,
Johnson, C.R.Hamilton, Stewart, of How'd,
Mackey, McWilliams, West—44.
Etchison, Staylor,

NEGATIVE.
Messrs.

Robinson, Lamar, Groh,
Bird, Nicodemus, Berry,
Keech, Annan, Watkins,
Buchanan, Dawson, Vanderford,
Matthews, McCosker, Galt,
Merryman, Gill, Brown,
Valliant, McColgan, Maclin,
Hodson, Harig, Leonard,
Thompson, Joyce, Bedsworth—27.

So the order was adopted.

Mr. Brace submitted the following order:

Ordered, That the Committee on Public Records report to
this House, within five days from this date, the result of
their investigations under the order passed in this House
January 20th, 1874, requiring, said Committee to ascertain
whether the Act of 1865, chapter 130, has been properly
carried into effect in this State, and whether the Secretary