728 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Mar. 11,
Mr. Thompson submitted the following amendment :
AMENDMENT PROPOSED.

Strike out "one-half," in line 4, section 2, and insert
"one fourth;" and strike out "one-half," in line 6, and in-
sert "three-fourths;" after the word "of," in line 7, strike
out the word "each," and insert "Talbot;" strike out
the word "two," in line 7, and insert "three;" and insert
after the word "dollars," in line 8, "and upon Queen
Anne's county shall not exceed the sum of one thousand dol-
lars."

The question recurring upon the adoption of the amend-
ment,

Mr. Kemp demanded the yeas and nays.

The demand being sustained,

The yeas and nays were called and appeared as follows :

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs.
Bond, Merrill, Loane,
Colton, T. H. Hamilton, Fenton,
Robinson, Cooper, Clark,
Nutwell, C. R. Hamilton, Fletchall,
Bird, McWilliams, Vanderford,
Turner, of Calv't, Staylor. Brown,
Hawkins, Stewart, of B. city, Maclin,
Thompson, Gill, Stewart, of How'd,
Kemp, Hart, West—28.
Pruitt,

NEGATIVE

Messrs.

Hines, Speaker, Mackey, Hang,
Merritt, Davis, Joyce,
Lancaster. Koons, Berry,
Keech, Miller, Freaner,
Buchanan, Lamar, Grimes,
Matthews, Nicodemus, Stake,
Merryman, Annan, Watkins,
Turner, of B. co., Grafton, Wier,
Seth, Lee, Wack,
Valliant, Foster, Park,
Coulbourn, McAleese, Leonard,
Duer, Greenfield, Glotfelty—37.
Turner, of Cecil,

So the amendment was rejected.