1532 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Apl. 6,

Mr. Stewart, of Baltimore City, submitted the following
order:

Ordered, That the Committee on Claims pay John Ireland,
Associate Press Reporter; three hundred dollars, for services.
Which was read.

Mr. Fenton submitted the following amendment:

AMENDMENT PROPOSED.

Amend by inserting "that the Door-keepers be paid by the
Committee on Claims, one hundred dollars each."
Which was read.

Mr. Watkins moved to lay the amendment on the table.

The question recurring upon concurring in the motion,

Mr. Leonard demanded the yeas and nays.

The demand being sustained,

The yeas and nays were called and appeared as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs.

Bond, Hodson, Dawson,
Merritt, Davis, Williams,
Robinson, Turner, of Cecil, Gill,
Turner, of Calv't, Mackey, Freaner,
Lancaster, Latchford, Stake,
Hawkins, Thompson, Fletchall,
Keech, Kemp, Park,
Valliant, Pruitt, Vanderford,
Sudler, Merrill, Gait,
Coulbourn, Nicodemus, Maclin,
Duer, Annan, Stewart, of How'd,
Gordy, Lee, Leonard—37.
Johnson,

NEGATIVE.

Messrs.

Hines, Speaker, Miller, McAleese,

Nutwell, Riley, Hart,

Bird, McCosker, Fenton,

Banks, T. H. Hamilton, Clark,

Merryman, Cooper, Watkins,

Turner, of B. co., C. R. Hamilton, Wier,

Seth, McWilliams, Brace,

Robey, Foster, Brown,

Koons, Stewart, of B. city, West—27.

So the amendment was laid on the table.

Mr. Fletchall submitted the following order :

Ordered, That the Committee on Claims be instructed to