500 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Mar. 10,

Petition of James Fenner Lee, and one hundred and thirty-
eight other citizens of Carroll county, in favor of Local Op-
tion.

Which was read and referred to the Committee on Temper-
ance.

Mr. Brattan presented the petition of William E. Jones
and forty-four other citizens of Somerset county, praying the
passage of a law to protect Fish in the waters of Somerset
county.

Which was read and referred to Messrs. Brattan, Tuck and
Earle.

On motion by Mr. Longwell, it was

Ordered, That Senator Walsh have leave of absence until
Wednesday next.

Mr. Aydelott submitted the following order :

Ordered, That the Secretary of the Senate, be and he
hereby is directed to procure scissors for the use of the Senate.

On the question being put,

It was determined in the negative by yeas and nays as fol-
lows :

AFFIRMATIVE .

Messrs. Aydelott, Getty,

Blake, Mudd,

Denson, Williams—6.

NEGATIVE.

Messrs. President, Knight,

Brewer, Longwell,

Brattan, McCulloh,

Crawford, Phelps,

Claggett, Stevens,

Davis, Steiner,

Earle, Spencer,

Fields, Suit-—16.

Mr. McCulloh, from the Committee on Corporations, re-
ported

The Senate bill entitled an Act supplementary to an Act
to incorporate the Frostburg Water Company.

Which was read the first time.
On motion by Mr. Stevens,

Leave was granted to the Committee on Corporations to
introduce a bill entitled an Act of amend an Act entitled