118 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [May 11,

NEGATIVE.

Messrs Blackstone, Townsend,
Franklin, Watkins,
Gardiner, Yellott—7.
Lynch,

So the Senate determined to postpone until the 5th of June.

Mr. Goldsborough, of Talbot, moved an adjournment
The yeas and nays being demanded, appeared as follows :

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. Duvall, Kimmel,

Goldsborough, ofTalbot; Smith,

Goldsborough, of Dor.; Stone—6.

NEGATIVE.

Messrs. Brooke, President; McKaig,

Blackistone, Townsend,

Franklin, Watkins,

Heckart, Yellott—8.

So the Senate refused to adjourn.
On motion of Mr. Brooke,

A bill, entitled, An act to repeal the 49th and 50th sections,
relating to free negroes, of Article 66 of the Code of Public Gen-
eral Laws,

Was taken up, and passed by yeas and nays as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. Brooke, President; McKaig,

Franklin, Townsend,
Gardiner, Watkins,
Goldsborough, of Dor; Whitaker,
Heckart, Yellott—11.
Lynch,

NEGATIVE.

Messrs. Blackistone, Stone—3.
Goldsborough, ol Talbot;

So the bill was rejected.

Mr, Brookf moved to reconsider tlje vote by which said bill
was lost: