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NEGATIVE.

Messrs. Brooke, President; McKaig,
Blackistone, Miles,
Duvall, Townsend,
Franklin, Watkins,
Heckart, Whitaker—11.
Lynch,

So the Senate refused to send the message.

Mr, Goldsborough, of Talbot, then read a protest upon the part
of the minority, and desired it to be entered upon the Journal.

Mr. McKaig moved to lay the protest upon the table.

The yeas and nays being demanded, appeared as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. Brooke, President; Lynch,
Blackistone, McKaig,
Duvall, Townsend,
Dashiell, Watkins,
Franklin, Whitaker—11.
Heckart,

NEGATIVE.

Messrs. Goldsborough, of Talbot; Smith,

Kimmel, Stone—5.
Miles,

So the Senate laid the protest upon the table.
Pending the motion to lay upon the table,

The Senate received the following order, as offered by Mr.
Miles:

Ordered, That the protest of the minority be allowed to be en-
tered on the Journal, under protest from the majority, that they
deny the facts and statements contained therein.

Mr. Franklin, from a Joint Committee on Adjournment, sub-
mitted the following

REPORT AND RESOLUTION:
To the General Assembly of Maryland:

The Joint Committee appointed by the Senate and House of
Delegates, for the purpose of considering the propriety of an ad-
journment, beg leave to report—

That your Committee have given due consideration to the peti-
tions, from different parts of the State, requesting the General