1861.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 233

Hon. E. G. KILBOURN,

Speaker of the House of Delegates:

Dear Sir:—As I expect to he absent from the city for some
time, I deem it my duty to resign my position as State Direc-
tor in the Mechanics Bank of Baltimore.

I think in these troublesome times the State's interest
should be properly represented.

Very respectfully and

Truly, your obedient servant,

JOHN HOFFMAN.
Baltimore, June 10th, 1861.

Which was read and referred to the committee on Ways
and Means.

Mr. Brining, from a select committee reported

A bill entitled, an act to repeal section 226 of Article II.
of the Public Local Laws relating to weights and measures,
so far as said law applies to the counties of Frederick, Wash-
ington, and Allegany,

Which was read the first, and by special order the second
and third times, and passed by yeas and nays as follow:

AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs.

Kilbourn, Sp'r, Landing, Wilson,

Durant, Kessler, Bayless,

Welch, Claggett, Brining,

Mackubin, Routzahn, Fiery,

Briscoe, Johnson, Griffith,

Parran, Salmon, Gordon,

Burgess, Naill, Barnard,

Ford, Straughn, McCleary,

Quinlan, Warfield, Gorsuch,

Renshaw, Winans, Mills,

Bryan, Pitts, Turner,

Legg, Harrison, Brown—38.

Starkey, Scott,

NEGATIVE.
Messrs.

Chaplain, McIntire, Wallis,
Stanford, Maxwell, Singston,
Lawson, Thomas, Morfit—9.

Said bill was then sent to the Senate.
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