228              JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS            [Feb. 6,

Mr. Bowie moved that the whole matter be laid on the table
The yeas and nays were demanded and the result was as
follows:          

	Affirmative.
Messrs. Harris,	Bowling,		Harding,
Merrick,	Parker,		Wickes, Kildow,
Clark,	Smith, of	Wor.,
Roberts,	Stack,		Frey,--13.
Bowie,
	Negative.
Messrs. Speaker.	Scott,	Valiant,
Griffith,	Stubbs,	Hugg,
Sudler,	Goldsborough,	Askew,
Dorsey,	Rolph,		Harrington,
Waters,	Davis,		Fiery,
Wilson, of Calvert	Carper,		Witmer,
Chilcoat,	Grove,		Reichard,
Rankin,	Duvall,		Loughridge,
Cullings,	Jarret,		Brown,
Daniel, Silver,		Smith of Carroll
Dail,	Kennedy,		Buffington,
Frazier,	Partridge,		Stewart,
Thomas,	Abbott, :		Rowles--39.

So the motion was lost.                             

The question then being on the adoption of the message.
It was decided in the affirmative and the message sent to the

Senate.
A bill entitled an act to simplify and abridge the rules and

forms of conveyances;

Mr. Daniel submitted the following amendment:
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the words be added before the words this act "&c,"
on page 1, section 1, and that the words "Be it enacted for each
succeeding section," be added.                                             

Which was adopted.

The clerk proceeded with the reading of the bill; and
On motion of Mr. Daniel,                                       

The further reading of the bill was dispensed with and consid-
ered the third reading, and the bill passed by yeas and nays as
follows: