236          JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS            [Feb. 7,

Mr. Bowie moved that the reading of the petition be dispensed

with, as disrespectful to this House,
Which was rejected by yeas and nays as follows:

	AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs. Plowden,
Harris,	Brooke,	Stack,
	Bowie,	Tower,
	Bowling, Parker, Smith, of Wor.	Kildow,
	Frey--14.
Messrs. Speaker.	NEGATIVE.
Griffith,	Thomas, Abbott,
Sudler,		Valiant,
Neff,	Stubbs,	Lester,
Waters,	Miller,	Hugg,
Wilson, of Calvert	Goldsborough,	Askew,
Dowell,	Rolph,	Harrington,
Chilcoat,	Brengle,	Fiery,
Rankin,	Davis,	Witmer,
Wright,	Carper,	Loughridge,
Cullings,	Grove,	Hall,
Heath,	Duvall,	Brown,
Daniel,	Jarrett,	Smith, of Carroll,
Dail,	Silver,	Buffington,
Frazier,	Kennedy, Partridge,	Stewart, Rowles--45.

Mr. Goldsborough moved to lay said memorial on the table.
Mr. Harris moved that the petition be not received.
The previous question being called for, it was sustained by

yeas and nays as follows:

		... . AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs. Speaker, Griffith, Thomas, Abbott, Sudler, Scott, VaIiant,
Dorsey, Stubbs, Lester,
Neff, Miller, Hugg,
Waters, Goldsborough4 Askew,
Dowell, Rolph, Harrington,
Chilcoat, Brengle, Fiery,
Nankin, Davis, Witmer,
Wright, Carper, Reichard,
Cullings, Grove, Loughridge,
Heath, Duvall, Brown, Jarrett, Smith, of Carroll,