1856.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.          295

Mr. Goldsborough offered the following amendment:                 

After the word "pro tem" 3rd line, 1st section insert "in case
of his sickness, or unavoidable temporary absence;"                   

Amendment assented to.                  

The said bill was then read the third time and passed by yeas
and nays as follows:                                       

	Affirmative.
Messrs. Speaker,	Thomas,	Stack,
Plowden,	Miller,	Partridge,
Griffith,	Bowie,	Smith of Bal. city,
Sudler,	Goldsborough,	Valiant,
Dorsey,	Rolph,	Lester,
Neff,	Parker,	Askew,
Waters,	Smith, of Wor.	Harrington,
Dowell,	Brengle,	Witmer,
Stone,	Carper,	Reichard,
Merrick;	Grove,	Loughridge,
Chilcoat,	Hauver,	Corby,
Wright,	Wolfe,	Tower,
Cullings,	Duvall,	Kildow,
Heath,	Jarrett,	Smith, of Carroll,
Toadvine,	Silver,	Stewart—46.
Dail,
	Negative—None.

On motion of Mr. Loughridge,

The rules were suspended to enable him to present a petition
of Samuel Emmort and 127 other citizens of Washington coun-
ty praying for a law authorising the Commissioners of said coun-
ty to levy an additional tax of five cents on the one, hundred
dollars for the support of the common schools of Washington
county;

Which was referred to the Committee on Education.
On motion of Mr. Merrick,

The rules were suspended to enable him to submit the follow-
ing order:

Ordered, That the Committee on Ways and Means inquire in-
to the expediency and policy of raising a revenue for the State
by the granting of licenses to take oysters in the navigable wa-
ters of the State, and to report to this House the amount of rev-
enue which in their judgment and according to the information