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Scott,	Stack,		Buffington,
Stubbs,	Kennedy,		Stewart—48.
Messrs. Tower,	Kildow,		Frey—3.

The said bill was then sent to the Senate.

A bill entitled, an act authorizing the compromise of assaults
and batteries, and supplementary to the act of eighteen hundred,
and thirty-one, chapter two hundred and eight;

Was read the third time, and passed, by yeas and nays, as fol-

lows:

	Affirmative.
Messrs. Speaker,	Goldsborough,	Abbott,
Plowden,	Parker,	Lester,
Sudler,	Timmons,	Askew,
Dorsey,	Smith, of Wor.	Harrington,
Neff,	Brengle,	Fiery,
Waters,	Davis,	Witmer,
Dowell,	Carper,	Reichard,
Chilcoat,	Grove,	Corby,
Rankin,	Hauver,	Hall,
Wright,	Wolfe,	Tower,
Cullings,	Duvall,	Wickes,
Heath,	Jarrett,	Kildow,
Wilson, of Som.	Silver,	Frey,
Daniel,	Whitby,	Smith, of Carroll,
Dail,	Stack,	Buffington,
Frazier,	Kennedy,	Stewart,
Stubbs,	Partridge,	Rowles—53.
Miller,	Smith, of Bal. city.
	Negative—None.

The said bill was then sent to the Senate.               

A bill entitled, an act to authorize William M. Kemp, Emma
A. Kemp and Lizette F. Amelung, to emancipate certain slaves,
with permission to said slaves when emancipated to remain in this
State;

On motion of Mr. Lester,                              

The said bill was postponed to Monday the 18th instant.         

The Secretary of the Senate delivered the following message:

By the Senate,

                               February 14th, 1856.

Gentlemen of the House of Delegates :

We have received your message declining to postpone the elec-