388                JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS. [Feb. 20,

Dorsey,	Parker,		Askew,
Neff,	Timmons,		Harrington
Waters,	Smith, of		Fiery,
Dowell,	Brengle,		Reichard,
Stone,	Davis,		Loughridge,
Chilcoat, Carper,		Corby,
Rankin,	Grove,		Hall,
Wright,	Hauver,		Tower,
Heath,	Wolfe,		Kildow,
Roberts,	Duvall,		Frey,
Toadvine, Jarrett,		Brown, Smith, of Carroll,
Wilson,	of Som., Silver,
Daniel,	Whitby,		Buffington,
Dail,	Stack,		Stewart,
Stubbs,	Partridge,		Rowles—54.
	Negative—None.

On motion of Mr Hall,             

The rules were suspended, and leave was granted the Mont-
gomery delegation to introduce a bill to relieve the sureties of
Thomas F. W. Vinson, former collector of the 4th election dis-
trict of Montgomery county.

The order of the day being

A bill entitled, an act to authorise the erection of a bridge
across North Branch of Trent creek, in St. Mary's county;

The said bill was read the second time.

The order of the day being

The order offered by Mr. Wickes, in reference to the commit-

ee on Secret Political Societies :

On motion of Mr. Askew,

The said order was made the order of the day for Thursday,
the 28th inst.

The order of the day being
The resolutions offered by Mr. Wickes, in relation to sla-

very.

On motion of Mr. Kildow,

The resolutions were made the order of the day for Wednes-
day, the 27th instant.

The order of the day being,                         

A bill entitled, ail act to authorise W. M. Kemp, E. A. Kemp,