1856.) OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.           509

THURSDAY EVENING,

                       February 28th, 1856.

The House met. Present at the call of the roll the following
members:

Messrs. Speaker, Harris, Griffith, Dorsey, Neff, Waters, Wil-
son, of Calvert, Dowell, Stone, Merrick, Chilcoat, Wright, Cul-
lings, Heath, Roberts, Toadvine, Lawson, Wilson, of Somerset,
Daniel, Dail, Thomas, Scott, Stubbs, Miller, Brooke, Howie,
Goldsborough, Rolph, Parker, Smith, of Worcester, Brengle,
Davis, Carper, Grove, Hauver, Duvall, Jarrett, Silver, Whitby,
Stack, Kennedy, Partridge, Smith, of Baltimore city, Abbott,
Valiant, Lester, Hugg, Harrington, Witmer, Reichard, Lough-
ridge, Corby, Harding, Hull, Tower, Wickes, Kildow, Brown,
Smith, of Carroll, Buffington, Stewart, Rowles.

On motion of Mr. Kildow,                                             

The reading of yesterday's journal was dispensed with.

The House took up for consideration the Senate bill entitled,
an act to establish and endow an Agricultural College in the State
of Maryland;

The said bill was read the third time, and rejected by yeas and
nays as follows;

	Affirmative.
Messrs. Speaker,	Scott,	Kennedy,
Harris,	Stubbs,	Partridge,
Griffith,	Brooke,	Smith, of Bal. city.
Dorsey,	Bowie,	Abbott,
Waters,	Goldsborough,	Reichard,
Stone,	Davis,	Harding,
Rankin,	Carper,	Hall,
Wright,	Hauver,	Tower,
Heath,	Duvall,	Smith, of Carroll,
Roberts,	Jarrett,	Stewart,
Dail,	Silver,	Rowles—34.
Thomas,
	Negative.
Messrs. Neff,	Daniel,	Harrington,
Wilson, of Calvert,	Miller,	Witmer,
Dowell,	Parker,	Loughridge,
Chilcoat,	Grove,	Corby,
Toadvine,	Whitby,	Kildow,
Lawson,	Stack,	Buffington—20.
Wilson, of Som.	Valiant,