1856]         OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.         527

the General Laws, of the United States, published in the year
1856, for the use of the State Library and of the several courts of
this State:

Which was read the first time,
The hour for the order of the day having arrived,

A bill entitled, an act to raise additional revenue to pay the
debts of the State by increasing the rates of license to ordinary
keepers and traders.                   

Mr. Merrick substituted the following amendment:

But no license taken under this clause shall be construed to
grant the privilege of retailing spirituous or fermented liquors;"

Amendment assented to.                                                

Mr. Daniel offered the following amendment:

In section 1st, line 14th, strike out all after the word "tin,"
down to the word "or" in the 15th line.                               

Mr. Wilson, of Somerset, called for the yeas and nays, which
was determined in the negative as follows:

	Affirmative,
Messrs. Neff,	Daniel,	Abbott,
Waters,	Scott,	Valiant,
Chilcoat,	Stubbs,	Lester,
Rankin,	Bowie,	Harrington,
Cullings,	Smith of Wor.	Witmer,
Heath,	Hauver,	Corby,
Roberts,	Jarrett,	Brown,
Toadvine,	Silver,	Buffington—25.
Lawson,
	Negative.
Messrs. Speaker,	Frazier,	Partridge, Smith, of Bal. city,
Harris,	Thomas,
Griffith,	Goldsborough,	Fiery,
Dorsey,	Rolph,	Reichard,
Wilson, of Calvert,	Parker,	Loughridge,
Dowell,	Brengle,	Tower,
Stone,	Davis,	Wickes,
Merrick,	Carper,	Kildow,
Wright,	Grove,	Frey,
Wilson, of Som.	Stack,	Smith, of Carroll,
Dail,	Kennedy,	Stewart--33.

Mr. Merrick offered the following amendment:

In 15th line 1st section, strike out the word "greater" and in-
sert the words "not less."