1856.) OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.           627

On motion of Mr. Valiant,            

The rules were suspended to take up a bill entitled, an act to
incorporate the Directors of the Book Concern and Periodical of
the Methodist Protestant Church;

Which was read the second time, and three-fourths of the
members concurring,

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

	Affirmative.
Messrs. Speaker,	Frazier,	Smith, of Bal. city,
Plowden,	Scott,	Abbott,
Griffith,	Stubbs,	Valiant,
Dorsey,	Miller,	Lester,
Neff,	Bowie,	Askew,
Waters,	Goldsborough,	Witmer,
Dowell,	Rolph,	Reichard,
Stone,	Parker,	Loughridge,
Merrick,	Smith, of Wor.,	Corby,
Chilcoat,	Brengle,	Hall,
Wright,	Davis,	Tower,
Cullings,	Duvall,	Wickes,
Heath,	Jarrett,	Brown,
Roberts,	Silver,	Smith, of Carroll,
Toadvine,	Stack,	Buffington,
Wilson, of Som.	Kennedy,	Stewart,
Daniel,	Partridge,	Rowles—52.
Dail,
	Negative —None.

The said bill was then sent to the Senate.
On motion of Mr. Loughridge,

The minority report on a bill entitled, an act to repeal the se-
cond section of the act of 1809, chapter 22, relating to the mode
of electing Senators to represent this State in. the Senate of the
United States,                                             

Was taken taken up;
The question being upon the minority report,

Mr. Loughridge called for the yeas and nays, which appeared
as follows:.                                                                

	Affirmative.
Messrs. Dowell,	Davis,	Reichard,
Rankin,	Stack,	Loughridge,
Wright,	Partridge,	Corby,