1856.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.           655

Two thousand copies were ordered to be printed.              

The special order of the day being,

A bill entitled, an act to reduce the taxes heretofore imposed by
authority of this State.

The question being upon the amendments offered by Mr. Brooke,
on the 29th of February last;                            

Mr. Merrick called for the yeas and nays;                     

Which was determined in the affirmative as follows:

	Affirmative.
Messrs. Speaker,	Wilson, of Som.	Partridge,
Plowden,	Dail,	Smith of Balt. city,
Harris,	Stubbs,	Abbott,
Griffith,	Valiant,
Dorsey,	Miller,	Lester,
Neff,	Bowie,	Askew,
Waters,	Rolph,	Fiery,
Wilson, of Calvert,	Parker,	Witmer,
Dowell,	Smith, of Wor.	Reichard,
Merrick,	Brengle,	Loughridge,
Chilcoat,	Davis,	Corby,
Rankin,	Carper,	Hall,
Wright,	Grove,	Tower,
Cullings,	Hauver,	Wickes,
Roberts,	Silver,	Brown,
Toadvine,	Stack,	Buffington,
Lawson,	Kennedy,	Rowles—51.
	Negative.
Messrs. Heath, Duvall,	Whitby,
Daniel, Jarrett,	Stewart—7.

Mr. Stone moved to strike out the 4th section.

Mr. Brown called for the yeas and nays;

Which was determined in the negative as follows:

	AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs. Neff Daniel	Silver
Wilson, of Calvert Miller	Whitby
Dowell	Bowie,	Stack
Stone	Parker	Brown
Chilcoat Timmons	Smith, of Carroll
Roberts	Smith, of Wor.	Stewart
Lawson	Jarrett	Rowles—22.
Wilson	of Som.