656            JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS,           [Mar 4,

		Negative.
Messrs. Speaker		Frazier	Smith of Bal. city
Plowden		Thomas	Abbott
Harris		Scott	Valiant
Griffith		Stubbs	Lester
Dorsey		Goldsborough	Askew
Waters		Rolph	Fiery
Merrick		Brengle	Witmer
Rankin		Davis	Reichard
Wright		Carper	Loughridge
Cullings		Hauver	Corby
Heath		Duvall	Hall
Toadvine		Kennedy	Tower
Dail	Partridge	Buffington—39.

On motion of Mr. Wickes,
The House adjourned until this evening at 8 o'clock.

TUESDAY EVENING,
March 4th, 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, Wright, Heath, Roberts,
Lawson, Wilson, of Som., Daniel, Dail, Frazier, Thomas, Scott,
Stubbs, Miller, Bowie, Goldsborough, Rolph, Parker, Timmons,
Smith, of Worcester, Brengle, Davis, Grove, Hauver, Jarrett,
Silver, Whitby, Stack, Smith, of Baltimore city, Abbott, Valiant,
Lester, Askew, Fiery, Witmer, Reichard, Loughridge, Corby,
Hall, Tower, Wickes, Brown, Smith, of Carroll, Buffington,
Stewart, Rowles.                               

The House took up the unfinished business of the morning.

A bill entitled, an act to reduce taxes heretofore empowered
by authority of this State;                    

Mr. Wickes moved to postpone said bill until to-morrow at 12
o'clock;

Which was determined in the negative.