1856] OF THE HOUSE OP DELEGATES.            657

Mr. Scott offered the following amendment:

"And be it enacted, That as much of the act passed at De-
cember session 1840, chapter 23, entitled, "an act to provide for.
the valuation and assessment of the property of this State, and to
pay the debts of the State" as imposes a tax on mortgages, be
and the same is hereby repealed;"            

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

		Affirmative.
Messrs. Harris		Wilson, of Som.	Bowie,
Neff,		Scott,	Grove,
Dowell,		Stubbs,	Loughridge,
Stone,		Miller,	Buffington—13.
Lawson,	1*.
		NEGATIVE.
Messrs. Speaker,	Goldsborough,	Smith, of Bal. city.
Plowden,	Rolph,	Abbott,
Griffith,		Parker,	Valiant,
Dorsey,		Timmons,	Lester,
Waters,		Smith, of Wor.,	Askew,
Merrick,		Brengle,	Witmer,
Chilcoat,		Davis,	Reichard,
Wright,		Hauver,	Hall,
Cullings,		Wolfe,	Tower,
Heath,		Jarrett,	Wickes,
Daniel,		Silver,	Brown,
Dail,		Kennedy,	Stewart,
Frazier,		Partridge,	Rowles—49.
Thomas,

The said bill was then read the second time, and

On motion of Mr. Kennedy,                               

Three fourths concurring,                   

Was then read the third time, and rejected by yeas and nays
as follows:                                                                             

	Affirmative.
Messrs. Speaker,	Frazier,	Abbott,
Plowden,	Thomas,	Valiant,
Harris,	Goldsborough,	Lester,
Dorsey,	Rolph,	Askew, Fiery,
Waters,	Brengle,
Dowell,	Davis,	Witmer,
Merrick,	Hauver,	Reichard,