1856.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.           727

On motion of Mr. Abbott,

The rules were suspended to allow him to submit certain reso-
lution of inquiry into the propriety of removing the Maryland
Penitentiary:

Which was read the first time,          

On motion of Mr. Harris,
The rules were suspended to take up,

A bill entitled, an act to increase the capital stock of the St.
Mary's Savings Institution;

Which was read the second time, and

Three fourths of the members concurring was read the third
time and passed by yeas and nays as follows:

	AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs. Speaker	Daniel		Partridge
Plowden	Dail		Smith of Bal. city
Harris	Frazier		Abbott
Griffith	Thomas		Askew
Waters	Scott		Harrington
Wilson, of Calvert	Stubbs		Fiery
Dowell	Miller		Witmer
Stone	Bowie	Reichard
Chilcoat	Rolph		Corby
Rankin	Parker		Hall
Wright Heath	Davis Carper		Tower Wickes,
Roberts	Grove,		Brown
Toadvine	Duvall		Smith of Carroll
Lawson	Silver		Buffington
Wilson of Som.	Stack		Rowles—48.
	Negative—None.

The said bill was then sent to the Senate.
Mr. Tower offered the following order:

Ordered, That bills be taken up by allottment, of one from each
county, as the counties are arranged on the list of members;

Which was adopted.             

Mr. Wickes moved that the rules be suspended to allow bills,
&c., to be presented;

Which was determined in the affirmative.