1856.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.            747

promotion of Internal Improvements, passed at December ses-
sion, 1835, chapter 395;

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

Was read the third time.                           

Mr. Goldsborough moved the call of the House.

On motion of Mr. Dail,                       

The Doorkeeper was sent after the absent members.

On motion of Mr. Davis

The rules were suspended to take up a bill entitled, an act for
the better protection of stock from railroads, or from roads lead-
ing to and from the same.                                         

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

Was read the third time and passed by yeas and nays as fol-
lows:                                                                      

	Affirmative.
Messrs. Plowden,	Frazier,	Duvall,
Harris,	Thomas,	Jarrett,
Griffith,	Scott	Silver
Dorsey,	Stubbs,	Whitby,
Neff,	Miller,	Stack
Waters,	Brooke,	Partridge,
Wilson, of Cal.,	Bowie	Smith, of Balt. city
Dowell,	Bowling,	Valiant,
Stone	Goldsborough,	Askew
Chilcoat,	Rolph,	Harrington
Rankin,	Parker,	Fiery
Wright,	Timmons,	Witmer,
Cullings,	Smith, of Wor.	Reichard,
Toadvine,	Davis,	Corby,
Wilson, of Som.,	Carper,	Tower
Daniel,	Grove,	Wickes—50.
	Hauver,
	Negative.
Messrs. Brown	Stewart,	Rowles—4.
Buffington,

The said bill was then sent to the Senate.

On motion of Mr. Lawson,
The rules were suspended to take up a bill entitled, an act to