1858.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.          753

Whereupon the said Frederick W. Jones complied with the re-
quirements of said order;

And was released from custody.                              

On motion of Mr. Heath,

The rules were suspended to allow him to report favorably on
a bill entitled, an act for the benefit of the Academies and Schools
of Anne Arundel county.                                                             

Mr. Wickes moved the House be called.                          

On motion of Mr. Wickes,         

The door-keeper was sent after the absent members.
On motion of Mr. Valiant,           

The House took up the bill entitled, an act for the benefit of
Catharine Wister, widow of Robert Pratt, a soldier of the Mary-
land line 'during the Revolution;

Was read the second time; three-fourths of the members con-
curring,             

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

	Affirmative.
Messrs. Speaker,	Thomas	Partridge
Plowden,	Scott,	Smith, of Balt. city
Griffith,	Stubbs,	Abbott,
Dorsey,	Miller,	Valiant,
Neff,	Goldsborough,	Lester,
Waters,	Rolph,	Hugg,
Wilson of Calvert,	Parker,	Askew
Dowell,	Timmons,	Harrington,
Stone,	Smith, of Wor.	Fiery,
Chilcoat	Brengle,	Witmer,
Wright	Davis,	Reichard,
Heath	Carper	Loughridge,
Roberts,	Hauver,	Corby,
Toadvine,	Duvall	Harding,
Lawson,	Jarrett,	Tower,
Wilson, of Som.,	Silver	Wickes,
Daniel,	Whitby,	Brown
Dail,	Stack	Buffington,
Frazier,	Kennedy	Stewart--67.
	Negative.—None.

Said bill was then sent to the Senate.