830 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Mar. 10,

'Toadvine,		Hauver,		Wickes,
Lawson,		Duvall,		Brown,
Daniel,		Jarrett,		Smith of Car.—38.
		Silver,
		Negative—None.

The said bill was then returned to the Senate.
On motion of Mr. Merrick,

The rules were suspended to allow him to offer the following
resolution:

Resolved, That the thanks of this House be unanimously ten-
dered to the Hon. William H. Travers, for the courteous, digni-
fied, impartial and able manner in which he has discharged the
duties of presiding officer of this House during the present ses-
sion;                                    

Which was read the first time, and

Three-fourths of the members concurring, was read the second
time and unanimously passed.                                               

Mr. Fiery offered the following message:
                                          By the House of Delegates,

March 10th, 1856.
Gentlemen of the Senate,                        

You will please return the bill No. 228, entitled, a supplement
to the act entitled, an act for the promotion of internal improve-
ments, passed at December session 1835, chapter 395, and also
bill No. 322 entitled, an act entitled, an act for the purpose of
aiding the construction of a railroad in Queen Ann's county, be-
ing a supplement to an act entitled, an act for the promotion of
internal improvements, passed at December session 1835, chap-
ter 395.                                   

By order,

Thomas H. Kent, of Jos., Clerk.

The yeas and nays being demanded, appeared as follows:

	Affirmative.
Messrs. Plowden,	Brengle	Fiery
Wilson, of Calvert,	Davis	Witmer,
Dowell,	Carper,	Reichard,
Chilcoat,	Grove	Loughridge
Rankin	Hauver	Corby
Wright	Wolfe,	Brown,
Brooke,	Jarrett,	Smith, of Carroll,