840            JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS            [Mar. 10;

The question being on the adoption of said message;
It was determined in the affirmative.

The Senate bill entitled, an act amendatory of an act to incor-
porate the Baltimore Steam Packet Company, by authorising said
Company to make contracts for breaking tracks through the
ice;                                                                                                  

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,	Stubbs,	Abbott,
Harris,	Miller,	Valiant,
Dorsey,	Bowie,	Lester,
Neff,	Rolph,	Hugg,
Waters,	Parker, Askew,
Dowell,	Brengle,	Fiery,
Chilcoat,	Carper,	Reichard,
Rankin,	Grove,	Loughridge,
Wright,	Hauver,	Corby,
Cullings,	Wolfe,	Hall,
Heath,	Duvall,	Tower,
Roberts,	Jarrett,	Wickes,
Toadvine,	Silver,	Brown,
Lawson,	Whitby,	Smith, of Car.,
Wilson, of Som.	Stack,	Buffington,
Dail,	Partridge,	Stewart--50.
Thomas,	Smith, of Bal. city,
	Negative—None.

The said bill was then returned to the Senate.
The Speaker laid before the House the following communica-
tion:             

Annapolis, March 10th, 1856.
Hon. Wm. H. TRAVERS,
Speaker of the House of Delegates:

SIR.—On this, the last day of our session, alter having dis-
posed of every measure committed to my charge as Chairman of
the Committee of Ways and Means, I most respectfully ask leave
to tender to you my resignation as a delegate from the city of
Baltimore to the General Assembly of Maryland, for the years
eighteen hundred and fifty-six and fifty-seven.

With much consideration,                 

                  I have the honor to be,

Your ob't serv't,

a. kennedy.