168 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Jan. 25,

The said bill was then sent to the Senate.                       

Mr. Briscoe, from a select committee, reported favorably
on the bill entitled, an act to authorise Elisha Howes, of
Calvert county, to dispose of certain negroes as slaves for life;

Which was read the first time, and by special order a
second time, and referred to the committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Barnard, from the select committee, reported favorably
on the bill entitled, an act to amend section 102, article one,
of public local law, relating to constables' fees ;

Which was read the first time, and by special order the
second and third time, and passed by yeas and nays as
follows:                                                                                     

	Affirmative.
Messrs.	Lawson,	Berry,
Kilbourn, Speaker	Wilson, of Cecil,	McAllister,
Durant,	Miller,	Smith,
Morgan,	Wootton,	Turner, Balt. city,
Medders,	Starkey,	Denison, Balt city
Welch,	Landing,	Coudy,
Mackubin,	Dennis, of Wor.	Eakle,
Briscoe,	Kessler,	Brining,
Parran,	Johnson,	Freaner,
Ford,	Salmon,	Stake,
Worthington,	Naill,	Griffith,
Denison, Balt. co.,	Wilson, of Har.	Gordon,
Quinlan,	McCoy,	Barnard,
Jones, of Talbot,	Straughn,	Beall,
Long,	Goldsborough,	Roop,
Stanford,	Seth,	Gorsuch—45.
	Negative—None.

The said bill was then sent to the Senate.
On motion of Mr. Mackubin,

The rules were suspended to enable him to report favorably
on the bill entitled, an act to compensate John A. Lynch, for
the trial of a case in the Court of Appeals, as counsel on the
part of the State, by appointment of the Governor ;

Also, on the bill entitled, an act to compensate Milton
Whitney, for the trial of the cases of William G. Ford and
Thomas M. Watkins, in the Court of Appeals, as counsel on
the part of the State, by appointment of the Governor ;

Also, on the bill entitled, an act appropriating a sum of