The said bill was then sent to the Senate.

Mr. Long, from a select committee, reported a bill
entitled, fan act to amend the fourth article of the code
of public local laws, by adding thereto a section relating to
measuring oysters in the city of Baltimore;

Mr. Seth moved to commit the bill to the committee on
Oysters and Fish:

Which was adopted.

Mr. Denison, of Baltimore city, moved a reconsideration
of the vote;                                                         

Which was adopted.

The question then recurring upon the motion to commit;
It was decided in the negative, by yeas and nays as follow:

	Affirmative.
Messrs. Welch,	Kessler,	Turner, Balt. city,
Ford,	Bayless,	Denison, Balt. city
Maxwell,	Seth,	Stake,
Miller,	Berry,	Gordon,.
Bryan,	McAllister,	Beall—17
Landing,	Smith,
	Negative.
Messrs. Medders,	Keene,	Naill,
Briscoe,	Holland,	Straughn,
Parran,	Wootton,	Krafft,