566           JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Feb. 25,

Also, on the bill entitled, an act to incorporate the Peo-
ples' Gas Company of Baltimore city ;

Which was read the first time, and ordered to be printed.

On motion of Mr. Jones, of Prince George's,

The rules were suspended to enable him to report favora-
bly on the bill entitled, an act to authorise the Orphan's
court of Prince George's county to appoint a trustee for
James Crawford, a deaf and dumb free negro, of said county;

Said bill was read the first time, and by special order the
second and third time, and passed by yeas and nays as fol-
low:

	Affirmative.
Messrs.	Maxwell,	Seth,
Kilbourn, Speaker	Bryan,	Berry,
Durant,	Jones, of P. G.,	McAllister,
Medders,	Legg,	Smith,
Parran,	Landing,	Coudy,
Compton,	Dennis, of Wor.,	Eakle,
Burgess,	Kessler,	Brining,
Ford,	Claggett,	Griffith,
Denison, Balt. co.	Routzahn,	Beall,
Renshaw,	Naill,	McCleary,
Chaplain,	Bayless,	Roop,
Stanford,	Straughn,	Mills,
Lawson,	Krafft,	Turner, of How.,
Holland,	Booze,	Brown—42.
Wilson, of Cecil,
	Negative—None.

The said bill was then sent to the Senate.

On motion of Mr. Compton.

The rules were suspended, and the bill entitled, an act to
authorise the Governor and Adjutant General to purchase
arms for the use of the State;

Was read the second time, and by special order the third
time, and passed by yeas and nays as follow:

	Affirmative.
Messrs.	Lawson,	McAllister,
Kilbourn, Speaker	Holland,	Smith,
Durant,	Bryan,	Denison, Balt. city
Rasin,	Jones, P. George's	Coudy,
Medders,	Legg,	Eakle,