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Ford, of Cecil,         Smith, of B. city, Welling,

Hearn,                    Kennard,           Dorsey—37.

Thomas,

So the amendment was rejected,

The question recurring on the motion to refer the memorial
to the committee on Elections ;

It was determined in the affirmative.

Mr. Belt, moved to suspend the rules to allow him to offer
an order;

The yeas and nays, being demanded on the motion to sus-
pend, appeared as follows:

	Affirmative.
Messrs. Morgan,	Lynch, of Balt. co.	Sudler, of Q. A.
Neal,	Smith, of Balt. co.	Landing,
Tongue,	Clarke,	Spence,
Mackubin,	Goldsborough,	Schnebly,
Kilbourn,	Kidd,	Worthington,
Burgess,	Belt,	Thruston,
Stonestreet,	Wyville,	Kilgour,
Walker,	Contee,	Barnard,
Allender,	Larrimore,	Mountz—28.
Ford, of Balt. co.
	Negative.
Messrs. Berry, Sp'r,	Hearn,	Kennard,
Wickes,	Thomas,	Lynch, of B. city,
Meginnis,	Bowlus,	Harrington,
Griffiss,	Root,	Crowley,
Magruder,	Koons,	Forrest,
Waller,	Hobbs,	Alexander,
Moore,	Hanway,	Rohrer,
Sudler, of Som.	Bacon,	Summers,
Tilghman,	Baker,	Gray,
Dail,	Todd,	McKinstry,
Richardson,	Stirling,	Reindollar,
Grieves,	Rogers,	Day,
Davis,	McPherson,	Welling,
Ford, of Cecil,	Smith, of B. city,	Dorsey—42.

So the motion was lost.

The Speaker laid before the House the following communi-
cation:

To the Hon. J. S. Berry,

Speaker of the House of Delegates :
The undersigned hereby tenders his resignation as Chair-