1858.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.          233

Mr. Stirling, from the committee on Ways and Means, re-
ported favorably the following bill entitled, an additional
supplement to an act concerning the Annapolis and Elkridge
Railroad Company, passed at December session, 1841, chapter
161;

Which was read the first time.

Mr. Alexander, from the committee on Judiciary, reported
favorably on a bill entitled, an act amendatory of an act re-
lating to the records of conveyances in the several counties in
this State, passed December session, 1833, chapter 88;

Which was read the first time.

Mr. Alexander, from the committee on Judiciary, reported
favorably on a bill entitled, an act to make valid an assign-
ment or conveyance from Elijah Evans to Otho H. Williams,
for certain lots of land in Allegany county;

Which was read the first time.

A bill entitled, an act to establish a uniform rate of com-
pensation for the judges and clerks of election in this State;

Being upon its second reading,

Mr. Ford, of Baltimore county, proposed the following
amendment:

Add to section 4, "Provided that Baltimore county be ex-
cepted from the operation of this act."

The yeas and nays being demanded thereon, appeared as
follows:

	Affirmative
Messrs. Meginnis,	Walker,	Duvall,
Tongue,	Ford, of Balt. co.	Welling—8.
Stonestreet,	Landing,
	Negative.
Messrs. Berry, Sp'r,	Richardson,	Rogers,
Morgan,	Grieves,	McPherson,
Neale,	Davis,	Smith, of B. city,
Wickes,	Ford, of Cecil,	Kennard,
Mackubin,	Wyville,	Lynch, of B. city,
Griffiss,	Contee,	Crowley,
Magruder,	Larrimore,	Alexander,
Allender,	Hearn,	Rohrer,
Lynch, of Balt. co.	Thomas,	Summers,
Smith, of Balt. co.	Harding,	Gray,
Clark,	Bowlus,	Thruston,
Goldsborough,	Root,	Barnard,
Waller,	Bacon,	Mountz,