1858.]. OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.           477

ously paid into the Treasury by the said parties as tax on
their respective offices in the years 1852 and 1853 ;

Endorsed, "passed by yeas and nays;"

Which was read the first time, and referred to the commit-
tee on Claims ;

Also returned the bill entitled, an act to prescribe the
duties, and fix the compensation, of the Sheriff of Charles
county, in certain cases, therein mentioned ;

Endorsed, "passed by yeas and nays;"

Mr. Sudler, of the majority of the committee on the Contin-
gent Fund, presented a report in relation to the expenditures
of the Executive Contingent Fund.                               

Mr. Contee, of the minority of said committee, presented a
report in reference to the same subject;

Which were read.

[See Document L.]
The question being on the adoption of the majority report;

The yeas and nays were demanded, and appeared as fol-
low :

	Affirmative.
Messrs. Berry, Sp'r,	Davis,	Smith, of B. city,
Wickes,	Ford of Cecil,	Kennard,
Meginnis,	Hearn,	Lynch, of B. city,
Griffiss,	Harding,	Harrington,
Magruder,	Root,	Crowley,
Waller,	Koons,	Forrest,
Moore,	Hanway,	Alexander,
Sudler, of Horn.	Baker,	Summers,
Dail,	Stirling,	Reindollar,
Richardson,	McPherson,	Dorsey—30.
	Negative.
Messrs. Tongue,	Kidd,	Spence,
Mackubin,	Belt,	Schnebly,
Stonestreet,	Wyville,	Riddlemoser,
Allender,	Contee,	Worthington,
Ford, of Balt. co.	Larrimore,	Kilgour,
Lynch, of Balt. co.	Sudler, of Q. A.,	Barnard,
Clarke,	Landing,	Mountz—22.
Goldsborough,

Mr. Dail, from the committee on Claims, reported favorably
on a bill entitled, an additional supplement to an act entitled,
an act for the relief of Passmore McCullough, of Anne
Arundel county, passed at December session, 1852, chapter
148;

Which was read the first time.