506           JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Feb. 23,

Favorably on a bill entitled, an act appropriating a sum of
money for the payment of the claims of Alvard Johnson,
Richard Brashears, James Campbell, James H. League, and
L. G. Taylor ;

Which was read the first time.

Mr. Harrington, from the committee on Corporations, re-
ported favorably on the bill entitled, an act to amend the
charter of the Charles street Avenue Company ;

Which was read the first time.

Mr. Stirling, from the committee on Ways and Means, re-
ported favorably on the Senate bill entitled, an act to authorize
the Comptroller of the Treasury to procure and use a stamp
upon licenses issued from his office, and to repeal so much of
the act of Assembly, passed January session, 1853, chapter
86, as regards licenses to be countersigned by him ;

Which was read the first time.

Mr. Belt, from the majority of the committee on the Judi-
ciary, reported favorably on the bill entitled, an act to pro-
tect the people of the State in the free exercise of the elective
franchise;

Which was read the first time.

Mr. Alexander moved that the said bill be recommitted to
the committee on the Judiciary;

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

	Affirmative.
Messrs. Berry, Sp'r,	Davis,	Smith, of B. city,
Wickes,	Ford, of Cecil,	Kennard,
Meginnis,	Harding,	Lynch, of B. city,
Griffiss,	Root,	Harrington,
Waller,	Koons,	Crowley,
Moore,	Hobbs,	Forrest,
Sudler, of Som.	Hanway,	Alexander,
Tilghman, Dail,	Bacon,	Summers,
Todd,	Reindollar,
Richardson,	Stirling,	Day—32.
Grieves,	McPherson,
	Negative.
Messrs. Morgan,	Clarke,	Schnebly,
Neale,	Goldsborough,	Riddlemoser,
Mackubin,	Belt,	Duvall,
Kilbourn,	Wyville,	Worthington,
Magruder,	Contee,	Thruston,
Burgess,	Larrimore,	Kilgour,