566            JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Feb. 24,

Smith, of Balt. co.	Koons,	Day,
Goldsborough,	Hobbs,	Welling,
Waller,	Bacon,	Dorsey—57.
	Negative—None.

The said bill was then sent to the Senate.

Mr. Sudler, of Somerset, proposed the following message:
By the House of Delegates:

February 24th, 1858.
Gentlemen of the Senate:

We have received your message requesting the return of a
bill entitled, an act relating to the trial of assaults and bat-
teries in Somerset county, and herewith return said bill.

By order,

J. W. Clayton,

Chief Clerk.

Which was assented to, and sent to the Senate.
Mr. Hobbs offered the following order :
Ordered, That the Speaker be authorised to appoint two
additional committee clerks;
Which was adopted.
The hour having arrived for taking up the order of the day;

The House took up for consideration the Senate bill enti-
tled, an act for the establishment of a uniform system of pub-
lic schools in the State of Maryland.

Said bill being upon its second reading.

Mr. Burgess moved to amend, by striking out the third sec-
tion of the bill ;

The yeas and nays being demanded upon the motion, ap-
peared as follow:

	Affirmative.
Messrs. Morgan,	Ford, of Balt. co.	McGonigal,
Neale,	Lynch, of Balt. co.	Summers,
Meginnis,	Smith, of B. co.	Gray,
Tongue,	Goldsborough,	Schnebly,
Mackubin,	Ford, of Cecil,	Riddlemoser,
Kilbourn,	Belt,	Duvall,
Griffiss,	Wyville,	Worthington,
Burgess,	Contee,	Barnard,
Stonestreet,	Spence, Koons,	Mountz,
Walker,	Welling—32,
Allender,	Todd,