628            JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Feb. 26

Mr. Contee proposed the following amendment:
Strike out the enacting clause;

Mr. Contee called the previous question on said motion,
Which was sustained.

The question then being, "shall the main question now be
put;"
It was determined in the affirmative.

The question then recurring on the motion to strike out
the enacting clause, the yeas and nays were demanded and
appeared as follow:

	Affirmative.
Messrs. Morgan,	Burgess,	Belt,
Neale,	Stonestreet,	Contee,
Meginnis,	Walker,	Root,
Tongue,	Allender,	Lynch, of B. city,
Mackubin,	Lynch, of Balt. co.	Barnard,
Kilbourn, Griffiss,	Clarke,	Welling—19.
Negative.
Messrs. Berry, Sp'r,	Larrimore,	Rogers,
Wickes,	Sudler, of Q. A.	McPherson,
Magruder,	Landing,	Smith, of B. city,
Ford, of Balt. co.	Spence,	Kennard,
Smith, of Balt. co.	Hearn,	Harrington,
Goldsborough,	Thomas,	Crowley,
Waller,	Harding,	Alexander,
Moore,	Bowlus,	Rohrer,
Sudler, of Som.	Koons,	Riddlemoser,
Tilghman, Dail,	Hobbs,	Duvall,
Bacon,	Worthington,
Grieves,	Baker,	Thruston,
Ford, of Cecil,	Todd,	Mountz,
Kidd,	McGonigal,	McKinstry,
Wyville,	Stirling,	Reindollar—46.

Mr. Thruston proposed the following amendment:
In article 8, section 1, line 11, strike out the word "shall"
and insert "may;"

Which was assented to.

Mr. Contee moved that the House adjourn;

Which was determined in the negative.

Mr. Smith, of Baltimore county, called for the previous
question on the engrossment of the bill;
Which was not sustained.