630             JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Feb. 27,

Which was determined in the affirmatives

On motion of Mr. Smith, of Baltimore county,
The House adjourned until 7½ o'clock this evening.

EVENING SESSION, 7½ o'clock, P. M.

No quorum being present.
The House adjourned.

SATURDAY, February 27th, 1858.

The House met, and was opened with prayer by the Rev.
Mr. Graff.

Present at the call of the roll the following members:

Messrs. Berry, Speaker, Neale, Wickes, Meginnis, Macku-
bin, Kilbourn, Griffiss, Magruder, Burgess, Walker, Ford,
of Baltimore county, Lynch, of Baltimore county, Golds-
borough, Waller, Moore, Tilghman, Dail, Grieves, Ford, of
Cecil, Belt, Larrimore, Sudler, of Queen Anne's, Landing,
Spence, Thomas, Bowlus, Root, Koons, Hanway, Bacon,
Todd, Stirling, McPherson, Smith, of Baltimore city, Ken-
nard, Lynch, of Baltimore city, Harrington, Alexander,
Rohrer, Gray, Riddlemoser, Barnard, Reindollar, Dorsey.

Mr. Alexander presented a petition from W. N. Tuttle and
thirty other citizens of Baltimore, praying a repeal of the law
taxing mortgage debts;