634            JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Feb. 27,

entitled, an act concerning the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Company;
Which was read the first time.

The bill entitled, an act to aid in the erection of a Monu-
ment commemorative of the Declaration of Independence;

Was read the second time, by special order, the third time,
three-fourths of the members concurring, and passed by yeas
and nays, as follow:

	Affirmative.
Messrs. Berry, Sp'r,	Grieves,	Stirling,
Neale,	Ford, of Cecil,	Rogers,
Wickes,	Kidd,	Smith, of B. city,
Meginnis,	Larrimore,	Kennard,
Mackubin,	Sudler, of Q. A.	Lynch, of B. city.
Kilbourn,	Hearn,	Harrington,
Griffiss,	Thomas,	Alexander,
Magruder,	Harding,	Rohrer,
Burgess,	Bowl us,	Gray,
Walker,	Root,	Riddlemoser,
Clarke,	Koons,	Mountz,
Goldsborough,	Hobbs,	McKinstry,
Waller,	Hanway,	Reindollar,
Tilghman, Dail,	Bacon,	Dorsey—44.
Todd,
	Negative.
Mes's. Ford, of B. co.	Landing,	McPherson—4.
Moore,

The said bill was then sent to the Senate.

A bill entitled, an act to defray the expense of publications
made under and by virtue of the act of Assembly of 1856,
chapter 16;

Was read the second time, and ordered to be engrossed for
a third reading.

The bill entitled, an act further amendatory of an act, en-
titled, an act to authorise the Commissioners of St. Mary's
county to levy a sum of money on the assessable property of
the said county, to erect a county jail ;

Was read the second time, by special order the third time,
three-fourths concurring, and passed by yeas and nays, as
follow:

	Affirmative.
Messrs. Berry, Sp'r,	Dail,	Bacon,
Neale,	Grieves,	Todd,