1858.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.          745

Walker,	Hanway,	Barnard,
Ford, of Balt. co.	Bacon,	Mountz,
Lynch, of Balt. co.	Baker,	McKinstry,
Waller,	Todd,	Reindollar,
Sudler, of Som.,	McGonigal,	Day,
Dail,	Stirling,	Welling,
Richardson,	McPherson,	Dorsey—52.
Davis,
	Negative—None.

The said bill was then sent to the Senate.

The bill entitled, an act for the benefit of Daniel Gibson, a
free person of color, of Caroline county;

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

	Affirmative.
Messrs. Berry, Sp'r,	Dail,	Todd,
Morgan,	Richardson,	McGonigal,
Neale,	Davis,	McPherson,
Wickes,	Ford, of Cecil,	Kennard,
Meginnis,	Kidd,	Harrington,
Mackubin,	Wyville,	Crowley,
Kilbourn,	Contee,	Forrest,
Griffiss,	Sudler, of Q. A.	Alexander,
Magruder, Walker,	Landing,	Rohrer,
Spence,	Schnebly,
Allender,	Harding,	Riddlemoser,
Ford, of Balt. co.	Bowlus,	Duvall,
Lynch, of B. co.	Root,	Barnard,
Smith, of B. co.	Koons,	Mountz,
Waller,	Hanway,	McKinstry,
Sudler, of Som,	Bacon,	Reindollar,
Tilghman,	Baker,	Day—51.
	Negative—None.

The said bill was then sent to the Senate.

The bill entitled, an act for the benefit of James Wheeler,
a free person of color, in Caroline county;

Being upon its second reading,

Mr. Alexander proposed the following amendment:

Strike out the words "inherit," "heirs," and "heredita-
ment," wherever they occur;

Which was assented to.

The bill, as amended, was then read the second and third
times, and passed by yeas and nays, as follow: