1858.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.           807

Meginnis,	Bowlus,	Harrington,
Griffiss,	Root,	Crowley,
Magruder,	Koons,	Forrest,
Lynch, of B. co.,	Hobbs,	Alexander,
Smith, of Balt. co.	Hanway,	Rohrer,
Tilghman,	Bacon,	Summers,
Dail,	Baker,	Gray,
Richardson,	Todd,	Thruston,
Grieves,	McGonigal,	McKinstry,
Davis,	Stirling.	Reindollar,
Ford, of Cecil,	Rogers,	Day,
Kidd,	McPherson,	Dorsey—44.
Hearn,	Smith, of B. city,
	Negative.
Messrs. Morgan,	Ford, of Balt. co.	Landing,
Neale,	Goldsborough,	Schnebly,
Tongue,	Waller,	Riddlemoser,
Mackubin,	Moore,	Duvall,
Kilbourn,	Sudler, of Som.	Worthington,
Burgess,	Wyville,	Barnard,
Stonestreet,	Contee,	Mountz—23.
Walker,	Sudler, of Q. A.

The said bill was then sent to the Senate.
On motion of Mr. Grieves,

The House took up for consideration the bill entitled an
act in relation to free negroes and slaves in the State of
Maryland,

The said bill being upon its second reading:
Mr. Mackubin proposed the following amendment:
In section 2, lines 7 and 8, strike out "ten cents" and in-
sert "twenty-five cents,"
Which was assented to.

Mr. Grieves proposed the following amendment:
In section 2, line 8, after the word "cents," insert " as a
remuneration for the performance of the duties imposed upon
them by this act;

Which was assented to.

Mr. Worthington proposed the following amendment:
In section 3, line 12, strike out "such a," and insert "the
shortest;"

Which was assented to.

Mr. Contee proposed the following amendment: