1858.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.          867

Mr. Forrest proposed the following resolution :

Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the
Comptroller of the Treasury, be and he is hereby required to
examine and adjust the compensation accounts of the assist-
ant Clerks in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court
of Baltimore city, under the administration of the late Clerk
of said Court;

Which was read the first time, by special order, the second
time, and passed by yeas and nays, as follow :

	Affirmative.
Messrs. Berry, Sp'r,	Grieves,	Rogers,
Wickes,	Davis,	McPherson,
Meginnis,	Belt,	Smith, of B. city,
Mackubin,	Wyville,	Kennard,
Kilbourn,	Sudler, of Q. A.	Harrington,
Griffiss,	Landing,	Crowley,
Magruder,	Spence, Thomas,	Gray,
Burgess,	Schnebly,
Walker,	Harding,	Riddlemoser,
Allender,	Bowlus,	Worthington,
Ford, of Balt. co.	Root,	Kilgour,
Lynch, of Balt. co.	Koons,	Barnard,
Smith, of Balt. co.	Hanway,	Mountz,
Goldsborough,	Bacon,	McKinstry,
Waller,	Baker,	Reindollar,
Sudler, of Som.	Todd,	Day,
Tilghman,	McGonigal,	Dorsey—53.
Dail,	Stirling,
	Negative—None.

The said resolution was then sent to the Senate.

The joint resolutions in relation to the construction of a
new Canal, at the Falls of the Ohio river ;

Were read the second time, and passed by yeas, and nays,
as follow:

	Affirmative.
Messrs. Berry, Sp'r,	Dail,	Kennard,
Morgan,	Grieves,	Harrington,
Wickes,	Davis,	Crowley,
Meginnis,	Belt,	Forrest,
Mackubin,	Sudler, of Q. A.	Alexander,
Kilbourn,	Landing,	Rohrer,
Griffiss,	Spence,	Summers,
Magruder,	Harding,	Gray,