1858.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.          935

WEDNESDAY, March 10th, 10 o'clock, A. M.

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

Present at the call of the roll, the following members ;

Messrs. Berry, Speaker, Neale, Wickes, Meginnis, Tongue,
Mackubin, Griffiss, Burgess, Stonestreet, Walker, Ford, of
Baltimore county, Smith, of Baltimore county, Goldsborough,
Waller, Moore, Sudler, of Somerset, Tilghman, Dail, Rich-
ardson, Grieves, Belt, Wyville, Sudler, of Queen Anne's,
Spence, Thomas, Bowlus, Root, Bacon, Baker, McPherson,
Smith, of Baltimore city, Kennard, Crowley, Alexander,
Rohrer, Gray, Schnebly, Riddlemoser, Kilgour, McKinstry,
Reindollar, Day and Dorsey.

The proceedings of yesterday were read.

The Secretary of the Senate returned the following bills:

A bill entitled, an act to change the present bridge across
the Pocomoke river at the town of Snow Hill, in Worcester
county, to a pivot or draw-bridge;

Endorsed, "passed by yeas and nays, with proposed amend-
ments;"

AMENDMENTS PROPOSED:

Sec. 1, line 6, after the word "first," add "provided that
said pivot or draw-bridge does not cost more than $500;

Sec. 2, line 6, after the word "draw," add "provided that
no part of said money shall be expended until the proposed
work shall have been contracted for by some competent person;
Which amendments were assented to, and
The bill, as amended, passed by yeas and nays, as follow:

	Affirmative.
Messrs. Berry, Sp'r,	Ford, of Cecil,	Rogers,
Morgan,	Wyville,	McPherson,
Wickes,	Sudler, of Q. A.	Smith, of B. city,
Kilbourn,	Landing,	Kennard,
Burgess,	Spence,	Harrington,
Stonestreet,	Harding,	Crowley,
Walker,	Bowlus,	Rohrer.
Allender,	Root,	Gray,
Ford, of Balt. co.	Koons,	Schnebly,
Lynch, of Balt. co.	Hobbs,	Riddlemoser,
Goldsborough,	Hanway,	Kilgour,
Waller,	Bacon,	McKinstry,
Sudler, of Som.	Todd,	Reindollar,