1867.] OF THE HOUSE OP DELEGATES. 999

Ford, Shipley, Nicolai, Davis, of Charles, Jump, Jones, Dennis, Parsons. Phelps, Kerr, Golibart, Whitaker, Lindsey, Magruder,	Tobey, Hoffhine, Bishop, Coleman, Neilson, Smith, Flaherty, Robson, Hooper, Knott, Stevens, Kraft, Boawell, Thomson,	Wilson, Spicer, Bruce, MeCulloh, Devecmon, Brydon, Carmichael, Benton, Criswell, Gore, Dawson, King, Hammond — 62 .
	NEGATIVE — None.

Mr. Clark, (the rules being suspended,) presented the peti-
tion of twenty-four citizens, employees of Waterville quarry,
praying the Legislature to grant to Atwood Blunt, privilege
to construct a railroad in Baltimore county ;

Which was read and referred to the Committee on Internal
Improvements.

Mr. Clark, (the rules being suspended,) submitted the joint -
resolation to authorize the State Librarian to furnish to the
several Justices of the Peace of the State the Maryland Code
and supplements thereto;

Which was read a first time.
On motion of Mr. Dennis,

Ordered, That Milton Y. Kidd, Journal Clerk of this House,
be paid the same salary as the Reading Clerk ;

Which was adopted.

On motion of Mr. Phelps,

Ordered, That leave of absence be allowed Mr. Jump, of
Talbot county, on account of a death in his family.

Mr. Knott offered the following :

Ordered, That the officers of this House be and they here-
by are allowed the same compensation—$100—as was allowed
to the officers of the House at the January session, 1865.

Mr. Ford moved to lay the order on the table;
Which was decided in the affirmative by yeas and naya as
follow:

	AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs. Miller, Speaker, Beck, Welch,	Kerr, Magruder, Calvert, Buhrman,	Robson, Stevens, Davis, of B. city, Pitts,