176 .MARYLAND MANUAL.

When a bill is before the House for amendment it is read
:by sections, and amendments are only in order to the section
under consideration. After that is passed, it can be returned
to and amended as a whole.

An amendment submitted should be plainly written, and
.endorsed with the name of the member submitting it, indicat-
ing the section and the line to be amended thus:

In section —, line —, after the word "—," insert the words
"——;" or, in section —, line —, strike out the words "——,"
and insert the words "——;" or, in section —, strike out all
after the word "——," and insert "——."

When an amendment has been submitted to a section under
consideration, it is competent for any member to submit an
amendment to the amendment, but there the amendments
must cease until the latter has been disposed of.

When, however, an amendment has been snbmitted, the
intention of which is to strike out the entire section, it is com-
petent for a member to submit an amendment to the section, and
another amendment to that amendment. When the two latter
.are disposed of, other amendments in the same degree can be
proposed. The question on the motion to strike out being
postponed until the friends of the measure have an oppor-
tunity of making it acceptable by amendments.

PREAMBLES AND TITLES.

After the bill has been considered the preamble conies up
for adoption, and the vote is taken on the whole by yeas and
nays. The title is then open to amendment.

HOUSE BILLS AMENDED BY THE SENATE.

When a bill is returned from the Senate with amendments,
the question is taken upon the adoption of the Senate's
.amendments. The proper motion then is, if the amendments
.are agreeable to the cominittee which introduced the bill:
"Mr. Speaker, I move that the House concur in the amend-
ments of the Senate." The question is taken upon the adop-
tion of the motion. If agreed to, the bill, as amended, is
passed by yeas and nays. If not agreeable to the Committee,