622 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Mar. 21.

more to an amount not exceeding the sum of $750 000, to
provide means for extending and improving the Court-house,
in said city.

Which was read the third time and passed by yeas and
nays as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE

Messrs President, Hepbron,
Bannon, Joyce.
Brewer, McCulloh,
Cooper. Phelps,
Duke, Stevens,
Ford, Suit,
Getty, Walsh—15.
Gorman,

NEGATIVE

Messrs Dennis, Newcomer.
Freeman, Steiner—3.
Lawrence,

Said bill was then it turned to the House of Delegates.
Senate bill entitled an Act to amend the Act of 1853,
chapter 88, entitled an Act to incorporate the Pittsburg and
Connellsville Railroad Company in the State of Maryland.
Having been heretofore read the second time,
Was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.
On motion by Mr. Gorman, (the rules were suspended) so

as to take up

House bill entitled an Act making further appropriations
for the support of the government and schools, and reforma-
tory institutions, for the year ending the 31st day of De-
cember, 1876

Which was lead the third time aid passed by yeas and nays
as follows, with proposed amendments :

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. President, Gorman,

Aydelotte. Hepbron,

Bannon, Lawrence,

Brewer, McCullogh,

Cooper, Newcomer,

Deonis, Phelps,

Freeman, Steiner,

Ford, Suit—16.

NEGATIVE—MT, Duke—1.

Said bill was then returned to the House of Delegates.
The Clerk of the House of Delegates appeared and deliv-
ered the following message :