1900.] OF THE SENATE. 149

bly of the State of Maryland, to the Congress of the
United States for the passage of a bill to reimburse and
indemnify the Mayor and Aldermen of Frederick.
Endorsed: "Read the third time, and passed by yeas
and nays."

BILLS—THIRD READING.
Senate bill No.1, entitled "An Act to add certain new sec-
tions to Article 4 of the Code of Public Local Laws, title
4City of Baltimore,' sub-title ‘Police Commissioners,' pro-
viding for the creation of a Board of Police Examiners for
the city of Baltimore, defining and prescribing the duties
thereof and regulating appointments, promotions, reduc-
tions in ranks, transfers in and removals from the police
force of said city; said sections to follow section 745,
and to be designated as "Sections 745 A, 745 B, 745 C,
745 D, 745 E and 745 F."
Was read the third time, and passed by yeas and nays
as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs. President, Kirwan,
Betts, Marsh,
Bouic, Messick,
Brewington, Moses,
Bryan, Peter,
Crothers. Rohrback,
Dennis, Wilkinson,
Dodson, Williams, of Har.,
Gray, Williams, of A. A.,
—18.
NEGATIVE—None.
Said bill was then sent to the House of Delegates.
Mr. Bryan moved to suspend the Rules and put
Senate bill No. 2 entitled "An Act to repeal and re-
enact with amendments, sections 740 and 741, of Article
4, of the Code of Public Local Laws, title ‘City of Balti-
more,' sub-title ‘Police Commissioners,' as said sections
were enacted by chapter 123 of the Acts of 1898, on its
third reading and final passage."
The Rules were suspended (two-thirds of the Senators
voting in the affirmative) by yeas dnd nays, as follows: