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Mr. Cushing moved to insert ''the first day of January,
1862; "

Decided in the negative.

The amendment of Mr. Farrow was then withdrawn.

By general consent, Mr. Stirling modified his amendment
as follows:

'Strike out the words before the blank "since the. " After the
word "armies, " in the first clause of the amendment insert
the words "with the purpose of adhering to said States or
armies.

Strike out the words "unless he shall have gone by the
authority of the United States. "

Mr. Berry, of Prince George's, submitted the following
amendment:

Insert in the amendment, after the word "person, " preced-
ing the oath, the words "when challenged by a legally quali-
fied voter, resident of said district or ward in which the vote
is offered; "

The question being on the adoption of the amendment;

Mr. Berry, of Prince George's, demanded the yeas and
nays,

The demand being sustained,

The yeas and nays were called, and appeared as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. Edelen, Mitchell,
Berry, of P. G. Hodson, Miller,
Brown, Hollyday, Morgan,
Dail, Lee, Wilmer—12.
Davis, of Charles,

NEGATIVE.

Messrs. Hatch, Purnell,

Goldsborough, P't Hebb, Robinette,

Abbott, Hoffman, Russell,

Annan, Hopkins, Scott,

Audoun, Hopper, Smith, of Carroll,

Brooks, Keefer, Sneary,

Cunningham, Kennard, Stirling,

Cushing, King, Stockbridge,

Daniel, Markey, Swope,