1867] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 65

Bamford, Beck, Bishop, Boswell, Buhrman, Burche, Calvert, Cameron, Carmichael, Clarke, Coleman, Criswell, Davis, of B. city, Davis, of Charles, Evans, Feig, Flaherty, .Ford, Gilpin,	Haller, Hammond, Hutton, Hoffhine, Hooper, Horsey, Hutchins, Jones, Jump, Kerr, Knott, Kraft, Lankford, Lindsey, Linthicum, Magraw, Magruder, McCulley, McCulloh,	Pitts, Poole, Robson, Rouzer, Shipley, , Smith, Spicer, Steiner, Stevens, Thomas, Thomson, Tobey Turner, Waltemeyer, Welch, Whiteford, Whittaker, Williams, Wilson— 68.
	NEGATIVE.

Messrs. Benton, Bruce—2.
The said bill was then sent to the Senate.

The bill entitled, an Act to incorporate the Real Estate
Fire Insurance Company;

Was taken up for consideration on its second reading.
Mr. Gorsuch submitted the following amendment:

Strike out all after the word "the," in the sixth line, and
insert "at the legal rate of interest;"

Which was adopted ;

The bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be
engrossed for a third reading.

On motion of Mr. Hammond,

He was excused from serving on the Committee on Elec-
tions.

The bill entitled, an Act to authorize the City of Cumber-
land to bridge the Potomac ;

Was read the second time, and ordered to be engrossed for
a third reading.

On motion of Mr. Knott,

The vote by which the bill in relation to the election of the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore was passed to a third
reading, was reconsidered.

Mr. Knott submitted the following amendment:
That the sixteenth section be amended by striking out all
after the word "thereafter," in the fourth line;

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