1867.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 983

Williams, Cameron, Ford, Shipley, Jump, Jones, Parsons; Kerr, Evans, Golibart, Whitaker,

Buhrman, Baker, Linthicum, Steiner, Bamford, Tobey, Hoffhine, Bishop, Burche, Turner, Neilson, NEGATIVE — None.

Feig, Bixler, Pitts, Aydelott, Nelson, Whiteford, Wilson, Neale, King, Hammond — 43

Said bills were then returned to the Senate.

The bill entitled, an Act to exempt the bond of James
E. Nutwell, of Anne Arundel county, from responsibility on
account of arms furnished to him as captain of Home Guards,
Second Regiment Maryland Militia, by the State, and subse-
quently taken from him by the agents of the General Gov-
ernment ;

Was read a first, and by special order a second and third
time and parsed by yeas and nays as follow :

Messrs. Miller, Speaker, Beck, Hall, Cameron, Ford, Shipley, Jump, Jones, Parsons, Kerr, Evans, Golibart, Whitaker, Lindsey,

AFFIRMATIVE. Magruder, Calvert, Rouzer, Buhrman, Baker, Linthicum, Gorsuch, Steiner, Bamford , Hoffhine, Burche, Turner, Neilson, Robson, Hooper, NEGATIVE — Mr. Bishop-

Thomson, Davis, of B. city Feig, Bixler, Pitts, Nelson, Whiteford, Wilson, Brtce, Devecmon, Carmichael, Neale, Dawson, King, Hammond — 44 -1.

Said bill was then sent to the Senate.

"The Senate bill entitled, an Act requiring the County
Commissioners of Allegany county to levy for the Clerk of
the Circuit Court of Allegany county a certain sum of
money .

Being upon a third reading,

Mr. Bruce proposed the following amendment:

Amend by striking out the words "and required" in line
2, of section 1, and insert the words "in their discretion ;