1038 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Mar. 20,

Said bill being upon a third, reading,

Mr. Jones moved to amend by striking out the second sec-
tion ;

Which was not sustained.

The bill was then read a third time and rejected (for want
of a constitutional majority) by yeas and nays as follow :

	AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs. Miller, Speaker, Morgan, Beck, Welch, Hall, Williams, Clarke, Ford, Shipley, Davis, of Charles, Dennis, Parsons,	Phelps, Kerr, Golibart, Lindsey, Magruder, Calvert, Burche, Coleman, Smith, Flaherty, Knott, Feig, Pitts,	Aydelott, Gordy, Nelson, Wilson, Spicer, McCulloh, Devecmon, Brydon, Carmichael, Neale, Dawson, Horsey, King— 38.
	NEGATIVE.
Messrs. Nicolai, Jones, Rouzer, Buhrman, Baker, Linthicum, Gorsuch,	Steiner, Bamford. Appleman, Tobey, Bishop, Lankford, Bos well,	Thomson, Davis, of B. city, Bixler, Benton, Poole, Criswell, Gore— 21.

The House then took up for consideration the bill entitled,
an Act making appropriations for the support of the govern-
ment for the year ending on the first dap of January, 1869,

Said bill being upon a second reading.
Mr. Bixler proposed the following amendment:
Add to the end of the section article "Schools :" three
thousand dollars to the directors of the Maryland Institute
for the use and benefit of the School of Design ;

Which was rejected.

Mr. Appleman proposed the following amendment:
Strike out "for State Agricultural College six thousand
dollars;"

Which was rejected by yeas and nays as follow :

	AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs. Cameron, Rouzer,	Steiner, Bamford, Appleman,	Spicer, Bruce, Benton,