1867.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 1115

to your Honorable Body, and in compliance with your re-
quest, herewith return the same.

By order,

WM. R. COLE,

Chief Clerk.

Mr. Morgan proposed the following as a substitute :

BY THE HOUSE op DELEGATES,

March 22, 1867.
Gentlemen of the Senate :

We have received your message asking the return of the
Southern Railroad bill, heretofore passed your Body. 'We
respectfully decline to concur therein, because at this stage
of the session the success of the bill would be embarrassed
thereby, but will consider any amendments in this Body,
and return the same if adopted for the consideration of the
Senate.

By order,

WM. R. COLE,
Chief Clerk.

Which was adopted by yeas and nays as follow :

	AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs. Morgan, Beck, Welch, Cameron, Hutchins, Shipley, Nicolai, Dennis, Parsons,	Lindsey, Baker, Appleman, Bishop, Burche, Neilson, Hooper, Lankford, Stevens, Bos well,	Thomson, Davis, of B. city, Waltemeyer, Bixler, Gordy, Nelson, Wilson, McCulloh, Neale, Gore— 29,
	NEGATIVE.
Messrs. Miller, Speaker, Clarke, Davis, of Charles, Jones, Whitaker, Magruder, Calvert, Rouzer,	Buhrman, Linthicum , Gorsuch , Steiner, Bamford, Coleraan, Smith, Flaherty,	Robson, Feig, Spicer, Devecmon, Brydon, Carmichael, Poole, Criswell— 24.

The message was then sent to the Senate.
On motion of Mr. Dennis,

Ordered, That it be entered upon the journal, that Wm.
J. Aydelott, trom Worcester county, is detained from his
seat on account of sickness.

Mr. King submitted the following :