1867.] OF THE SENATE. 537

entitled, an Act to amend an Apt entitled, to aid and encour-
age enlistments into the Maryland Regiments, in the service of
the United States, passed 1864, chapter 15, and to provide
for the prompt payment of the bounties therein specified, and
to repeal section 4 of said Act, and to re-enact the same.

Which was read the first time.

Mr. Earle, from the Committee on Finance, reported a bill
entitled, an Act to appropriate one hundred thousand dollars
for the relief of destitute people in States devastated by civil
war ;

Which was read the first time.

Mr. Davis of Caroline, submitted the following amendment:

Amend section 5, line 2, after the word "paid," strike
out to the word "the," in line 7, and insert "to the Freed-
man's Bureau."

On the question being put,

It was determined in the negative by yeas and nays as fol-
low :

AFFIRMATIVE.

Mr. Davis, of Caroline—1.

	NEGATIVE.
Messrs. Billingslea, Bowie, Compton, Earle, Frazier, Henkle, Holton, Jump, Kimmel,	Mackall, Maddox, Philpot, Stephenson, Stirling, Tome, Vickers, Waters, Young— 18.

The bill was then read the second time and ordered to be
engrossed for a third reading ;
On motion by Mr. Farle,

Was read the third time by special order, three-fourths
concurring, and passed by yeas ana nays as follow :

	AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs. Billingslea, Bowie, Compton, Earle, Frazier, Henkle, Holton, Jump, Kimmel, 68	Mackall, Maddox, Philpot, Stephenson, Stirling, Vickers, Waters, Young — 17.