1867.] OF THE SENATE. 559

NEGATIVE.
Mules, Spates—2.

Said resolution was then returned to the House of Dele-
gates.

The bill entitled, an Act to repeal the Act of 1865, chap-
ter 174, entitled, an Act relating to the registration of the
voters of the State, and."to enact other provisions relative to
the registration of voters in lieu thereof;

Being under consideration.

Mr. Vickers moved a call of the Senate ;

The Sergeat-at-Arms was sent to inform the absent Senators
that their attendance was required in the Senate Chamber.

On motion by Mr. Vickers,
Further proceedings under the call were dispensed with ;

The bill was then read the third time, and passed by yeas
and nays as follow:

	AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs. Bowie, Brodwater, Compton, Earle, Frazier, Henkle, Jump, Kimmel,	Mackall, Spates, Stephenson, Stirling, Vickers, Waters, Young — 15.
Messrs. Billingslea, Davis, of Caroline,	NEGATIVE. Holton, Philpot— 4.

Said bill was then returned to the House of Delegates.

The hour of 12 o'clock M., having arrived, the Senators
proceeded to the Hall of the House of Delegates for the pur-
pose of convening in Joint Assembly with that Body for the
election of a United States Senator.

When the Secretary of the Senate proceeded to read the
action of the Senate upon the question of the election of Uni-
ted States Senator on yesterday, after which, the Clerk of the
House of Delegates read the proceedings of that Body upon
the same subject, from which it appeared that the Hon. Philip
Francis Thomas had received a majority of all the votes cast.

The Speaker of the House of Delegates then declared the
Hon. Philip Francis Thomas, elected a Senator from the State
of Maryland, to the Congress of the United States, for the
term of six years from the 4th day of March, 1867.

The Senators then returned to the Senats Chamber and re-
sumed the consideration of the legislative business.