1867.] OF THE SENATE. 779

3rd section, strike out commencing in the 10th line, the
following words "but nothing contained in this Act shall be
construed as to prevent the running of the cars on Sunday
until the announcement of the vote by the Governor;"

Which was read and rejected by yeas and nays as follow :

Messrs. Billingslea, Brodwater, Davis, of Caroline, Davis, of Washington Earle, Messrs. Bowie, Compton, Jump, Kimmel, Mackall, Maddox,

AFFIRMATIVE. Henkle, Holton, Tome, Trail, Vickers — 10. NEGATIVE. Mules., Spates, Stephenson, Stirling, Waters — 11.

Mr. curling moved to reconsider the vote by which said
amendment was rejected;

Determined the affirmative.

The question then recurred upon the adoption of the
amendment submitted by Mr. Vickers, and it was

Determined in the affirmative.

The bill was then read the third time and passed by yeas
and naysj*as follow:

Messrs. Bowie, Brodwater, Compton, Earle, Henkle, Jump, Kimmel, Messrs. Billingslea, Davis, of Caroline, Holton, Stephenson,

AFFIRMATIVE. Mackall, Maddox, Mules, Spates, Stirling, Waters— 13. NEGATIVE. Tome Trail, Vickers, Young — 8.

Said bill was then returned to the House of Delegates.

The clerk of the House of Delegates- returned the bill enti-
tled, an Act to provide by law for taking and perpetuating
the evidence of the number of persons held to labor and ser-
vice in the State of Maryland, and emancipated by the Con-
stitution adopted in the year 1864, and by whom such per-
sons were so held;