1870.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 1327

Woolford,	Morse,	Gorman,
Meekins,	Blake,	Crawford,
Touchstone,	Wilson, of B. city,	Gordy— 68.
	NEGATIVE — None.

Said bill was then returned to the Senate.
On motion of Mr. Gatch,

At three o'clock, P. M, the House took a recess until 4
o'clock this P. M.

AFTERNOON SESSION.
SATURDAY, April 2, 4 o'clock, P. M.
The House met.
Present at the call of the roll, the following members:

Messrs. Latrobe, (Speaker,) Loker, Beck, Wilmer, Bald-
win, of Anne Arundel, Owings, Mitchell, Chapman, Came-
ron, Gatch, Choate, Turner, Hardcastle, of Talbot, Brattan,
Lankford, Harrington, Woolford, Meekins, Touchstone,
Owens, Marbury, Thomas, of Queen Anne's, Dennis, Pur-
nell, Thomas, of Frederick, Bowlus. McCreery, Ritter, Har-
ris, Ady, Hopkins, Hardcastle, of Caroline, Garey, Banner,
Morse, Webb, Wilson, of Baltimore city, McLane, Kirk,
Neill, Sword, Sedbert, Veitch, Kean, Wilson, of Allegany,
Standish, Myers, Jdrdan, Winters, Merrick, Gorman, Craw-
ford—52.

Mr. Owens submitted the following order;

Ordered, That it'be entered on the Journal, that Mr. Bid-
die's absence1 from the House is caused by sickness.

Which was adopted.

The Secretary of the Senate delivered the following mes-
sage :

BY THE SENATE,

April 1, 1870,
Gentlemen of the House of Delegates:

We respectfully ask your Honorabje Body to return to the
Senate for further consideration the bill entitled an Act to
authorize the Governor to appoint an additional Justice of