Mr. Earle, from the Committee on Finance, to whom the
leave was granted, reported a bill entitled an Act to add a
new Article to the Code of Public General Laws, to be enti-
tled "Insurance," providing for the better regulation of In-
surance Companies incorporated by, or doing business in this
State, and to repeal chapters 209 and 294, of the Acts of
1868.

Which was read the first time and ordered to be printed.

Also, from the same Committee, to whom the leave was
granted, reported a bill entitled an Act to refund to Albert
Sigmund the sum of two hundred and four dollars errone-
ously paid into the Treasury.

Mr. Miller, from the Committee on Judicial Proceed-
ings, to whom was referred House bill entitled an Act
to amend an Act passed at December, session, 1845,
chapter 37, entitled an Act to incorporate the Mutual In-
surance Company of Washington county and the several
Acts amendatory thereof, reported it without amendment.

Said bill' was then read the second time.

Mr. Grove moved that said bill be read the third time this
day.

The yeas and nays were called as required by section 27,
of Article 3, of the Constitution, and appeared, as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. President, Miller,
Biggs, Parker,
Browne, Sellman,
Clarke, Snyder,
Grove, Stephenson,
Henry, Timmons,
Hyland, Welch,
Kimmel Wilson—17.

Malone

NEGATIVE—None.

So two-thirds of all the Senators elected having voted in
the affirmative, said bill was read the third time and
passed by yeas and nays, as follows :

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. President, Kimmel,
Biggs, Malone,
Carroll, Miller,
Clarke, Parker,
Denson, Sellman,
Earle, Snyder,