oil of Baltimore to endorse or guarantee the first mortgage
bonds of the Maryland Central Railroad Company to the
amount of six hundred thousand. dollars.

The House bill entitled an Act appropriating a sum of
money to entitle the Directors of the Maryland Institution for
the instruction of the Blind to pay off an indebtedness existing
against that Institution,

Was read the third time and passed by yeas and nays, as
follows:
AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. President, Kimmel,
Biggs, Maddox,
Browne, Malone,
Carroll, Miller,
Clarke, Parker,
Denson, Sellman,
Earle, Snyder,
Grove, Spates,
Henkle, Timmons,
Henry, Welch,
Hyland, Wilson—23.
Jump,
NEGATIVE.

Messrs. Fields, Stephenson—2.
Said bill was then sent to the House of Delegates.

On motion by Mr. Earle, the Senate took up for considera-
tion the House bill entitled an Act making appropriations
for the support of the Government for the year ending on the
first day of January, 1872.

Said bill being upon the third reading.
Mr. Earle submitted, the following amendments :

Strikeout "two thousand" in line 5, and insert sixteen
hundred.

In line 8, strike out " two thousand," and insert sixteen
hundred.

Which were severally read and adopted.

Mr. Maddox submitted the following amendment under
the head of "Schools:"

Page 3, line 13, strike out all after the word " laws."
On the question being put,

It was determined in the affirmative by yeas and nays, as
follows: