1870.]

OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

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Mr. Hopkins moved that the bill be referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary.

The question being upon concurring in the motion,
On motion of Mr. Hopkins.

The yeas and nays were ordered and appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs.	Woolford,	Streett,
Owings,	Meekins,	Hopkins,
Brattan,	Owens,	Hardcastle,of Car.
Lankford,	Biddle,	Sword,
Harrington,	McCreery,	Gorman — 14.
	NEGATIVE.
Messrs.	Brown,	Ehlen,
Latrobe, Speaker,	Dennis,	Gardner,
Loker,	Puruell,	Markland,
Martin,	Thomas, of Fred.,	Marshall,
Beck,	Bowlus,	Hoblitzell,
Wilmer,	Ritter,	Neill,
Baldwin, of A. A.,	White,	Welty,
Duke,	Harris,	Seibeirt,
Mitchell,	Baldwin, of Har.,	Hilton,
Chapman,	Garey,	Watkins,
Cameron,	Sanner,	Kean,
Shipley,	Cooper,	Wilson, of Alle.
Turner,	Morse,	Standish,
Hardcastle, of Tal.	Blake,	Myers,
Touchstone,	Webb,	Percy,
Richards,	Wiley,	Shower,
Marbury,	McLane,	Jordan,
Wootton ,	Colton,	Grouse,
Duvall,	Kirk,	Merrick— 58.
Thomas, of Q. A.,	Collins,

So the motion was not concurred in.

Mr. McCreery submitted the following amendment:

Provided, That the said Committee shall advertise for .pro-
posals for furnishing said house, and shall award the contract
for the same to the lowest responsible bidder, rejecting all
bids over $25,000.

Which was read.

The question being upon the adoption of the amendment,
On motion of Mr. McCreery,

The yeas and nays were ordered and appeared, as follows;
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