1874.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 83

Pending the consideration whereof,

The hour of 12 o'clock, Meridian, having arrived., in ac-
cordance with the message sent to the Senate, and in conform-
ity with the Act of Congress approved 25th of July, 1866,
entitled an "Act to regulate the times and manner of hold-
ing elections for Senators in Congress," the Senators appear-
ed in the Hall of the House of Delegates; whereupon the
members of both Houses convened in Joint Assembly, and the
Journal of each House was read, and it appeared that the
Honorable Wm. Pinkney Whyte had received a majority of
all the votes in each House; thereupon the Chairman declar-
ed the Hon. William Pinkney White duly elected Senator to
represent the State of Maryland in the Congress of the Unit-
ed States for six years from the 4th of March, 1875.

On motion of Mr. Tuck, the Joint Assembly then adjourn-
ed.

The House then resumed the consideration of the proposed
message to the Senate, in reference to election of Police
Commisioners.

The question recurring upon concurring in the motion sub-
mitted by Mr. McColgan to refer said message to the Select
Committee on Police.

Pending which,

On motion of Mr, Freaner, the yeas and nays were order-
ed.

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

Messrs.
Speaker,	Annan,	Fenton,
Bond,	Riley,	Stake,
Colton,	Dawson,	Clark,
Nutwell,	McCosker,	Watkins,
Sudler,	T. H. Hamilton,	Fletchall.
Gordy, Hodson,	Cooper, McWilliams,	Wier, Want,
Groome,	Staylor,	Brace,
Turner, of Cecil,	Stewart, of B city,	Waters,
Mackey,	McAlcese,	Vanderford,
Etchison,	Gill,	Galt,
Latch ford,	Hart,	Brown,
Koons,	Loane,	Maclin,
Miller,	Greenfield,	Stewart, of How'd,
Lamar,	McColgan,	West,
Nicodemus.	Joyce,	Glotfelty— 48,