1874.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 261

The yeas and nays were called, and appeared as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs.

Bird, Valliant, Stake,
Turner, of Calv't, Sudler, Park,
Keech, Coulbourn, Brace,
Bucbanan, Duer, Brown,
Matthews, Hodson, Maclin,
Merryman, Turner, of Cecil, Stewart, of H'd—20.
Turner, of B. co., Berry,

NEGATIVE.
Messrs.

Colton, Annan, Greenfield,

Merritt, Grafton, McColgan,

Henlde, Lee, Joyce,

Robinson, Riley, Clark,

Etchison, McCosker, Watkins,

Latchford, T. H. Hamilton, Fletchall,

Eobey, C. K. Hamilton, Wier,

Thompson, McWilliams, Wack,

Kemp, Staylor, Galt,

Merrill, Stewart, of B. city, Leonard,

Miller, McAleese, Bedsworth,

Lamar, Hart, West,

Nicodemus, Loane, Glotfelty—39.

So the amendments were rejected.

Mr. Turner, of Baltimore county, submitted the following
amendments :

Section 5, line 3, strike out the word "equally," and in-
sert the words "three-fourths;" in line four of same section,
before the words "Baltimore county," insert the words, "and
one-fourth by the Commissioners of."

Which was read.

The question recurring upon the adoption of the amend-
ment,

On motion of Mr. Keech,
The yeas and nays were ordered.

The yeas and nays were called and appeared as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs.

Bond, Johnson, Staylor,
Merritt, Hodson, Berry,
Bird, Turner, of Cecil, Grimes,