388 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Feb. 16,

Baltimore," relating to the limits of direct taxation within
said city, and to re-enact the same with amendments,

Endorsed, "Passed by yeas and nays, with proposed amend-
ment."

AMENDMENT PROPOSED.

Section 872, line 2, strike out all after the word "expedi-
ent."

The amendment was adopted, and the bill as amended
passed by yeas and nays, as follows :

AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs.

Hines, Speaker, Pruitt, Gill,
Bond,. Merrill, Greenfield,
Colton, Miller, Hang,
Henkle, Lamar, Joyce,
Robinson, Nicodemus, Groh,
Turner,of Calv't, Annan, Fenton,
Buchanon, Lee, Watkins,
Valliant, Dawson, Fletchall,
Sudler, Williams, Wier,
Coulbourn, McOosker, Wack,
Duer, T. H. Hamilton, Park,
Gordy, Cooper, Brace,
Johnson, C. R. Hamilton, Waters,
Hodson, McWilliams, Vanderford,
Etchison, Foster, Stewart, of How'd,
Latchford, Staylor, Leonard,
Robey, Stewart, of B. city, West—52.
Kemp,

The Secretary of the Senate delivered the following mes-
sage :

BY THE SENATE,

February 16th, 1874.
Gentlemen of the House of Delegates:

We respectfully request your Honorable Body to return to
the Senate, for its further consideration, the Senate bill enti-
tled "An Act to establish a Board of Public Charities."

By order,

A. GASSAWAY,

Secretary.
Which was read.

Mr. Harig submitted the following message:
BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES,

February 16th, 1874.
Gentlemen of the Senate :

We respectfully concur in your proposition to return bill