1874.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 719

Etchison, Freaner, Brace,

Koons, Grimes, Bedsworth,

Miller, Stake, Glotfelty—18:

NEGATIVE.
Messrs.

Hines, Speaker, Mackey, Gill,
Bond, Thompson, Loane,
Merritt, Kemp, Greenfield,
Henkle, Pruitt, McColgan,
Robinson, Merrill, Harig,
Bird, Annan, Joyce,
Turner, of Calv't,Lee, Groh,
Keech, Dawson, Watkins,
Buchanan, T. H. Hamilton, Waters,
Matthews, Cooper, Vanderford,
Merryman, C. R. Hamilton, Galt,
Turner, of B. co., McWilliams, Brown,
Seth, Foster, Maclin,
Valliant, Staylor, Stewart, of How'd,
Gordy, Stewart, of B. city, Leonard—46.
Turner, of Cecil,

So the motion to substitute the bill for the unfavorable
report of the Committee did not prevail.

The unfavorable report of the Committe was then adopted'.

Mr. Watkins, Chairman of the Committee on Ways and
Means, reported unfavorably upon,

A bill entitled an Act to repeal sections 1, 5 and 6, of an
Act passed January session, 1872, chapter 36, entitled an
Act to add a new Article to the Code of Pnblic General
Laws, regulating the inspection of tobacco, and re-enact the
same with amendments.

And the unfavorable report was adopted.
Also, reported favorably upon,

A bill entitled an Act to improve the ground in front of
the State House, Annapolis, with proposed amendment.

AMENDMENT PROPOSED.

Section 1, line 2, strike out the words "seven hundred
and fifty," before the word "dollars," and insert "five hun-
dred.'

Which was considered and the bill read a first time.

Mr. Keech, Chairman of a Select Committee, reported
with amendments,

The Senate bill entitled an Act to protect rabbits and part-
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