1874.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. J52S

Sub-section 2, line 2: Strike jut all after the word ''four,"
to the words "the Judges," in the 4th line.

Was then adopted.

And the bill, as mended by said report, passed by yeas

and nays, as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs.

Bines, Speaker, Duer, Williams,
Bond, Gordy, Gill,
Colton, Johnson, Greenfield,
Merritt, Hodson, McColgan,
Robinson, Turner, of Cecil, Fenton,
Nutwell, Davis, Freaner,
Bird, Etchison, Stake,
Turner, of Calv't, Thompson, Clark,
Lancaster, Kemp, Watkins,
Hawkins, Merrill, Park,
Merryman, Koons, Brace,
Turner, of B. co., Miller, Vanderford,
Banks, Lamar, Brown,
Seth, Lee, Maclin,
Valliant, Riley, Stewart, of How'd,
Sudler, Dawson, Glotfelty—49.
Coalbourn,

NEGATIVE.

Messrs.

McCosker, Foster, Wier,
T. H. Hamilton, Joyce, Wack—7.
C. R. Hamilton,

The Senate bill entitled an Act to add a new section to
Article 30 of the Code of Public General Laws of the State
of Maryland, to succeed section 144, so as to prevent the
public execution of the death penalty,

Being upon a third reading,

Mr. Brace submitted the following amendments:
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED.

Section 1, line 16, strike out the words "the Sheriff may
think proper to admit, "and insert in lieu thereof "may de-
sire to attend, provided such relatives stall only be parents
or brothers and sisters;" same section, line 17, strike out
the words "to be chosen by the Sheriff," and insert in lieu
thereof "to be selected by the resident Judge or Judges of the
Circuit Court of the county or city wherein such execution is
to take place, or if there is no resident Judge, then to be
chosen by the Sheriff, subject to the revision of any Judge of
the Circuit Court for such county, if he shall desire so to do."

The proposed amendments were adopted,