1874.] OF THE SENATE. 35

and receive their educational training at the hands of teach-
ers of their own color."

And whereas, The present arrangement, with- such addi-
tional suppprt as is contemplated in a bill, for the presenta-
tion of which leave has already been granted in the Senate,
having been made, in response to the petition of the colored
citizens of the State, bids fair to be eminently satisfactory to
both races—

Therefore, Be it Resolved by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That any enactment of the National Congress, requir-
ing the sustenance of mixed schools in this State, in our
opinion, will be impolitic, unwise, and, to use the words of
the petitioners to the General Assembly of 1872, "detrimen-
tal to the educational interests'' of both the white and colored
races.

And be it further Resolved, That our Senators in the Con-
gress of the United States be instructed, and our Represen-
tatives respectfully requested, to present this Preamble and
Resolutions to their respective Houses, and to use their best
efforts to prevent the passage of any law requiring the main-
tenance of mixed schools.

Which was rejected by yeas and nays as follows :

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. President, Steiner,
Blake, Suit—5.
Crawford,

NEGATIVE.

Messrs. Aydelotte, Getty,

Billlngsley, Knight,

Brattan, Lloyd,

Claggett, McCullough,

Davis, Phelps,

Earle, Walsh—13.
Fields,

Mri Fields moved that the Resolutions be printed, and
made'the order of the day for 1 o'clock on Tuesday next, 20th
insti

Which was adopted.

Mr Brattan presented the petition of Daniel W. Jones
and others, of Dame's Quarter, in Somerset county, praying
that ft Prohibitory Liquor Law may be passed, submitting it
to the voters of said district whether or not spiritous liquors
shall be sold in said district.