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Blake, Lloyd,

Billingsley, McCulloh,

Brattan, Stevens,

Crawford, Steiner,

Claggett, Spencer,

Davis, Williams,

Denson, Walsh--19.

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NEGATIVE—None.

The bill was then returned to the House of Delegates.

Mr. Stevens, from the Committee on Corporations, report-
ed favorably on

The House bill entitled an Act to incorporate the Baltimore
Gazette Publishing Company.

Which was read the second time.
Mr. Fields called up

The House bill entitled an Act to provide for the defence
of Officers of Registration and Judges of Election, who are
or may be indicted in the United States Court, for acts done
in the performance of duties imposed by the Constitution
and Laws of this State, which acts are alleged to be in viola-
tion of the Act of Congress, approved May the 31st, 1870,
entitled an Act to enforce the rights of citizens of the
United States to vote in the several States of this Union, and
for other purposes.

Which was read the third time and passed by yeas and
nays as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. President, Knight,
Aydelott, Lloyd,
Blake, McCulloh,
Billingsley, Stevens,
Claggett, Spencer,
Davis, Tuck,
Earle, Williams,
Fields, Walsh—17.
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NEGATIVE.

Messrs. Brewer, Longwell,
Brattan, Steiner—5.
Crawford,

Said bill was then returned to the House of Delegates.

The order of the day being

The House bill entitled au Act to repeal section 180 of Art-