740 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Mar. 26,

Mr. Fields submitted the following amendment:

Section 1, line 3, strike out after the word "persons," to
the word "to," in line 4.

Which was rejected.

Mr. Brewer moved to recommit the bill to the Committee
from which it was reported.

Which was rejected.

Mr. Fields moved a call of the Senate when the following
Senators responded:

Messrs. President, Aydelott, Brewer, Billingsley, Brattan,
Crawford, Claggett, Davis, Earle, Fields, Knight, Longwell^
Lloyd, Stevens, Steiner, Spencer, Suit, Tuck, Williams,
Walsh—20.

The Sergeant-at-Arms was sent to notify absent Senators
that their presence was requested in the Senate Chamber.

On motion by Mr. Davis,
Further proceedings under the call were dispensed with.

The question recurring upon the engrossment of the bill,

It was determined in the affirmative by yeas and nays as
follows:

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. President, Lloyd,
Billingsley, Stevens,
Claggett, Steiner,
Davis, Spencer,
Denson, Suit,
Earle, Tuck,
Knight, Walsh—15.
Longwell,

NEGATIVE.

Messrs. Aydelott, Fields,

Brattan; Williams—5.
Crawford,

On motion by Mr. Denson,

Leave was granted to the Committee on Finance to intro-
duce a bill to appropriate a sum of money for the relief of
Duncan McPherson.

On motion by Mr. Davis,

Leave was granted to the Committee on Judicial Proceed-
ings to report a bill to repeal section 469 of the Act of 1864,
chapter 328, and re-enact the same with an amendment.

The order of the day coming up,