1008 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Mar. 30,

WEDNESDAY, March 30th, 1892.

Senate met at 12 M.

Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Case.

Present at roll call the following Senators :

Messrs. President, Austin, Bennett, Brown, Coffin,
Dawson, Evans, Getty, Gorter, Hayes, Hepbron, Hub
ner, Moss, Newman, Pearre, Posey, Robinson, Rogers,
Seibert, Smith, Toadvin, Waters, Wilkinson, Wirt,

Wootton—25.

Proceedings of yesterday's session read and ap-
proved.

ORDERS.

Mr. Hayes submitted the following:

Ordered by the Senate, That it is the opinion of the
Senate of Maryland, that it is the bounden duty of
this General Assembly to pass an assessment law at
this Session of the Legislature, and that its failure so
to do would be fraught with the greatest injury to
the Interests of the State, that the party in power has
promised it and the people demand a fulfillment of
this promise.

That an assessment law without the listing feature
would not reach and keep in the basis of taxation
personal property, and that therefore it is the opinion
of the Senate that an assessment law without this
feature in it should not be passed by this Generel
Assembly.

Be it further ordered by the Senate, That the Con-
ference Committee heretofore appointed by the Senate
be instructed by the Senate not to recede from its de-
mand for the listing feature in the assessment law.

Which was read and adopted by yeas and nays, as
follows:

AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs. President, Pearre,

Austin, Robinson.
Brown, Rogers,
Dawson, Seibert,
Getty, Smith,
Hayes, Waters,
Hepbron, Wirt,
Moss, Wootton—16.