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annual salary of the Clerk to the County Commissioners, and
re-enact the same with amendments,

Was read the third time, and passed by yeas and nays as
follows:

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. President, Hepbron,

Bannon, Hill,

Combs, of Allegany, Humphreys,

Combs, of St. Mary's, Joyce,

Dennis, Lancaster,

Ford, Miller,

Franklin, Steiner,

Freeman, Stump,

Garey, Welfley,

Gorman, Wilson—20.

NEGATIVE—None.
Said bill was then returned to the House of Delegates.

The Clerk of the House of Delegates appeared and deliv-
ered the following message:

BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES,

January 29th, 1878.

Gentlemen of the Senate:

We respectfully propose, with the concurrence of your
Honorable Body, that the Speaker of the House of Delegates
and the President of the Senate, unite in a request to the
Governor, to issue a commission to the Honorable James
Black Groome, as Senator-elect to the Congress of the United
States; and also to John Milroy, Esq., as Police Commis-

sioner for Baltimore City.

By order,

MILTON Y. KIDD,

Chief Clerk.
Which was read.

Also, returned

Senate bill entitled an Act to regulate the compensation of
the Sheriff of Prince George's County for keeping and board-
ing prisoners in Jail.

Endorsed: Passed by yeas and nays, with proposed amend-
ment. "

Amend line 3, Section 1, by striking out the words "twen-
ty-five, " and inserting the word "thirty. "