1878.] OF THE SENATE. 279

THURSDAY, February 21st, 18T8.
Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
Prayer by the Rev. B. S. Highley.
Present at roil call the following Seaators :

Messrs. President, Bannon, Combs, of Allegany, Combs,

of St. Mary's, Cooper, Dennis, Ford, Franklin, Freeman,
Garey, Gorman, Hepbron, Hill, Humphreys, Joyce, Lan-
caster, Lee, McLane, Miller, Newcomer, Peter, Stump, Suli-
vane, Welfley, Wilson—25.

The proceedings of yesterday were read and approved.

The President presented to the Senate the memorial of R.
B. B. Chew and P, A. Witmer, Committee on behalf of the
Association of Public School Commissioners of Maryland,
making a statement of facts relative to the bill entitled an
Act to prescribe and define the duties of the Comptroller of
the Treasury, relative to the apportionment and distribution

of the revenue derived from the annual tax levied for the sup-
port of the Free Public Schools, and to confirm the apportion-
ments and distributions thereof, heretofore made by that
officer, and asking that said bill be not passed.

Which was partly read, and
On motion by Mr. Bannon,

The further reading of said memorial was dispensed with
by yeas and nays, as follows :

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs, President, Franklin,
Bannon, Freeman,
Combs, of Allegany, Humphreys,
Cooper, Lancaster,
Dennis, Sulivane—10.
NEGATIVE.

Messrs. Combs, of St. Mary's, Stump,
Hill, Welfley,
Joyce, Wilson—7.
Miller,

Mr. Sulivane presented the petition of Martin W. Foxwell
and 89 others, citizens of Lake's District, Dorchester County,
praying for an Act to allow the voters of said district to vote