534 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Mar. 15,

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. Dennis, Steiner,

Franklin, Sulivane,

Garey, Welfley—6.
NEGATIVE.

Messrs. President, Hill,

Bannon, Joyce,

Combs, of Allegany, Lancaster,

Combs, of St, Mary's, Lee,

Cooper, McLane,

Ford, Miller,

Freeman, Peter,

Gorman; Stump,

Hepbron, Wilson—18.

Mr. Franklin submitted the following amendment to the
amendment:

AMENDMENT PROPOSED.

Amend by adding the following section :

"Section 9, And be it enacted, That the right is hereby ex-
pressly reserved to the State by Act of the Legislature to al-
ter, amend or repeal any of the provisions of this Act."

Which was rejected by yeas and nays as follows :

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. Dennis, Steiner,

Franklin, Sulivane,

Freeman, Welfley—7.
Garey,

NEGATIVE.

Messrs. President, Hill,

Bannon, Joyce,

Combs, of Allegany, Lancaster,

Combs, of St. Mary's, Lee,

Cooper, McLane,

Ford, Miller,

Gorman, Peter,

Hepbron, Stump—16.

Mr. Steiner submitted the following amendment to the
amendment:

AMENDMENT PROPOSED.

Amend Section 1, line 23, by striking out the words "ever
hereafter," and insert in lieu thereof the following, "for ten,
years from the first day of April 1878."