1878.] OF THE SENATE. 777

Freeman, Stump,
Garey, Welfley—18.

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

Senate bill entitled an Act to amend the Act of 1874,
Chapter 365, entitled an Act to incorporate the Maryland
Canal Company by repealing Sections 2 and 3, of said Act
and by re-enacting the said sections in new and amended
forms,

Was read the second time and ordered to be engrossed for
a third reading.

Senate bill entitled an Act to authorize the Comptroller of
the Treasury in settling the amount due the State by the
Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad Company, for the
State tax upon its gross receipts to deduct therefrom the
amount of taxes erroneously paid the State by the Consolida-
tion Coal Company, upon the valuation of the property of
said Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad Company in-
cluded by mistake in the valuation of the stock of the Con-
solidation Coal Company, and to deduct the amount of the
valuation of such property from the valuation of the stock of
the Consolidation Coal Company for the purposes of taxa-
tion,

Was read the second time, and ordered to be engrossed for
a third reading.

Senate Joint Resolution in relation to the Annapolis and
Elkridge Railroad Company,

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

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. President, Humphreys,
Combs, of Allegany, Joyce,
Combs, of St. Mary's, Lancaster,
Cooper, Lee,
Dennis, McLane,
Franklin, Stump,
Freeman, Sulivane,
Gorman, Welfley—17.
Hepbron,

NEGATIVE—None.

Said Resolution was then sent to the House of Delegates.

Mr. Humphreys, from Committee on Judicial Proceedings,
(by unanimous consent,) reported favorably,