1878.] OF THE SENATE. 881

Mr. Gorman from the Committee on Finance reported fa-
vorably,

House bill to regulate the levy for State purposes for the
year 1878 and subsequent years, with the following proposed
amendments:

Section 1, line 4, after word "and," strikeout "one-half,"
and insert "three-fourths."

Section 1, line 8, after words "a tax of," strikeout "three-
fourths of," and insert "one."

Which were adopted.

Said bill as amended was then read a second time.
On motion by Mr. McLane,

The rules were suspended so as to give a third reading
this day to said bill,

By yeas and nays as follows :

AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs. President, Hill,

Bannon, Humphreys,
Combs, of Allegany, Joyce,
Combs, of St. Mary's, Lancaster,
Cooper, Lee,
Ford, McLane,
Franklin, Miller,
Freeman, Stump,
Gorman, Sulivane—18.
NEGATIVE.

Newcomer, Steiner—2.

Said bill was then read a thirl time and passed by yeas
and nays as follows, with proposed amendments.

AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs. President, Gorman,

Bannon, Humphreys,

Combs, of Allegany, Joyce,

Combs, of St. Mary's, Lancaster,

Cooper, Lee,

Dennis, McLane,

Ford, Miller,

Franklin, Stump,

Freeman, Sulivane—18.

NEGATIVE—Mr. Hill.

Said bill was then returned to the House of Delegates,
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