1876.] OF THE SENATE. 475,

Also,

House Joint Resolutions relating to the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company.

Which were read the first time and referred to the Com-

mittee on Finance.

The President announced the unfinished business to be the
Senate bill entitled an Act to provide for the General Val-
uation and Assessment of Property in this State.

Mr. Bannon withdrew the amendment heretofore submit-
ted by him.

Mr. Suit submitted the following amendment:

AMENDMENT PROPOSED.

Strike out the word "five" in line 3, and insert "four."
Mr. Steiner submitted the following amendment to the
amendment :

AMENDMENT PROPOSED.
Amend by inserting "three."
Which was rejected by yeas and nays as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs. Duke, Mudd,

Dennis, Newcomer,
Freeman, Steiner—7.
Humphreys,

NEGATIVE.

Messrs. President, Lawrence,
Bannon, Lloyd,
Cooper, McCulloh,
Getty, Phelps,
Gorman, Stevens,
Hepbron, Suit,
Knight, Walsh—15.
Lee,

The question recurring upon the amendment of Mr. Suit,
It was adopted by yeas and and nays as follows :
AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. President, Lee,

Duke, Lawrence,
Dennis, Mudd,
Freeman, Newcomer,
Getty, Phelps,
Hepbron, Suit—13.
Humphreys,
NEGATIVE.

Messrs. Bannon, McCulloh,
Cooper, Stevens,