1876.] OF THE SENATE. 817

Senate or House of Delegates in whichever the seat is con-
tested."

Which was concurred in, and the bill passed by yeas and
nays as follows :

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. President, Joyce,
Bannon, Lee,
Brewer, Lawrence,
Cooper, Lloyd,
Dennis, McCulloh,
Freeman, Newcomer,
Ford, Phelps,
Getty, Stevens,
Gorman, Steiner,
Hepbron, Suit—21.
Humphreys,

NEGATIVE—None.
Also,

Senate bill to appropriate a sum of money to defray the ex-
penses of the Adjutant General in defending a mandamus to
maintain possession of the office of Adjutant General.
Endorsed: "Passed by yeas and nays."
Also,

Senate bill to regulate the levy for State purposes for the
year 1876, and lor subsequent years.
Endorsed: "Passed by yeas and najs."
Also,

Senate btll to repeal and re-enact with amendments Sec-
tions 205, 206 and 212, of Art. 4 of the Code of Public Local
Laws, relating to the city of Baltimore, sub-title "Elections."
Endorsed: "Passed by yeas and nays."
Also,

Senate bill to appropriate a sum of money to pay L. F.
Colton & Co. for paper furnished, and printing, binding and
distributing the report of State School Commissioners for the
year 1874.

Endorsed: "Passed by yeas and nays."
The Clerk of the House of Delegates appeared and deliv-
ered the following bills:

House bill entitled an Act making appropriation for the
support of the State Government for the year ending the
31st day of December, 1877.

House bill entitled an Act to authorize the Comptroller to
pay Nicholas Beard, of Washington county $15.16, errone-
ously paid into the Treasury, and to authorize the County