910 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Apl. 1,

House bill entitled an Act to appropriate a sum of money
to pay the claims of Edward Powers, John Murphy & Co.,
Kelley, Piet & Co., Isaac D. Jones, Daniel Caulk, Wm. J.
Read and James S. Franklin,

Was read the third time and rejected for want of a Constitu-
tional majority by yeas and nays as follows :

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. Aydelotte, Humphreys,
Bannon, Knight,
Cooper, Lloyd,
Ford, McCulloh,
Getty, Stevens,
Gorman, Walsh—13.
Hepbron,

NEGATIVE.

Messrs. President, Newcomer,
Freeman, Steiner—5.
Lee,

On motion by Mr. Stevens,

The vote by which said bill failed to receive a Constitu-
tional majority,
Was reconsidered.

Said bill was then passed by yeas and nays as follows, with
proposed amendments:

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. Aydelotte, Humphreys,
Bannon, Knight,
Cooper, Lee,
Ford, Lloyd,
Getty, McCulloh,
Gormon, Sfevens,
Hepbron, Walsh—14.

NEGATIVE.

Messrs. President, Newcomer,
Freeman, Steiner—4.
Said bill was then returned to the House of Delegates.
House bill entitled an Act to authorize the Register of
Wills of Washington County, to transcribe certain records.
Was read the third time and passed by yeas and nays as
follows:

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. President, Humphreys,
Aydelotte, Knight,
Bannon, Lee,
Cooper, Lloyd,
Freeman, McCulloh,