1876.] OF THE SENATE. 969

The unfinished business was suspended in order to take up
the following bills :

Mr. Bannon, from Select Committee, reported favorably,

House bill to authorize Alexander Franklin to erect a gate
across a public road in Anne Arundel county.
On motion by Mr. Bannon,

The rules were suspended so as to give a second reading
this day, to said bill by yeas and nays as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. President, Hepbron,

Aydelotte, Humphreys,

Bannon, Knight,

Brewer, Lee,

Cooper, Lawrence,

Dennis, Lloyd,

Freeman, McCulloh,

Ford, Newcomer,

Getty, Stevens,

Gorman, Steiner—20.

NEGATIVE—Mr. Suit—1.
Said bill was then read the second time.

The Clerk of the House of Delegates appeared and deliv-
ered the following messages :

BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES,

April 3rd, 1876.
Gentlemen of the Senate:

We have received your message proposing that the two
Houses of the General Assembly do adjourn sine die, at 12
o'clock, midnight, the 3rd instant, and respectfully concur in
the same.

By order,

MILTON Y. KIDD,

Chief Clerk.
Which was read.

Also,

BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES,

April 3rd, 1870.
Gentlemen of the Senate :

We respectfully inform your Honorable Body that we
have non-concurred in the amendments made by your
Honorable Body to the House bill No. 109, making appro-
priations for the support of the State Government for 1877,