1916] OF THE SENATE. 1231

Also

SENATE BILL No. 692, BY MR. COOPER.

SUBJECT: RATES AND ITEMS OF STATE TAX.

Which was read the third time and passed by yeas and nays

as follows:

Messrs. — AFFIRMATIVE.

president Collier Johnson Norris Williams

Allen Cooper Jones Ogden Zihlman

Bennett Duvall Joy Parsons

Bomberger Frick Kaufman Shepherd

Brown Harrison Legg Speicher

Chesley Holmead Mudd Warfield Total—26

NEGATIVE-None.
[Said Bill was then sent to the House of Delegates. ]

The following message was submitted:

BY THE SENATE,

April 3,. 1916.
Gentlemen of the House of Delegates:

The Senate refuses to concur in House Amendments to
Senate Bill No. 272, introduced by Senator Zilhman, and re-
spectfully requests the House to withdraw the amendments, or
to appoint a Committee of Conference upon the disagreeing
votes of the two Houses.

We have appointed on the part of the Senate Messrs. Nor-
ris, Zihlman and Mudd.

By order: P. WATSON WEBB,

Secretary.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.

Mr. Cooper, from Committee on Finance, reported favor-
ably, with amendment,

SENATE BILL No. 689, BY MR, COOPER.

SUBJECT: APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUPPORT OF
STATE GOVERNMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING
SEPTEMBER 30, 1917.

Amendment proposed by Committee: "Strike out all after
the words 'A Bill' and insert in lien thereof the following:
'Entitled An Act making appropriations for the support of the
State Government for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth
day of September, 1917.

'Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That for the expenditures in the support of the