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pended by yeas and nays as follows, and the Bill put upon its
third reading and final passage:

Messrs. — AFFIRMATIVE.

President Chesley Holmead Mudd Warfield

Allen Collier Johnson Norris Williams

Archer Cooper Jones Ogden Zihlman

Bennett Duvall Joy Parsons

Bomberger Frick Kaufman Shepherd

Brown Harrison Legg Speicher Total—27

NEGATIVE—None.

Which was read the third time and passed by yeas and nays
as follows:

Messrs. — AFFIRMATIVE.

President Chesley Holmead Mudd Warfield

Allen Collier Johnson Norris Williams

Archer Cooper Jones Ogden Zihlman

Bennett Duvall Joy Parsons

Bomberger Frick Kaufman Shepherd

Brown Harrison Legg Speicher Total—27

NEGATIVE—None.
[Said Bill was then returned to the House of Delegates. ]

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.

Mr. Collier, from Committee on Agriculture and Labor, re-
ported favorably, with amendment,

HOUSE BILL No. 54, BY MR. PETERSON.
SUBJECT: HOURS OF LABOR FOR FEMALES.

Amendment proposed by Committee: "On line 20 of Sec-
tion 14, after the word 'vegetables, ' insert the following: 'and
provided further, that in any retail mercantile establishments
located outside of the City of Baltimore, a female may be
permitted to work on Saturdays and on Christmas Eve and
the five working days next preceding Christmas Eve not more
than twelve hours,, if during each of such Saturdays and
Christmas Eve and five days aforesaid the female so employed
shall have at least two rest intervals of not less than one hour
each, and this provision shall only apply to such mercantile
establishments as have during the remainder of the calendar
year a working day of not more than nine hours. " [Which
was read and laid over under the rules. ]