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of Maryland of 1912; and also to repeal Chapter 120, Section
30 of the Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland of 1900,
and to add a new section to be known as Section 202. " [En-
dorsed: "Read the third time and passed by yeas and nays. "]
[Which was read the first time and referred to the Committee
on Finance. ]

BILLS RETURNED.

The President distributed the following message from the
House of Delegates, being

SENATE BILL No. 158, BY MR, LEGG.
SUBJECT: CONSERVATION COMMISSION—CONSER-
VATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

[Endorsed: "Read the third time and passed by yeas and
nays. "]
Also

SENATE BILL No. 252, BY MR. WARFIELD.
SUBJECT: MOTOR VEHICLES.

[Endorsed: "Read the third time and passed by yeas and
nay s y as amended. ]

Amendment proposed by the House of Delegates: "In Sec-
tion 149, page 1. 8, line 10, after the word 'exceed, ' strike out
the words 'five hundred' and insert in lieu thereof the words
'six hundred and fifty. ' "

On motion of Mr. Warfield, the House amendments were
concurred in and Bill, as amended, - was 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.

LAID OVER BILLS.

The President laid before the Senate, laid-over Bill, with
amendments, being

HOUSE BILL No. 30, BY MR. BYRN.

SUBJECT: TAX ON MORTGAGES.

With amendments as printed in the Senate Journal of
March 22. [Which amendments were read and adopted. ]
[Which favorable report was adopted, which was read the
second time. ]