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Senator Hughes asked that the rules be suspended in order to report
the following bill and two-thirds of the Senators-elect, voting in the affir-
mative, the rules were suspended by yeas and nays as follows:

Affirmative

Senators—

Mr. President, Anderson, Azreal, Bailey, Bertier, Bertorelli, Bishop, Brubaker,
Byron, Clark, Connolly, Conroy, Cook, Crawford, Curran, Emanuel, Finney, Freidler,
Gore, Hall, Hart, Hodges, Hoyer, Hughes, Lapides, Malkus, McCourt, McGuirk,
Mitchell, Nock, Schweinhaut, Smelser, Snyder, Staszak, Staten, Steinberg, Steffey,
Stone, Welcome, Wineland.                                                                            Total—40

Negative
Senator—

Dean.                                                                                                      Total—1

Senator Harry Hughes from the Finance Committee reported favor-
ably.

Senate Bill No. 10—By the President:

Subject: ELIMINATING THE MAXIMUM LIMITATION ON
RATE OR RATES OF INTEREST ON STATE BOND ISSUES AND ON
LOANS TO CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS.

Favorable report adopted.

Read the second time and ordered printed for third reading.

Two-thirds of all the Senators-elect, voting in the affirmative, the
rules were suspended by yeas and nays as follows, and bill put upon its
third reading and final passage.

Affirmative

Senators—

Mr. President, Anderson, Azrael, Bailey, Bertier, Bertorelli, Bishop, Brubaker,
Byron, Clark, Connolly, Conroy, Cook, Crawford, Curran, Emanuel, Finney, Freidler,
Gore, Hart, Hodges, Hoyer, Hughes, Malkus, McCourt, McGuirk, Mitchell, Nock,
Pine, Schweinhaut, Smelser, Staszak, Staten, Steinberg, Steffey, Stone, Welcome,
Wineland.                                                                                                     Total—38

Negative
Senator—

Lapides.                                                                                                  Total—1

A motion was made by Senator Lapides and duly seconded, to recon-
sider the vote by which the rules were suspended to place Senate Bill No.
10 on third reading.

Upon motion of Senator Hughes, duly seconded, the said bill
was made the Special Order for Tuesday, December 16, 1969 at 8:35
o'clock P.M.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES

The Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates appeared and delivered the
following message:

FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
House Bill No. 1—By the Speaker:

An Act to repeal and re-enact, with amendments Section 402 and
410 (a) of Article 81 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition,
1965 Replacement Volume and 1969 Supplement), title "Revenue and
Taxes," subtitle "Admissions and Amusement Tax," to decrease the rate
of the Maryland Admissions and Amusement Tax with respect to certain
gross receipts and to provide for the distribution of the proceeds of the
Admissions and Amusement taxes collected under Section 402 of Article