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inquire into the propriety of making Constitutional enact-
ment whereby the Legislature of the State may make most
liberal provision for the encouragement of railroad facilities
to the peninsula embracing the Eastern and Western Shores
of Maryland, as a source of advantage to their landed,
interest;
Pending its consideration,
Mr. Peters moved to amend by inserting after the word
" railroad " the words " and steamboat;"
Mr. Carter moved to lay the whole subject on the table ;
Decided in the negative.
The question then recurring, upon the amendment submit-
ted by Mr. Peters,
It was rejected.
The question then recurring upon the adoption of the order
submitted by Mr. George,
It was adopted.
On motion of Mr. Dent,
The vote by which the Report of the Committee on Claims.
was, on Tuesday, adopted,
Was reconsidered.
Mr. Dent moved to recommit the report, that so much
thereof as referred to the subject of mileage of the Members
and Officers may be again considered and acted upon by the
Committee ;
Which was-decided in the affirmative,
So the Report was recommitted to the Committee upon:
Claims.
Mr. McPherson submitted the following order:
Ordered, That the Committee on Public Works be
instructed to inquire into the expediency of legislation to
effect a pro rata rate of charges per mile for freight and pas-
sengers, within the State of Maryland, on all railroads
therein ;
Which was adopted.
The Report of the Committee upon the Treasury Depart-
ment being upon its second reading,
On motion of Mr. Dent,
The further consideration of the Report was informally
postponed.
The Convention then took up for consideration the order
of the day,
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