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ing of street railway tracks upon Mulberry street west
of Charles street, in the city of Baltimore, without the
consent of the General Assembly of Maryland. "
Which unfavorable report was adopted.

Also, without recommendation, with proposed amend-
ments,

House bill entitled "An Act to add two additional sec-
tion to Article 27, of the Code of Public General Laws,
entitled 'Crimes and Punishments, ' to provide when
wages are to be paid and to be arranged under the new
sub-title 'Payment of Wages, 'and to come in after section
149 of said Article, and to be known as 'Sections 149 A
and 149 B. '/"

AMENDMENTS PROPOSED.

In line 24, strike out the words "the people of. "

In lines 25 and 26, strike out the words "Factory In-
spector, in his name of office. " and insert in lieu thereof
the words "the State's Attorney or the several counties
or the State's Attorney of Baltimore City, in the name of
the State. "

In line 27, strike out the words "Factory Inspector, ''
and insert in lieu thereof the words "State's Attorney. "

Which was read a first time.

Mr. Lehmayer, from Committee on Judiciary, reported,
unfavorably,

House bill entitled "An Act to declare unlawful and
void all arrangements, contracts, agreements, trusts or
combinations, made with a view to lessen, or which tend
to lessen, free competition in the importation or sale of
articles imported into this State; or in the manufacture
or sale of articles of domestic growth or of domestic raw
materials. "

Which unfavorable report was adopted.

Mr. Lehmayer, from Committee on Judiciary, reported
favorably, with proposed amendments.

House bill entitled "An Act to prohibit pool trusts,
monopolies or conspiracies to control business and prices
of articles; to prevent the formation or operation of
pools, trusts, monopolies and combinations of charters of
corporations that violate the term's of thia Act. and to
authorize the institutions of prosecutions and suits there-
for. "