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and 25 mercantile firms and bankers of Baltimore city, pray-
ing the General Assembly to reject any amendment to the
charter of the Baltimore and Potomae Rail Road Company;

Which was read and referred to the Committee on Inter-
nal Improvements.

Mr. Bowie presented the memorial of Laurence Thomson
and Company and others, praying the General Assembly not
to alter or amend the charter of the Baltimore and Potomae
Rail Road Company;

Which was read and referred to the Committee on Inter-
nal Improvements.

Mr. Bowie presented the memorial of Col. Boyd Edelin and
33 citizens of Prince George's county, praying the General
Assembly not to alter or amend the charter of the Baltimore
and Potomac Rail Road Company;

Which was read and referred to the Committee on Inter-
nal Improvements.

Mr. Bowie presented the memorial of Henry S. Carlton and
others, citizens of Maryland, praying the General Assembly
not to alter or amend the charter of the Baltimore and Poto-
mac Rail Road Company;

Which was read and referred to the Committee on Inter-
nal Improvements.

Mr. Tome presented the petition of John S. Vanneman and
Son, and 190 tax payers of Port Deposit, Cecil county, in fa-
vor of Harford and Cecil county Boom Company;

Which was read and referred to the committee already
raised on that subject.

Mr. Spates presented the petition of 75 citizens of Allegany
county praying the passage of a law to refund to G«orge Her-
ring, the sum of $500 paid into the State Treasury, &e.;

Which was read and referred to the Committee on Judicial
Proceedings.

On motion of Mr. Davis, of Caroline,
Leave was granted to the Committee on Education to intro-
duce a bill to authorize and require the School Commissioners
of Caroline county, to levy upoa the assessable property of
School District No. 3, in Election District No, 3, of said conn-
ty, a sufficient sum of money to pay the expenses of building
the school house in said District, and to refund to certain per-
sons the money advanced by them in the erection of said
school house.

On motion of Mr. Philpot, it was

Ordered, That the Secretary of the Senate be directed to
procure two suitable frames to contain the Address of General
George Washington, delivered on the occasion of the resigna-