REPORT.

To the Honorable,

The General Assembly of Maryland:

The Joint Select Committee appointed by your Honorable
Body, under a message of January 9th, to visit and examine
into the condition of the benevolent and reformatory institu-
tions which are beneficiaries of the State, have the honor to re-
port that they have discharged the duty assigned them, and
respectfully submit the result of their visit and examination,
submitting however, that in view of the numerous important
measures pending before the General Assembly at the time
your committee was engaged in the discharge of their duty,
and the deep interest felt in that important legislation by the
members of your committee, and their respective constitu-
encies. We were compelled to make our investigations very
hurriedly in order to be in our respective seats in the Senate
and House of Delegates, and participate in the consideration
of the measures referred to; nevertheless, the committee would
assure you that each place visited, was subjected to as severe
a scrutiny as possible, and a strict enquiry made as to the
faithfulness with which the State's appropriation has been
dispensed and the motive and intentions of the State in mak-
ing the same respected and promoted.

In the fulfillment of the duty assigned them, your commit-
tee visited the State Penitentiary, Maryland Blind Asylum,
Home of the Friendless, Protestant Union Infirmary, Aged
Women's Home, Aged Men's Home, Children's Aid Society,
Maryland Disabled Soldier's Home, Union Orphan Asylum,
Maryland Hospital, House of Refuge and Baltimore Female
College, to the condition of all of which your committee will
refer as brief as possible.