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we most respectfully submit that the passage of this bill will
give to the people of the city of Baltimore a cheap and con-
venient mode of travel from one portion of the city to another.
"It will enable that portion of the people of the city of Balti-
more who are compelled to work unceasingly during the six
laboring days of the week, and whose families are confined
to small and badly ventilated rooms, by the use of this cheap
and convenient mode of travel, to visit our suburbs, there to
enjoy the pure, fresh air—the benefit in health thus con-
ferred no one can doubt. We believe that the passage of this
bill will not only promote the health of the people of Balti-
more, but that by the increased facilities for travel thus af-
forded the population and trade of the city of Baltimore will
be so much increased that even the opponents of this bill will
be among its strongest advocates. We believe there is no
city in the Union where this privilege is not granted, and we
have yet to hear of any injurious or deleterious result.

The objection to this measure, apd the only one is, that it
is encouraging a violation of the Sabbath. We most respect-
fully submit that to refuse this boon to the laboring classes is
a species of class legislation much to be deprecated; that
while we, by refusing this right, say to the great majority of
the people that you shall not use the city passenger cars on
Sunday, we do hot say to those of larger means they shall not
use their carriages for pleasuae, but we even permit pleasure
carriages to be hired on Sunday. We submit that it is not
consistent to refuse this right, and we respectfully recommend
the passage of this bill without amendment:

DOUGLASS STIRLING,
G. FRED. MADDOX,

Minority of Committee.
Which was read.

The bill entitled a supplement to the Act of 1853, chap-
ter 194 entitled, an Act to incorporate the Baltimore and Po-
tomac Rail Road Company;

Being ander consideration,

Mr. Bowie submitted the following amendment:

After sec. 1,insert sec. 2, And be it enacted, That if the Balti-
more and Potoraac Rail Road Company shall have failed to
construct the main stem of said road, from the city of Balti-
more to the Potomac river, according to the provisions of the
charter, and to have the said road constructed or laid its en-
tire length, by which failure the franchise and right to .con-
struct said lateral road shall become forfeited to the State, it
shall not be necessary for the Governor to have legal proceed-
ings by scire facias, or information in the nature of a quo
warranto, but the Governor shall appoint three trustees or