156 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Jan. 28,

The bill entitled an Act to authorize and require the Comp-
troller to correct the errors in the distribution of the Free
School Fund, accruing under the Acts of 1813 and 1816,
from the year 1852, to the year 1867, inclusive, and to pay
to Baltimore city and to Baltimore county, the amounts of
which they have been deprived hy said errors, and to make
appropriation for that purpose.

Said bill being upon a second reading,

The question recurring upon the motion to strike out the
enacting clause,

On motion of Mr. Nicolai,

The further consideration thereof was postponed and the
bill made the order of the day for Monday, the 3d day of
February next.

The Secretary of the Senate delivered a bill entitled an
Act to organize the Circuit Court for Wicomico county, and
to regulate the terms thereof.

Which was read a first time and referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary.

Mr. Slingluff, Chairman of the Committee on Internal
Improvements, reported favorably a Mil entitled an Act au-
thorizing the Commissioners appointed under the Act of
1840, chapter 215, and its several supplements, to invest cer-
tain money remaining in their hands.

Which was read a first time.

Mr. Slingluff, Chairman of the Committee on Internal Im-
provements, reported the Senate Joint Resolutions in refer-
ence to the removal of the office of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal with proposed substitute.

SUBSTITUTE PROPOSED.

WHEREAS, the State of Maryland is the owner, to a large
extent, and controls the stock of the Chesapeke and Ohio
Canal Company, and

WHEREAS, it is desirable and proper to have the principal'
office of said Canal located within her borders, in order that
citizens of the State having business to transact with said
Company, may transact said business at a point most con-
venient of access to the Board of Public Works, therefore

Be it resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
the President and Directors of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal, be and they are hereby earnestly requested to remove
their principal office or business place, from Washington
city, its present locality, to the eity of Annapolis.

Which was read.

On motion of Mr. Syester?