338 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Feb. 11.

Also,

A bill entitled an Act giving the assent of the State of
Maryland to the purchase of a parcel of land by the Govern-
ment of the United States, from William H. Dorsey ami
others, and ceding to the United States of America the juris-
diction over the site of the Northwest Beacon Building or
Light House, and the parcel of land thereto appurtenant, in
a line with the Brewerton channel in the Patapsco River in
this State.

Which was read a first time.

The hour having arrived for taking up the order of the
day,

The House proceeded to the consideration of

The bill entitled an Act to incorporate the Maryland Dem-
ocratic Association.

Which was read a, second time, and ordered to be en-
grossed for a third reading.

On motion of Mr. McElroy,
(The rules being suspended.)

The House took up for consideration the bill entitled an
Act to authorize and require the Comptroller to correct the
errors in the distribution of the "Free School Fund," accru-
ing 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 by said errors, and to make appropriations for that
purpose.

Said bill being upon a third reading,

Mr. McElroy (by unanimous consent) submitted the fol-
lowing amendment:

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the Comptroller be, and
he is hereby instructed and required, in the future distribu-
tion of the "Free School Fund," herein aforementioned, to
apportion to Baltimore city a like and equal share with each
county of the State.

Which was adopted.
The bill as amended

Was then read a third time and passed by yeas and nays
as follows :

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. Keech, Colton,
Stewart, Speaker, Guy, Mullin,
Loker, Legg, Chaisty,