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3d. That the local School Commissioners ought to be ap-
pointed by some local authority, in the counties and city
respectively.

4th. That these Commissioners ought to have full and
ample control over the schools in their several counties, save
that in selection of teachers and courses of study, the parents
and guardians in each school district should have their
proper influence.

5th. That such provisions ought to be inserted, in any
measure proposed for adoption, as will conclusively prevent
the introduction of any text-books which even remotely may
have any political or sectarian bias ;

Which was read, and,
On motion of Mr. Wentz,

Referred to the Committee on Education.

Mr. Rose submitted the following order :

Ordered, That the Committee on Public Buildings inquire
into the expediency of leasing the State Tobacco Warehouse
wharf, Light and Conway streets ;

Which was adopted.

Mr. Williams moved a reconsideration of the vote by
which the order was adopted.

Decided in the negative.

Mr. Slingluff (the rules being suspended) presented the
petition of William A. Johnson, James Hooper, and eighty-
five other citizens of Baltimore county, praying the passage
of an Act to continue the present school system in force till
July 15, 1868;

Which was read and referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation.

On motion of Mr. Hammond,

Leave was granted to the Committee on the Judiciary to
introduce a hill to repeal an act passed February fifth, eigh-
teen hundred and sixty-seven, chapter twenty-four, entitled,
an Act to add two additional sections to the thirtieth article
of the Code of Public General Laws, entitled Crimes and
Punishments, relating to Funerals.
On motion of Mr. Colton,

Leave was granted to the Committee on Corporations to in-
troduce a bill to incorporate the Continental Fire and Marine
Insurance company of Baltimore.
On motion of Mr. Syester,

Leave was granted to the Committee on the Judiciary to in-
troduce a bill to provide for the repeal of the act of eighteen
hundred and sixty-seven, chapter one hundred and sixty-
four, requiring costs to be paid on all cases of appeals from
magistrates' judgments, before such cases are heard in the
Circuit courts.

On motion of Mr. Blake,

Leave was granted to the Committee on Printing to present