On motion by Mr. Carroll, it was

Ordered, That the vote upon the Report of the Committee
on Finance, upon the Joint Resolutions in reference to the
claim of the State against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad;
be taken on Wednesday next, at 2 o'clock.

On motion by Mr. Clarke,

The Senate bill entitled a supplement to an Act incorpora-
ting the Columbia and. Port Deposit Railroad Company,
passed at the January session, 1868, chapter 103, giving
authority to extend their road and connect the same with
other railroads,

Was read the third time and passed by yeas and nays, as
follows:
AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. President, Jump,
Biggs, Kimmel,
Browne, Malone,
Carroll, Miller,
Clarke, Parker,
Denson, Sellman,
Earle, Snyder,
Fields, Spates,
Henkle, Stephenson,
Henry, Timmons,
Hyland, Wilson—22.

NEGATIVE—None.

Said bill was then sent to the House of Delegates

Mr. Parker, from, the Select Committee, to whom was re-
ferred House bill entitled an Act to prevent the catching of
oysters for sale in the waters of Saint Leonard's creek, Island
creek and Battle Creek, in Calvert county, reported it with
the following amendments:

Amend by striking out all after the word "Enacted," in
the first line of the second, section, and insert the following
in lieu thereof, viz : That on information given under oath,
of any violation of this Act to any Justice of the Peace of
Calvert county, he shall forthwith issue his warrant, direct-
ed to the Sheriff, or any Constable or Military Officer, re-
quiring cither of them to whom it may be directed, to sum-
mon the posse comitatus if necessary, and proceed forthwith
to arrest the party or parties alleged to have been engaged
in violating this law, and to seize and take possession of any
canoe, boat or vessel together with all their tackle and ap-
parel, and any article on said boat at the time, belonging