808 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Mar. 16,

of the General Assembly, we visited the State Live Stock
Scales, as a Committee, to inspect and report in writing what
additional accommodations are needed, and the estimated
cost of the same.

Tour Committee beg leave to report, that owing to the in-
crease, and assurance of still greater increase, in the cattle
trade, we deem it advisable to recommend to your Excellency
that an additional scale for the purpose of weighing stock be
built, of a capacity of fifteen tons, at as early a day as practi-
cable. We have found that the cost of said scale, from esti-
mate of the builder, will amount to $1,000. This we deem
a necessity which must be accomplished, in our opinion, to
retain the present trade, from which so large a revenue to
the State is derived. It will also serve to meet any increase
which may occur, and of which we feel certain.

The necessary office attached for the accommodation of the
clerks, which, with scale, would be a building 28 by 44 feet,
built of brick, all under one roof, would amount, in the ag-
gregate, to $2,200.

The repairing of old and building of new pens properly
comes under the supervision of the weigher, whenever the
necessities of the case demands. The pens upon the grounds
at present are in very good condition, and every available
space belonging to the State has been occupied with them,
except a small tract binding along the line of the falls, which
is steep and rocky. Therefore we did not consider it neces-
sary to enter into any estimate for repairing and building of
same.

We would suggest to your Excellency the crowded condi-
tion of said yards and the demand for more pens, to meet the
growing wants of an increased trade, the lease or purchase
of an additional tract of land lying on the west side of the
State property binding on the Garrison Forrest lane.

All of which is respectfully submitted.

GEO. A. KIRK,
LEWIS TURNER, JR.

Which were severally read and referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means.

The Secretary of the Senate delivered the following bill:

A bill entitled an Act to repeal sections 1 and 4, of chap-
ter 31 of the Code of Public General Laws, passed January
session 1865, and to repeal sections 1 and 2, of chapter 440
of the laws passed by the Legislature of Maryland 1868, in
relation to the Publication of General Laws, and to re-enact a
section to provide for the uniform price for publishing the
Public General Laws.

Which was read a first time, and