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1872.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 65 Ordered, That the Committee on the Chesapeake Bay and its Tributaries be increased, by adding two additional mem-bers. ' Which was adopted, and Messrs. Bond and T. H. Hamilton added to Committee -above named. Mr. dark, of Montgomery, submitted the following order: Ordered, That Samuel Riggs, of R., be excused from at- tendance at this House until Tuesday next. Which was adopted. Mr. \ Young, of Washington, submitted the following order: Ordered, That Charles Ardinger and Moses Whitson he .granted leave of absence until Tuesday next. Which was adopted. Mr. Groome submitted the following order : Ordered, That Messrs. Routzahn and Phillips, of Freder- ick county, be excused from attendance on the Sessions of "this House until next Tuesday. Which was adopted, The Secretary of the Senate delivered the following message: BY THE SENATE, January 11th,1872. Gentlemen of the House of Delegates : We propose, with the concurrence of your Honorable Body, 'the appointment of a Joint Committee of five, two on the part of the Senate, and three on the part of the House, to bring the subject of a Ship Canal across the peninsula of Maryland and Delaware, to connect the waters of the Chesa- peake and Delaware Bays, before the Executive of the Gener- al Government, or in their discretion before the proper Com- mittee of the Congress of the United States; and in view of its national importance to ask a detail from the Topograph- ical Engineer Corps, to have the route of said Canal survey- ed, with a view to ascertain its most advantageous locality, to determine its cost of construction, and report the same at the earliest practicable day to the proper Bureau. We pro- pose that the Committee shall communicate our proposed ac- tion to the Executive of the State of Delaware, (their Legis- lature not being in session,) and request co-operation with us, in bringing this subject to the consideration of the proper authorities of the General Government. |
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