1874.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 301

The Senate bill entitled an Act relating to auctioneers in
Baltimore county,

Was read a third time and passed by yeas and nays, as fol-
lows:

AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs.

Hines, Speaker, Robey, Greenfield,
Merritt, Thompson, Groh,
Lancaster, Pruitt, Fenton,
Hawkins, Merrill, Freaner,
Keech, Miller, Grimes,
Buchanan, Lamar, Stake,
Merryman, Nicodemus, Clark,
Seth, Annan, Fletchall,
Valliant, Grafton, Park,
Coulbourn, Riley, Brace,
Duer, McCosker, Vanderford,
Hodson, C. R. Hamilton, Galt,
Turner, of Cecil, Staylor, Brown,
Mackey, Stewart, of B. city, Glotfelty—44.
Latchford, Loane,

NEGATIVE—None.
Said bill was then returned to the Senate.

Mr. Merryman, Chairman on the part of the House, of a
Joint Select Committee, (the rules being suspended,) sub-
mitted the following

REPORT.

The Joint Special Committee to arrange for formal recep-
tion by the State of Statue of late Chief Justice Taney, now
upon the Capitol Grounds, and invite some distinguished citi-
zen of Maryland to deliver an oration upon the lite and pub-
lic services of the late Chief Justice, respectfully report:

That they have endeavored, but they regret to say, with-
out success, to carry out the wishes of both branches of the
General Assembly, as embodied in the Joint Resolution un-
der which they were appointed.

The life of the late Chief Justice Taney was dedicated for so
many years, and in such lofty stations, to the service of his
country, that it forms no small part in itself of the public his-
tory of his time. His judicial connection, especially with the
constitutional questions which arose while he presided over
the tribunal, of ultimate resort, was of extent and import-
ance which it would not be easy to exaggerate. Those
questions involved, as we all know, not only the relative
powers of the State and Federal Governments, as between,
themselves, but the constitutional relation of Federal authority