1874.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 311

an Act to repeal section 25, .of the Code of Public Local
Laws, title "Harford County," entitled "Collectors," and
re-enact the same with amendments, which -wag reported un-
favorably upon by a Select Committee of the Senate on the
28th ultimo, and returned to your Honorable Body.

By order,

A. GASSAWAY,

Secretary.
Which was read.

Mr. Grafton submitted the following message:

By THE HOUSE OP DELEGATES,

February 10th, 1874.
Gentlemen of the Senate:

We have received your message, requesting the return to
your Honorable Body, for its further consideration, the
House hill entitled an Act to repeal section 25, of the Code
of Public Local Laws, title "Harford County," entitled
"Collectors," and re-enact the same with amendments, which
was reported unfavorably upon by a Select Committee of the
Senate, on the 28th ultimo, and respectfully return the
same herewith.

By order,

MILTON Y. KIDD,

Chief Clerk.

Which was read, assented to, and sent to the Senate, to-
gether with bill therein named.

Mr. Keech, (on Friday, the 5th instant,) presented the fol-
lowing memorial:

OFFICE OF THE

BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS BALTIMORE COUNTY,

Towsontown, February 3rd, 1874.

Hon. WILLIAM S. KEECH,

House of Delegates, Maryland:

MY DEAR SIR:—I see that the City Council of Baltimore,
In pursuance of the plan to extend the limits of the city, are
again resolving to admit none but residents of the city to the
city schools. A similar resolution was adopted two years
ago ; this time it is accompanied by the monstrous assertion
that three thousand of our children are attending the city
schools. This assertion is only intended to effect action be-
fore the Legislature, and is not true ; my personal knowledge
is comprised more to the 1st and 13th districts than to the
others, but if the rest of the county send to the city schools
in the game proportion as the 1st and 13th districts, the