212 JOURNAL OF PROCEEINGS [Feb. 5,

BY THE SENATE,

February 5th, 1874.
Gentlemen of the House of Delegate:

We have received your message, proposing the appoint-
ment of a Joint Select Committee, to consist of three on the
part of the House, and two on the part of the Senate, for the
purpose of taking into consideration an amount to be sub-
scribed by the State of Maryland, towards the Centennial An-
iversary of 1876, and respectfully concur therein. We have
appointed on the part of the Senate, Messrs. Earle and Walsh.

By order,

AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,

Secretary.
Mr. Earle submitted the following

JOINT RESOLUTION.

Joint Resolution, empowering the Comptroller of the Treas-
ury to employ counsel to assist in the argument of the case
of the State vs. The Cumberland and Pennsylvania Rail Road

Company.

Whereas, The Court of Appeals has ordered the cause of
the State of Maryland vs. The Cumberland and Pennsylva-
nia Rail Road Company, involving the validity of the Act
passed at January Session, 1872, chapter 274, entitled "An
Act to regulate the taxation of Coal Mining Companies in this
State, for State purposes," to be re-argued on Wednesday,
11th inst.; and whereas, very important interests of the State
are involved in said cause; and whereas, at the instance of
the Comptroller, John H. Handy, Esq., of Baltimore city,
heretofore very fully argued the said cause in the Court of
Appeals. Therefore, Be it Resolved by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That the Comptroller, be and he is hereby au-
thorized to contract with said John H. Handy and I. Nevitt
Steele, Esqrs., or some other able counsel, to assist the At-
torney General in the re-argument of said cause, provided the
sum agreed to be paid to said assistant counsel, shall not ex-
ceed five hundred dollars to each of said counsel.

Which was read the first time.

On motion by Mr. Earle,

The rules were suspended, so as to give said Resolution a
second reading, this day, as follows :

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. President, Fields,
Aydelotte, Getty,