1874.] OF THE SENATE. 613

Be it Resolved by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore,
That in the capacity of the chosen representatives of the peo-
ple, we view, with alarm, the effort now being made before
the General Assembly by the railway corporations of the city
to trample down, with impunity, the interest of our city,
without her consent, and in direct violation of the wishes of
her people, and the solemn contract existing between the
city and Railway Companies in the provision of said Com-
panies charters; and

Be it further Resolved, That we, in the name of the peo-
ple, do enter this our solemn protest against the passage of
any Act by the General Assembly, assuming to absolve the
railway corporations from the faithful performance of any of
the provisions of their charter; and—

Be it further Resolved, That we call upon all the Repre-
sentatives from the several Legislative Districts of Baltimore
city, and all other Members of the General Assembly, who
desire to do justice and not injury to the Metropolis of the
State, of which every Marylander should be proud, to look
well to the interests of the city, and use every honorable ef-
fort to defeat the measure now before them, in the interest of
the Railway Companies, and against the interests of Balti-
more city, and regard this the people's call for protection at
your hands, and their protest against the passage of the meas-
ure alluded to above, which can only be considered as taking
from the city that which belongs to her, and that without
her consent.

(Signed,) JOSHUA VANSANT,

Mayor.

OTIS KEILHOLTZ,
President of the First Branch.

HENRY SEIM,
President of the Second Branch.

I hereby certify, that the foregoing is a true copy of a Res-
olution of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, approved
March 17th, 1874, the original of which is now on file in the
City Register's office.

Given under my hand and the corporate
(Seal's Place.) seal of Baltimore city, this 17th day
of March, 1874.

HENRY DUVALL,

Deputy Register,
Which was read, and

On motion by Mr. Fields,
Ordered to be printed.