924 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [April 3,

Which was read the first time and referred to the Balti-
more City Senators.

The House bill entitled au Act to authorize the Mayor and
City Council of Baltimore to subscribe to the capital stock of
the Baltimore and Drum Point Rail Road Company.

Which was read the first time and referred to the Commit-
tee on Corporations.

The House bill entitled an Act to authorize the sale of the
Parsonage of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, in
Easton, Talbot county.

Which was read the first time and referred to Messrs.
Lloyd, Longwell and McCulloh.

The House bill entitled an Act authorizing the Trustees
of Primary School District No. 104, of Frederick county, to
dispose of a school house.

Which was read the first time and referred to Messrs.
Steiner, Mudd and Brattan.

The President presented the following :
To the Honorable the General Assembly

of the State of Maryland:

The Board of Examiners of Pilots cannot allow the Session
of the Legislature to close, without representing to your Hon-
orable Bodies, the Senate and House of Delegates, their ear-
nest but respectful remonstrance against the present attitude
of the Pilot System of the Chesapeake Bay and Patapsco
River. Believing that the present inefficiency of that service
arises from all absence of competition, and from the fact that
nothing is done within the existing monopoly to supply the
wants of an increasing trade; we feel assured, that the evils
we have had to deplore for some time, will increase instead
of diminish. We wish to relieve ourselves of the responsibility
of being identified with the execution of a law, which, in our
experience, is not suited to the purposes for which it was en-
acted. We think, ample power should be given to some
competent tribunal, to provide a remedy for the defects in the
present law, and as the mode of redress we have suggested,
has not met with the favor of your Honorable Bodies, we
must relieve ourselves of the responsibility consequent upon
holding position without the adequate power to enforce its
operations for active good. We do not wish, by this expres-
sion of our views, to indicate our desire to resign our posi-
tions as Examiners, and we will continue to labor in the fu-
ture, as we have done in the past, for the welfare of our
community, and the protection of commerce.

W. H. PEROT,

And Others.
Baltimore, April 2d, 1874.