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plished and the said town of Frederick was despoiled as afore-
said by way of retaliation against the said Government; and

WHEREAS, The said municipality, as a direct result of said
exaction has even since been under the necessity of carrying a
large bonded indebtedness, which has been a continuous and
is a present hardship to the citizens of said town, and it is
just and equitable that the Government of the United States
should assume the loss suffered by said town by reason of
its loyalty to the Union, and on account of a policy of retalia-
tion against the said Government; and therefore, be it

Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the
Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, be and they are hereby respect-
fully requested to pass the bill introduced by the Hon. David
J. Lewis in Congress, and referred to the Committee on War
Claims of the House of Representatives appropriating the sum
of two hundred thousand dollars, to be paid to the Mayor and
Aldermen of Frederick, in the State of Maryland, as a reim-
bursement and indemnity for the loss sustained by the said
municipality through the said reprisal and exaction of the said
Confederate Army of invasion; be it further

Resolved, That the Secretary of State, be, and he is hereby
requested to transmit under seal of the State, a copy of the
aforegoing resolution and memorial to each of the Senators
and Representatives now in Congress from Maryland, with
the request that they lay the same before their respective Houses
in support of the bill hereinbefore mentioned.

No. 10.

Joint Resolution and Memorial of the General Assembly of the
State of Maryland to the Congress of the United States for
the passage of a bill appointing a joint commission on behalf
of the District of Columbia to act with a like commission to
be named by the General Assembly of Maryland, to determine
the most feasible method of disposing of sewage and drain-
age from certain sections of Montgomery and Prince George's
counties, Maryland, lying contiguous to the District of Co-
lumbia.

WHEREAS, The rapid development and settlement of those
sections of Montgomery and Prince George's counties adjoin-
ing the District of Columbia, has created on account of lack
of proper and intelligent disposal of sewage a condition that
may become a dangerous menace to the health of these suburban