JOINT RESOLUTIONS. 963

and ready for transmission to the General Assembly at the
beginning of its next sessiou, provided the said commis-
sioners named in the above resolution shall serve without
any compensation.

Approved April 7th, 1892.

	NO. 10.
	Joint resolution requesting and urging the Senators and
	Representatives of the State of Maryland in the Congress
	of the United States to use their best efforts and endeavors
	to secure the passage of Senate bill No. 67, entitled a "Bill
	to transfer the Revenue Marine Service from the Treasury
	Department of the United States to the Naval Department,"
	introduced in the Senate of the United States at the begin-
	ning of this session by Senator Gray, of Delaware.
	WHEREAS, there is now pending in the Congress of the.	Preamble.
	United States a bill whick has for its object the transfer
	of the revenue marine service from the treasury to the
	naval establishment of the United States.
	WHEREAS, said bill is in the highest sense a meritorious
	measure and deserving of immediate consideration ; inas-	Preamble.
	much as the revenue marine service has from its inception
	been as much and more a military and naval organization
	than a civil body without the incident rights and privileges
	of the former, and inasmuch as the duties are at present
	almost entirely of a military and naval character and should
	for these reasons be connected to that department of the
	government having control of naval affairs, therefore,
	Be it resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
	the Senators and Representatives of Maryland in the Con-	Revenue.
	gress of the United States be and they are hereby requested	Marine Service.
	to employ their utmost endeavors and use their best efforts
	to secure the speedy passage of said bill in both houses of
	Congress and to advocate the same before the proper bodies
	at such times as they may advise therein.
	Be it further resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland,
	That the Governor of this State be directed to forward
	under the seal of the State a copy of these resolutions to
	each of the Senators and Representatives of Maryland in
	the Congress of the United States at as early a day as
	possible.