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1892.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES 1157
ways, public schools, police protection, and all the
immunities of a well-regulated city, free to them at
the expense of the visible property-holder in the city
and State. What was the result of such influence?
The 24th of last August the U. S. Census Report pro-
claims Maryland has retrograded $15,000,000, thereby
increasing the city and State's floating and bonded
indebtedness, preventing capital and manufacturing
industries from coming to a retrogressive rather than
a progressive State. Had that bill been put in force
to-day, Maryland, instead of receiving such a crush-
ing blow, would have proudly proclaimed with her 41
sister States her progressive position. The millions
of hidden wealth not only escaped, but the readjust-
ment of values on real estate was prevented. Give us
that at least which will add millions of real estate to
the assessable list, for since the last general assess-
ment 16 years ago we have had a chaos of confusion.
By order of Committee,
JOHN S. HOPKINS,
President.
GEORGE P. RENNER,
Secretary.
At a meeting of the Taxpayers' Association of
Baltimore City, held Tuesday, March 22d, 1892, the
following resolution was unanimously adopted :
Whereas, This corporate body, known as the Tax-
payers' Association of Baltimore City, numbering
over 1,350 members, and representing over $230,000,-
000 of the taxable basis of Baltimore city, and also
composed of the most representative elements of the
manufacturing and commercial interests of this city,
whose associated objects are to give confidence and
character to real estate—in the more equitable adjust-
ment of taxation (now existing in such a chaotic con-
fusion, no general assessment having been made in
sixteen years), and also to contribute their best efforts
in the encouragement of manufacturing industries,
and also contributing their service and capital for the
further advancement and protection of this city's
welfare; therefore be it
Resolved, By the Taxpayers' Association of Balti-
more city, for the further protection of the principles
and interests of this association and the Common-
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