188 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS. [Feb. 2,

Whereas, There is now pending in the Congress of
the United States, a bill which 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 meri-
torious measure and deserving of immediate consid-
eration, inasmuch as the Revenue Marine Service
has from its inception been as much, and more of 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 depart-
ment of the government having control of naval affairs;
therefore,

Be it resolved by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the Senators and Representatives of Mary-
land in the Congress of the United States, be and they
are hereby requested to employ their utmost en-
deavors 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.
t Be it further resolved by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the Governor of this State be, di-
rected 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.

Which was read the first time, and referred to the
Committee on Federal Relations.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.

Mr. Brown, from the Committee on Judicial Pro-
ceedings, reported unfavorably,

Senate bill entitled an Act; to add an additional
section to Article 47, of the Code of Public General
Laws, entitled "Insolvents, " to be numbered section
37.

Which was adopted.

And favorably,

House bill entitled an Act giving the sanction of