1892.] OF THE SENATE. 909

was the result of such influence ? The 24th of last
August the U. S. Census Report proclaims Maryland
has retrogaded $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
Sta;te, Had that bill been put in force to-day, Mary-
land, instead of receiving such a crushing blow?
would have proudly proclaimed with her 41 sister
States her progressive position. The millions of hid-
den wealth not only escaped, but the readjustment 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 assessment
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 Bal-
timore city, held Tuesday, March 22d, 1892, the fol-
lowing resolution was unanimously adopted:

Whereas, this Corporate Body, known as the Tax-
payers' Association of Baltimore city, numbering"
over 1350 members, and representing over $230,000,000-
of the taxable basis of Baltimore city, and also com-
posed 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 ad-
justment of taxation,' (now existing in such a chaotic
confusion, no gener 1 assessment having been made
in 16 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 principal
and interests of this association and the Common-
wealth of Baltimore that a committee consisting of
ten members be appointed to take into consideration