250 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Feb. 9

more city, deceased, of five thousand dollars to Trinity
Methodist Church. South, of Baltimore city."

Which was read a second time.

Mr. Benson, from Committee on Corporations, re-
ported favorably,

House bill, file No. 52, entitled "An Act to require
all corporations engaged in mining coal or tire clay in
Garrett county, to pay their employees wages due
semi-monthly."

Which was read a first time.
Also favorably,

Senate bill, file No. 3, entitled "An Act to incor-
porate the Camden Sewer Company of Salisbury, Md."
Which was read a second time.

REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES.

Mr. Johnson, from Select Committee, reported favor-
ably,

House bill, File No. 64, entitled "An Act to repeal
and re-enact section 16 of chapter 78 of Acts of General
Assembly of 1898, entitled an Act to incorporate the
town of Kensington in Montgomery county."

Which was read a first time.
Also,

House bill, entitled "An Act to amend and re-enact
section 55 of Article 16, chapter 203, Acts of 1898, of
the Code of Public Local Laws, entitled 'Montgomery
County,' sub-title 'Birds and Game,' as re-enacted by
chapter 372, of Acts of 1892."

Which was read a second time.

JOINT RESOLUTION.

A joint resolution asking for Federal Aid for the
harbor of Baltimore city.

Whereas the city of Baltimore has met with great
and burdensome financial loss by means of a devastat-
ing fire temporarily paralyzing its mercantile indus-
tries, and