610 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Mar. 3

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.

Mr. Goslin from Committee on Ways and Means,
reported favorably.

Senate bill, File No. 104, entitled "An Act to ap-
propriate a sum of money to pay Isaac Benesch &
Sons, Frank A. Munroe and the Evening Capital, for
furniture and so forth furnished the Senate and House
of Delegates of Maryland."

Which was read the second time.
Also favorably,

House bill, File No. 6, entitled "An Act to appro-
priate a sum of money to pay Noah C. Sterling for the
loss of the vessel 'Martha E. Freeman.' "

AMENDMENT PROPOSED.

In section 1, line 5 strike out 'Fifteen Hundred
Dollars,' and insert 'Seven Hundred and Fifty Dol-
lars.' "

Which was adopted.

Which was read the second time and ordered to be
engrossed for a third reading.
Also favorably,

House bill, File No. 47, entitled "An Act for the
assistance of the King's Daughters and Sons in Mary-
land, of Baltimore city, incorporated Silver Cross
Home for Epileptics at Port Deposit, Cecil county."

Which was read the first time.
Also favorably,

House bill, File No. 321, entitled "Au Act to appro-
priate a certain sum of money to repair and put in
good condition the State Hay Scales, at Havre ,de
Grace."

Which was read the second time, and ordered to be
engrossed for a third reading.
Also unfavorably,

House bill. File No. 365, entitled "An Act to en-
courage manufacturing in the State of Maryland by
exempting the plant and machinery of manufacturing
industries bordering on navigable rivers from county
taxation."

Which unfavorable report was adopted.