664 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Mar. 3

Also,

Senate bill entitled "An Act to appropriate a sum
of money for the maintenance of the Washington
County Hospital Association."

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

Also,

Senate bill entitled "An Act ro provide for State
Registration of Nurses."

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

BILLS—THIRD READING.

Senate bill, File No. 50, entitled "An Act to enlarge
the charter powers of the Western Maryland Railroad
Company ; to approve the present location of its rail-
road from Big Pool, in Washington county, to its con-
nection with the system of the West Virginia Central
and Pittsburg Railway Company, near Cumberland ;
to enable it to exercise the powers of condemnation
prescribed for railroad companies under the General
Laws of Maryland; to declare and confirm its right
to cross and re-cross with its railroad the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal, the Potomac Valley and Potomac
river, and ratifying the action of the Board of Public
Works of Maryland in approving the plans of said
railroad company for crossing said canal ; to expressly
authorize it to condemn certain parcels of land of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company lying on the
northern and southern sides of said canal, together
with the easement of crossing the same with bridges
and railroad ; and the easement of the right during
construction, to erect and use temporary platforms,
bridges and other appliances in, upon, or over said
canal to provide for transporting waste material from
the north side to the south side thereof, and to give
said railroad company other powers proper to accom-
plish said objects and purposes."

Which was read the third time, and passed by yeas
and nays as follows :