1878.] OF THE SENATE. 821

Lancaster) Miller and Wilson, appointed March 21st, 1878,
for the purpose of investigating the condition of the bequest
of the late Morris McDonough, of Charles County, Maryland,
met March 27th, present, Senators Lancaster and Miller.

Marcellus Thompson being sworn, testified : "I am Regis-
ter of Wills of Charles County." (The order appointing the
Committee was read to witness, as follows :

"Ordered, That whereas, a certain Morris McDonough, by
his last will and testament, executed in 1804, and now of
record in the office of Register of Wills for Charles County,
by his said last will and testament, devised and bequeathed
certain properties and assets of his estate, to be invested and
applied for the education of children of indigent parents, re-
siding in certain sections of Charles County, and also by
his said will, requested that such laws should be passed by
the General Assembly of Maryland, as might be necessary
to give force and effect for carrying out the purposes of his
said bequest; and, whereas, the said General Assembly at
its Session held in the year 1807, Chapter 130, did pass a law
for that purpose; and, whereas, the indigent children in-
tended to be provided for under the bequest, have had no
benefit, as is believed, of said bequest; and, whereas, the
Trustees of said McDonough Charity School Fund have for
many years made no report of the condition of the said
Charity School Fund, although expressly required to do so
annually by the terms both of the will and of the Act of As-
sembly; and whereas, it is right and proper that the mat-
ter should be inquired into, and the condition of the fund, as-
certained; therefore, be it ordered, That the President of the
Senate shall forthwith appoint a Committee of three Sena-
tors to examine into, investigate and report to this Body as
soon as practicable, the condition of the McDonough Charity
School Fund of Charles County, that said report shall show
the date of the last report of the Trustees of the said fund,
and its recitals, what losses, if any, have been sustained by
the fund, by whom, when, to what extent and on account of
what cause, and what amounts are now on hand, and how
invested, and if the same be loaned out to individuals or cor-
porations, to ascertain and report the names of such individ-
uals or corporations, on what security they have borrowed
and hold the same, and the several amounts of indebtedness
to the fund; and be it further ordered, That to make effec-
tive the aforegoing, the said Committee are authorized to
send for persons and papers, which may, in their judgment,
be useful for the purposes of the investigation, and are hereby
empowered to examine witnesses under oath."