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1876.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 12T
Mr. Snowden, Chairman on the part of the House of the
Joint Committee appointed under Article 3, Section 24, of
the Constitution, relative to the charges against Barnes
Compton, Treasurer of the State, submitted the following
REPORT.
To the Honorable, the Senate
and House of Delegates of Maryland :
The undersigned, the Joint Committee of the Senate and
House of Delegates, appointed under and by virtue of Article
3, Section 24, of th3 Constitution, and to whom was referred
the following orders adopted in the House of Delegates, Jan-
uary 18th, to wit:
"WHEREAS, Charges have been heretofore made by the Re-
publican press of the State that the officials of the State hav-
ing in charge the public moneys in this State had abused
their trust for purposes of private gain,
Therefore ordered, That the Joint Standing Committee of
the Senate and House of Delegates appointed under Article
3, Section 24, of the Constitution, be, and they are hereby,
required to examine into the affairs of the Treasury Depart-
ment, and ascertain whether any officers thereof have at any
time since 1865 loaned or deposited any of the money of the
State for any consideration whatever, and if for any conside-
ration, what such consideration was, and with and by whom
made, and whether the same has been paid, and by and to
whom.
And be it further order ed, That said Committee also inquire
whether the charges made in the Republican press, during
the past campaign, that a public officer of this State attempt-
ed heretofore to procure the passage of a law to provide a pen-
sion for a man from Somerset county, who was not entitled
thereto, is true or false.
And be it further ordered, That they shall also examine
into and fully and searchingly inquire into the accounts and
disbursements of the Treasury Department and the various
departments and officers doing business therewith and ascer-
tain whether the expenditures and disbursements of said offi-
cers and departments have been made in conformity with
law."
And the following Message adopted in the House of Dele-
gates, January 19, 1876, to wit:
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