72 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Jan. 20,

Delegates, to be appointed by the presiding officers of the
Senate and House of Delegates, respectively, he appointed,
whose duty it shall be to inquire and report to the General
Assembly of Maryland, whether the said subscription by the
Treasurer of the State of Maryland, to the capital stock of
the Southern Maryland Railroad Company, was induced to
be made by false and fraudulent representations.

Be it Resolved—Second.—Whether the s»id sum of one
hundred and sixty-three thousand dollars, or any part thereof,
was induced to be paid by the Treasurer of the State of Mary-
land, to said Southern Maryland Railroad Company, by false
and fraudulent representations.

Be it Resolved—Third.—What disposition has been made
by said Southern Maryland Railroad Company, or any officer
thereof, of said sum of one hundred and sixty-three thousand
dollars.

Be it Resolved—Fourth.—Whether any other stockholder
than the State of Maryland is a bona fide stockholder of said
Company, and what is the best course for this State to pursue
in connection with its interests in said Company.

Be it Resolved—Fifth.—That said Committee shall have
power and authority to summon witnesses to take testimony
under oath, in due form of law, to send for persons and
papers, and to report by bill or otherwise.

Which was read the first time.
Mr. Lee submitted the following
REPORT.
The Joint Committee on Printing respectfully report,

That in pursuance of the recommendation from the Joint
Committee, appointed under Section 24, of Article 3, of the
Constitution, the Committee have taken the Printing of the
General Assembly of Maryland, for the Session of 1876, into
consideration, and have had presented to them but one propo-
sition for the work in gross, from Mr. J. F. Wiley, of Balti-
more city, who offers to do all the printing that may be re-
quired by the Senate and House of Delegates of the General
Assembly of Maryland for the Session of 1876, including all
testimony in contested elections, Senate and House of Dele-
gates Journals, reports and documents of both Houses, and
1,500 copies of the Acts passed by the General Assembly of
Maryland for the Session of 1876, and to settle for the print-
ing matter already done for the General Assembly, for the
sum of thirty-eight thousand dollars.