924 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Apl. 3,

their correctness by the Judges of the Courts in Baltimore
city, except the fees for receiving and paying over the public
money by the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, which
are fixed by the Act of 1874, at two per cent., instead of one
per cent., as allowed prior to that Act

Upon a full and very searching examination into this mat-
ter, we find that no part of this additional compensation goes
either to his individual or official income, but is treated en-
tirely as his other fees, going into his general account of fees
and emoluments, and that after his own salary, the salaries of
his deputies and the incidental expenseaof his office are deduc-
ted, that the remainder including additional compensntion or
commission is paid over to the State Treasury as excess of
fees, as will be readily seen by an examination of the Comp-
troller's reports for the years 1873, 1874 and 1875, and the
comparisons are had as between the time prior to and since
the passage of the law increasing his commissions; in other
words, the law is of no financial benefit to him. and he has
already, through your Committee, had introduced a bill to
repeal the extra compensation, and your Committee join him
in this recommendation.

The time of your Committee has not permitted them to ex-
amine into the fees of the office of the State's Attorney for
Baltimore city, and they find upon an examination of the law
that the officers of the various Courts as to their appointment,
removal, &c., is entirely under the control of the Supreme
Bench of Baltimore city, a wise provision, which your Com-
mittee thinks ought not to be disturbed, and that the best
guarantee of the proper management of the Courts in said
city is under said control.

Respectfully submitted.

WM. T. HEPBRON, Chairman,
JAMBS FENNER LEE,
JNO. CARROLL WALSH,
A. P. GORMAN,

On the part of the Senate.

D. W. SNOWDEN, Chairman,

C. W. LEWIS,

FETTER S. HOBLITZELL,

IGN. E. MATTINGLY,

W. H. NEAL,

On the part of the House.
Which was read and adopted.