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made the publication of the book entries of the Company at
this time injudicious.

The non-production of the said hooks was not, however im-
portant in the opinion of your Committee, because the State,
as a stockholder in said Company, has power by proper pro-
ceedings to compel a disclosure of the expenditures of such
money, and of all other matter material to the interest of the
State as such stockholders; and such inquiries are best made
under the order of the Court having jurisdiction of the cause,
and competent to afford remedy.

Your Committee in submitting the results reached by its
entire investigation, have deemed it proper to recommend to
the General Assembly to require the Attorney General to
institute such legal proceedings as may be necessary to secure
the proper application of the money subscribed to the stock of
said Company, and the interest of the State in said Company.
Respectfully submitted,

A. P. GORMAN,
JOHN A. COOPER,

On the part of the Senate.
D. W. SNOWDEN,
CHARLES E. COCKEY,
IGN. E. MATTINGLY,
C. W. LEWIS,

On the part of the House
Which was read.

Also, the following Senate Joint Resolutions in relation to
the Southern Maryland Railroad Company :

Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the
Attorney General be, and he is hereby directed to take such
measures as may be necessary to secure the rendering by the
Southern Maryland Railroad Company, of a full and particu-
lar account of the expenditure by it made of the money sub-
scribed by the State of Maryland, to the stock of said com-
pany, and of the disposition of it made, and of all other as-
sets of said company.

Mr. Steiner submitted the minority report and resolutions
as follows :

To the Honorable the

General Assembly of Maryland:

The undersigned members of the Committee appointed un-
der the Joint Resolutions of the Senate and House of Dele-
gates, in relation to the Southern Maryland Railroad Com-
pany, passed January 25th, 1876, beg leave to submit the
following minority report: