1861.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 21

On motion of Mr. Pitts,

Loave was granted the committee on Currency to report a
bill authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to
issue small notes to a limited amount, to be used as cur-
rency.

Mr. Wallis, from the committee on Federal Relations,
made the following majority report:

To the Honorable y

The Speaker of the House of Delegates:

The committee on Federal Relations, to whom has been re-
ferred the "Memorial of 216 voters of Prince George's county,
praying the Legislature (if in its judgment it possesses the
power,) to pass an Ordinance of Secession without delay,"
,ask leave respectfully to report that in their judgment the
Legislature does not possess the power to pass such an ordi-
nance as is prayed, and that the prayer of the said memorial-
ists cannot, therefore, be granted.

S. T. WALLIS,
EDWARD LONG,
JAMES U. DENNIS,
JAMES T. BRISCOE,
BARNES COMPTON.

April 29th, 1861.

Which was read.

Mr. Gordon, from same committee, made the following
minority report:

To the Honorable,

the Speaker of the House of Delegates:

The minority of committee on Federal Relations, to whom
has been referred "the memorial of "216 voters of Prince
George's county, praying the Legislature (if in its judgment
it possesses the power,) to pass an Ordinance of Secession
without delay," ask leave to report unfavorable to the pray-
er of said memorialists.

J. H. GORDON,
G, W. GOLDSBOROUGH.
April 29th, 1861.

The question being upon the adoption of the Minority Re-
port,

The yeas and nays were ordered and appeared as follow: