INDEX. 421

FEDERAL RELATIONS, COMMITTEE ON—

convention of the people of Maryland, referred to,
,20.

Senate resolutions, with an address to the peo-
ple of Maryland, referred to, 20.

Resolutions relating to the relations of the State
with the Federal Government, offered by Mr.
Dennis of Somerset, referred to, 24.

Message from the Executive, enclosing a pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution of the United
States, &c., referred to, 28; bill reported to ratify
the same, and read a first time, 36; read a second
time, and amended, 51.

Petition of citizens of Washington county not
to pass an ordinance of secession, referred to, 32.

Resolutions of the Mayor and City Council of
Baltimore, communicated by the Mayor, relative
to the restoration of railroad communication be-
tween Baltimore and other places, referred to com-
mittee on Federal Relations, 36; report thereon,
47; resolution appointing Otho Scott, R. M.
McLane and Wm. J. Ross to visit the President
relative thereto, adopted, 50; resolution returned
from Senate concurred in, 56; commissioners re-
ported in person to both Houses and report ac-
cepted, 72; Senate message proposing to refer re-
port to the committee on Federal Relations of both
Houses, as joint committee, concurred in, 75; or-
der, that committee on Claims pay the commis-
sioners $100 each, adopted, 95.

Communication enclosing proceedings from a
State's Rights meeting in Harrison county, Vir-
ginia, received by speaker and referred to, 33.

Various papers from Georgia, received by the
speaker, referred to, 40.

Message from the Governor enclosing protest of
citizens of Washington and Frederick counties,
against his being influenced by the prooceedings
of a public meeting at Weverton, referred to,
41.

Order, that the, to whom was referred the mes-
sages of the Governor, with reference to the com-