INDEX. 423

FEDERAL RELATIONS, COMMITTEE ON—

to the arming of free negroes, read a second time,
passed, 73.

Resolutions presented by Mr. Worthington upon
the subject of the Federal Relations of Maryland,
referred to, 75.

Resolutions of a public meeting held at Anna-
polis opposing the passage of the Public Safety
Bill, referred to, 85.

Memorial of citizens of Baltimore county, ask-
ing for the call of a sovereign convention of the
people of the State, referred to, 96.

Report of Mr. Wallis from the, on the state of
the country, (Document F.) with resolutions on
the subject of the war and the Military occupation
of Maryland, 106,107; report accepted, and 10,000
copies ordered to be printed, 108; resolutions read
a first time, and made the order of the day for Fri-
day, 110; read a second time and substitute reso-
lutions offered by Mr. McCleary, 117; amend-
ments proposed and rejected, 118, 119; substitute
rejected, 120; amendment adopted, 121; read the
second time and passed, 122; resolutions returned
from the Senate passed, with an amendment ap-
pointing a committee of four members of each
House to visit President Lincoln and Davis, to
obtain if possible a cessation of hostilities, and re-
port on the 5th day of June next, adopted, 156;
also concurring in the resolution fixing the time
of adjournment, 15-7.

Order requesting the Speaker to forward one
copy of the Preamble and Resolutions, as above,
to each of the Governors of the slave and free
States, adopted, 157.

Resolutions from the Senate proposing the ap-
pointment of committee from each House to visit
the President of the United States and the Presi-
dent of the Southern Confederacy, and the Govern-
ors of Virginia and Pennsylvania to endeavor to
avert civil war, read a first time and referred to,
110 ; unfavorable report thereon, adopted, 139,
142.