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JOINT RESOLUTIONS.

		No. 2. Joint resolutions requesting and urging the Senators and Rep- resentatives in the Congress of the United States, from the State of Maryland, to use their best efforts and endeavors to defeat the passage of a bill now pending in Congress, known as "House bill No. 2001," entitled "A bill to repeal certain laws relating to permanent and indefinite appropriations," introduced in the House of Representatives by Mr. Sayers, of Texas, so far as the same repeals the laws making appro- priations for the support of agricultural experimental stations and in aid of agricultural colleges. WHEREAS, There is now pending in the Congress of the
	Preamble.	United States, a bill known as "House bill No. 2001," which has for its object in part the repeal of the laws making appro- priations for the support of agricultural experimental stations and in aid of agricultural colleges; and
	Preamble.	WHEREAS, The withdrawal of said appropriations will work great injury to agriculture and agricultural education ; therefore,
	Agricultural experiment station.	Be it resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the Senators and Representatives from Maryland in the Con- gress of the United States be and they are hereby requested to use their beet efforts and endeavors to defeat the passage of said bill, so far as the same applies to agricultural experiment stations and agricultural education; and
	Copy of reso- lution.	Be it further resolved, That the Governor be and he is hereby directed to forward, under the great seal of the State of Maryland, a copy of these resolutions to each of the Sena- tors and Representatives of Maryland, in the Congress of the United States, at as early a day as possible.