RESOLUTIONS. 605,

he is hereby respectfully requested, as far as may
be compatible with the public interest, to grant to
the soldiers of this State all the facilities in his
power to enable them to return to their respective
places of voting, and vote at all elections held in
this State.

Be it Resolved, That a copy of this Preamble
and Resolution be forwarded by the Governor to
the Secretary of War.

No. 7.

Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the thanks of the State are hereby tendered to Commander John Rogers, dif' Maryland, for his distinguished service's during the rebellion, espe- cially in organizing the iron-clad fleet on the wesf- ern waters; in the attack on Fort Darling; in the heroic attempt on Fort Sumter, under Admiral Dupont, and the memorable capture of the At- lanta, which fitly crowns his past career, at once the pledge and inspiration of the future. And be it further resolved, That the thanks of the State are hereby tendered to Captain A. H. Kilty, of Maryland, for the loyalty and courage with which he has performed his duty as an officer of the Navy, since the breaking out of the rebel- lion, and especially for his brilliant services in command of the gunboat "Mound City," in the fight at Fort Pillow, and in the attack on the bat- teries at Saint Charles, on the White river, and that the General Assembly express their sympathy with Captain Kilty in the severe bodily suffering and injury resulting to him from this fight, and their pleasure at the prospect of his being again restored to active usefulness.

Assented to March 0, 1864.