736 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Mar. 23

PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND
OTHER PAPERS.

The President submitted the following resolution:

WHEREAS, There is pending before the General Assembly of
Maryland, Senate Bill No. 135, otherwise known as the Furst-
Field Annexation Bill; and

WHEREAS, Both the Democratic and Republican Parties, in
convention assembled, pledged the enactment of legislation ex-
tending the boundary lines of the City of Baltimore; and

WHEREAS, There has developed a disposition not to give to
Baltimore the legislation which was promised; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Executive Committee of the Merchants and
Manufacturers' Association, in special meeting assembled, this
twentieth day of March, 1916, that we respectfully petition
his Excellency, the Governor of Maryland, to use his good
offices in urging upon the General Assembly of Maryland the
passage of the Furst-Field Annexation measure; and be it
further

Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to
the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of
Delegates.

Attest: (Signed) ROBERT J. BEACHAM,

Secretary.

[Which was read and referred to the Committee on Judicial
Proceedings. ]

Also a petition of Thomas J. Younger, of Lower Marlboro,
Calvert county, Maryland, asking for the passage of a Bill
authorizing the Adjutant-General to equip and order all retired
officers to attend all encampments, target practice, etc., and
to furnish theni with reports, orders and books of instruction,
the same as regular officers of the State militia, according to
rank. [Which was read and referred to the Committee on
Militia. ]

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.

By the President: Senate Bill No. 644, entitled "An Act to
appoint an unpaid commission of twelve citizens as follows:
one from the First Congressional District, two from the Second
Congressional District, three from the Third Congressional
District, three from the Fourth Congressional District, one
from the Fifth Congressional District and two from the Sixth
Congressional District, to take under advisement and formu-
late plans for the establishment of a Maryland State Ceme-
tery, accessible to all sections of the State and beyond all