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and seventy-five other citizens of Cecil county, relative to the
negro population of the State;

Referred to the committee on Colored Population.

Mr. Naill presented a petition from sundry citizens of
Frederick county, in relation to the colored population of the
State;

Referred to the committee on Colored Population.

Mr. McAllister presented a memorial from a large number
of bank presidents and merchants, in relation to the charter-
ing of the Warehousing company of Baltimore:

Referred to the committee on Corporations.

Mr. Burgess presented a petition from Joseph Stewart
and the members of the late board of county commissioners
for Charles county, asking for the relief therein prayed;

Referred to the Charles county delegation.

Mr. Renshaw presented a petition from the Baltimore and
Havre de Grace Turnpike company, in relation to the laying
a passenger railway upon said road;

Referred to the Baltimore county delegation.

Mr. Linthicum presented a petition from sundry citizens of
Dorchester county, to sell free negroes for debt;
Referred to the Dorchester county delegation.

Mr. Jones, of Prince George's, presented a petition from
sundry citizens of Prince George's county, praying the pas-
sage of an act authorising the commissioners of said county
to sell or remove Primary School House No. 4, in the sixth
election district;

Referred to the Prince George's county delegation.

Mr. McAllister presented a petition from the Jackson
Guards, of Baltimore city, asking an appropriation for ser-
vices rendered at Harper's Ferry;

The Speaker laid before the House the following:
To the Hon. E. G. Kilbourn,

Speaker of the House of Delegates of Maryland:

Sir: The Board of Managers of the Maryland State Colo-
nization Society believing that some misapprehensions exists
as to the management of their affairs during the last two
years, and especially in regard to the expenditures supposed
to have been made during that period, through their agency,
of the funds heretofore appropriated by the honorable the