610              JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Feb. 28,

Quinlan, Renshaw, Jones, of Talbot, Chaplain, Long, Stan-
ford, Lawson, Linthicum, Holland, Wilson, of Cecil, Max-
well, Miller, Bryan, Jones, of Prince George's, Legg, Star-
key, Landing, Dennis, of Worcester, Kessler, Claggett, Rout-
zahn, Salmon, Naill, Wilson, of Harford, Bayless, McCoy,
Straughn, Goldsborough, Krafft, Booze, Seth, Berry, McAl-
lister, Smith, Turner, of Baltimore city, Denison, of Balti-
more city, Coudy, Eakle, Brining, Freaner, Stake, Griffith,
Barnard, Beall, McCleary, Roop, Gorsuch, Mills, Turner, of
Howard, and Brown.

The proceedings of yesterday were read.

Mr. Salmon presented a petition from Captain John Ritchie,
of the Junior Defenders of Frederick county, asking the Le-
gislature to appropriate three hundred dollars, for services
Tendered at Harper's Ferry by said company;

Referred to the committee on the Militia.

Mr. Denison, of Baltimore city, presented a petition from
William H. Webb and eighty-eight others, citizens of the
several wards of the city of Baltimore, setting forth evils
arising from the neglect of duty on the part of the justices of
the peace of said city, and praying that said justices may be
compelled to keep their offices within the wards for which
they were elected;

Referred to the committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Stake presented a petition from one hundred citizens of
Washington and Frederick counties, praying a redress of
grievances on the part of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad;

Referred to the Frederick and Washington county delega-
tions.

Mr. Turner, of Howard, presented a petition from A. C.
Warner and others, praying the opening of a public road
from the Poplar Spring road, in Howard county, to the Parrs-
ville road, in Montgomery county;

Also, a petition from Luther Welsh and others, on the
same subject;

Also, a petition from W. G. Bucking and others, on the
same subject;

Severally referred to the Howard and Montgomery county
delegations.

Mr. Wilson, of Harford, presented a petition from sundry
citizens of Harford county, in relation to the free negro popu-
lation;