1860.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.           795

Mr. Harding proposed the following :

Whereas, it appears from the petitions of many most re-
spectable citizens, both of Washington City and Montgomery
county, Maryland, that the road leading from the terminus
of 7th street, north, towards Rockville, has been, for years
past, much neglected, and at times unlit for travel, and that
toll is still exacted upon said road, operating most injuriously
upon many citizens, and upon the trade of one entire section
of said city; and whereas it appears that this is the only high-
way leading to the National Metropolis upon which toll is ex-
acted; therefore,

Be it resolved by this General Assembly, That our Sena-
tors and Representatives in Congress be and they are hereby
requested to use all honorable means to procure the passage
of an act of Congress for the abolition of said toll upon said
road ;

Which was read the first time.
On motion of Mr. Worthington,

The House took up for consideration the bill entitled, an
act to repeal the 17th article of the code of public general
laws, relating to the State Agricultural Chemist;

Said bill being upon its second reading ;
Pending the consideration of which ;

The hour having arrived for taking up the order of the

day ;

Mr. Goldsborough moved to take up the Baltimore city
Passenger Railway bill.

Mr. Morgan moved, as a substitute, to take up the con-
tested election cases.

The Speaker decided that the motion of Mr. Morgan, to take
up the contested election cases, was the order of the day.

Mr. Jacobs moved as a substitute to take up printed bill No.
forty-four;

Which was concurred in by yeas and nays as follow:

	Affirmative.
Messrs.	Stanford,	Salmon,
Kilbourn, Speaker	Lawson,	Naill,
Durant,	Linthicum,	Wilson, of Har.,
Rasin,	Keene,	Bayless,
Medders,	Wilson, of Cecil,	McCoy,