INDEX.                            951

COLORED POPULATION, COMMITTEE ON—

Leave granted to, to bring in a bill to sup-
press the circulation of incendiary documents in
this State, 44.

Leave granted to, to bring in a bill to regulate
the manumission of negro slaves in this State, 56;
bill reported, 415; proceedings on, 766;

Petition of Edward J. Chiswell and others, in
favor of John Honesty, a free negro, of Virginia,
referred to, 76.

Resolution relating to, 93.

Petition of citizens of Anne Arundel county,
relating to free negroes, referred to, 97.

Petition of sundry citizens of Cecil county, to
improve the condition of the free colored popula-
tion in this State, referred to, 101.

Petition of H. G. Garner and others, of St.
Mary's county, relating to free negroism, referred
to, 143.

Memorial from citizens of Anne Arundel county,
asking the passage of an act to authorise the sale
of free negroes for debt, 192.

Petition from Somerset county, asking more
stringent laws against the colored population, re-
ferred to, 291.

Petition from sundry citizens of St. Mary's
county, having for their object the gradual aboli-
tion of free negroism in this State, 293.

Memorial from same, for same purpose, 293.

Order that the, be instructed to report certain
bills in relation to the colored population, 295.

Favorable report of, to repeal sections from 1 to
20 inclusive, of article 19 of the code of public
general laws, which provides for a board of man-
agement to remove from this State free people of
color, &c, 309; passed, 447.

Also, to repeal sections from 21 to 26 inclusive,
of article 55, regulating licenses to hawkers and
pedlars, &c, 309.

Also, to amend the 23d article of the code of