INDEX.                                  7

MESSAGE OF EXECUTIVE—

Remarks concerning the internal improvement
companies in relation to the financial resources
of the State, 9.

Concerning the finances, 13.

"          " sinking fund, p. 15.

On the reduction of taxes, 19.
Concerning the new Insane Asylum, p. 23.
"           " House of Refuge, 24.

white labor in State Tobacco Ware-
houses, &c, &c, 25.
"         exemption of property of insolvents,

28.

"         education, 28.

"         Penitentiary, 29.

"         boundary lines between Maryland

                     and Virginia.

"         prosecution against Robert Swan,

in Allegany county, 31.

"         Tobacco Warehouse No. 2, p. 33.

"         indigent deaf and dumb, and indi-

gent blind, 33.

"         important title papers in Land of-

fice, 34.

NANTICOKE INDIANS—report of the select committee on
the claims of, made to House of Delegates—doc. F,
from 1 to 8.

PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON AND BALTIMORE
RAILROAD COMPANY—reply of the Presi-
dent of the, to an order of House of Delegates—
doc. L, 1 to 10.

PILOTS AND PILOTAGE—testimony in relation to, be-
fore the select committee of the House of Dele-
gates—doc. N, 1 to 20.

REGISTERS OF WILLS—remarks of Comptroller con-
cerning, and the public revenue in their hands.
Recommending additional checks—doc. C, 17.

RAILROAD COMPANIES—remarks of the Comptroller con-
cerning the sterling bonds of the State held by
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, &c.
—doc. C, 18.

Reply of the President of the Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Company,