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not find, after carefully examining the subject, that any pub-
lic convenience or necessity requires that such an act should
be passed, nor, inasmuch as there is at this time an application
from the same parties for a road, before the County Commis-
sioners of Baltimore county, to be opened over the route pro-
posed by these memorialists, and for nearly the same length
(which application is. now pending before those Commission-
ers, and is not yet adjudicated by them,) we are of opinion
that the County Commissioners of Baltimore county, should
first decide upon the aforesaid application as to whether the
public convenience or necessity would require them to grant
the same, before this Legislature can properly be called upon
to exercise their highest power—the right of eminent domain
—we recommend that the prayer of the memorialists be not
granted.

W. Welling,

JOS. GRIFFISS.

February 3d, 1858.

Mr. Goldsborough, from a select committee, reported favor-
ably on the bill entitled, an act to incorporate a company to
construct a bridge across Mile's river, in Talbot county;

Which was read the first time.

Mr. Stonestreet, from a select committee, reported favora-
bly on the bill entitled, an act to allow Hezekiah E. Willet,
late collector of taxes in the Third Election District of Charles
county, further time to complete his collections;

Which was read the first time.

Mr. Alexander, from the committee on Judiciary, reported
favorably on a bill entitled, an act relating to the deeds of
collectors, sheriffs, constables, coroners, elisors, trustees and
other officers of the State;

Which was read the first time.

Mr. Rogers, from a select committee, reported favorably on
a bill entitled, an act to prevent the selling of any article or
articles of merchandise, and the opening of any place of busi-
ness in the city of Baltimore, on Sunday; and also, to pre-
vent the running of any steam or other ferry boat, or any
excursion steamboat within the corporate limits of the city of
Baltimore, on Sunday.

Mr. Stirling, from the committee on Ways and Means, re-
ported favorably on a bill entitled, an act to amend an act en-
titled an act to prescribe the duties of the Comptroller of the
Treasury;

Which was read the first time.