64              JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Jan. 15,

State a sett of weights and measures, and each State furnish
to its several jurisdictions a duplicate thereof,

Resolved, That the Maryland standard, is most respectfully
recommended as the one to be adopted,

Resolved, That an authenticated copy of these resolutions
be forwarded to each of our Senators and Representatives in
Congress, and to the Governor of each State of the United
States;

Which were read the first time.

Mr. Belt presented the following order :

Ordered, That the committee on the Judiciary be instruc-
ted to inquire and report to this House, whether, and to what
extent, it would be promotive of the public interest to give to
the Circuit courts plenary powers in respect of all private
business which generally comes before the Legislature ;

Which was adopted.

Mr. Harrington from the committee on Corporations, re-
ported favorably on a bill entitled, an act to incorporate the
Patapsco Steam Tug Company of Baltimore;

Which was read the second time, and

Three-fourths of the members concurring, was read the third
time by special order ;

Three-fourths of the members concurring, and passed by
yeas and nays as follows:

	Affirmative.
Messrs. Berry, Sp'r,	Ford, of Cecil,	Smith, of Balt. city,
Morgan,	Kidd,	Kennard,
Neale,	Belt,	Lynch, of B. city,
Wickes,	Wyville,	Harrington,
Meginnis,	Contee,	Crowley,
Mackubin,	Larimore,	Alexander,
Kilbourn,	Sudler, of Q. Ann's	Rohrer,
Griffiss,	Landing,	Summers,
Magruder,	Spence,	Gray,
Burgess,	Bowlus,	Duvall,
Stonestreet,	Root,	Worthington,
Walker,	Koons,	Thruston,
Allender,	Hobbs,	Kilgour,
Ford, of Balt. co.,	Hanway,	Barnard,
Lynch, of Balt. co.,	Bacon,	Mountz,
Waller,	Baker,	Mckinstry,
Moore,	Todd,	Reindollar,