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under penalty of forfeiture of charter and requir-
ing the President to make an annual report to the
Governor of the quantity of coal mined, was adopt
ed The bill was then passed-ayes Al, nays 21.
The bill imposing fine for circulating within this
States notes of less denomination than five dol
lars, other than the notes of incorporated insitu-
tions of this State, was passed-ayes SO, nays
Messrs. Morris and Landing.
The House then adjourned.
| February 90.
| SENArE-The President laid before the Senate
the report of the Maryland Colonization Society
| Mr. Matthews reported bill to prevent the re-
tail of spirtuous liquors in the village of Charlotte
| Hall.
| A communication was received from the Cover
nor, transmitting message from the Governor OF
Louisiana to the Legislature of that State, relating
to proceedings with reference to the McDonough
will case A similar communication was also pre-
sented in the House.
Bills Passed.-For the completion of the business
of the late county courts; to provide for running
and marking the boundary line between Maryland
and Virginia, from Smith S Point to the ocean TO
provide for publishing cases argned and determln-
| ed in the Court of Appeals
The Senate then ad jOurned
HOUSE OF DELEGATEs.-Nlr. Roberts presented
an order that the Inspector of Guano inform this
| House of the amount of guano imported into Bal
timore city, and the quality and quantity inspected
adopted.
Mr.. Dent obtained leave to report bill to de-
fine the powers and duties of the county commits
sioners Of the respective counties of the State. and
to determine the number of commissioners of each
county, in accordance with the requisition contain
ed in section of 7th article of the Constitution,
which was referred to committee of one from
each county
The bill to amend the charter of the Potomac
Transportation Company, was made the order OF
the day for Monday week.
| The bill giving common law jurisdiction to the
Judges of the Circuit Courts, and to confirm acts
done by them prior to the passage Of tins act, was
made the order of the day for Tuesday next.
| The House then adjourned.
February 81.
SENArE-The Senate did not sit to-day,
| House OF DELEGATEs.-The Speaker presented
the report of the State Colonization Society, in
answer to an order Of the House of Delegates
| Also, a communication from the President of St.
John S College, inviting the members of the House
of Delegates to attend the Commencement exer-
cses at the Institution Monday, the 23d. which,
| on motion, was accepted.
| Orders and Resolutions Presented.-By MIR. Blu
chanan, that testimony of respect to the memo
~ of George Washington, the Father of his Coun-
try, this House, when it adjourns, will adjourn,
| until Tuesday morning next; adopted. BY Mr.
Landlord that the Committee on Education in
qure into the expedency of withdrawing the do
nations from the academies and colleges Of this
State, and applying the same to the common
school fund adopted BY Mr.. Landlord, that
the Committee on the Judiciary inquire into the ex-
pedency of repeating the tax on collateral inherl-
tances so far as brother and sister are affected by
| it; adopted. By Mr.. Stewart, resolution that
the Librarian request the clerks of the different
Courts of this State to return to the State library
all documents of Assembly and reports of the
Court Of Appeals, in their possession. uncalled for
| Leares to Report BHNs.-By Mr.. kigour, to pre-
scribe and regulate the manner of issuing out orr
gna process in civil from the Circuit Courts
Of the State. the Superior Court and Court of Com.
mon Pleas of Baltimore city. By Mr.. Kilgour, to
provide for the appointment of two Commission
| ers to codify the laws of the State By MIR. Kill
gour, to provide for the appointment of one OIL
more commissioners to revise, simplify, and abride
the rules of practice, pleadings, form of convey.
increase their issue of notes of less
denominations than five dollars.
| Mr.. Wyse reported unfavorably on the petition
of 25 citizens Of Anne Arundel county, to make
it Penitentiary offence for a collector of taxes
to become defaulter, in which the House con-
Cured.
On motion, the House adjourned until Tuesday
morning, IL o'clock.