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House concurred. e
| The House adjourned until Monday.

House concurred.
| The House adjourned until Monday.
february 19-SENATE.--A communication
was received from the Aljutant General
showing the rumber Of men drafted in the
war to be 4,475. and those who furnished
substitutes to be 1854.
Mr.. Wilson presented the following joint
res ,lutinn
Whereas, The bars and impediments in the
Patuxeut river, 10 this State, are annually
becoming greater, and will SOON seriously ;.f-
feet the important trade on said river:
Be it resolved by the General Assembly ri
Maryland, That our Senators in Congress are
instructed and our Representatives requested
to use all proper means To induce Congress to
make an appropriation to deepen the Patux-
ent river, and place bunys 90 the bars and
shoals of said river. from Benedict to the head
of steamboat navigation.
Resolved, That a copy of this preamble
and resolutions be furnished by his Excelen-
cy the Governor to each of the Senators and
Representatives in Congress from the State of
Maryland
Mr.. Williams presented minority report
from the committee Oh the Baltin ire and
Ohio Railroad cases.
Bills read second time Amending the
code relating to releases and receipts. To
amend the code relating tn chancery. Toim-
pose tax upon coal mined and transported
in the State. To tax gross receipts of rail-
road companies.
The Senate bill to continue in force the
act of 1865, chapter. So. making uniform the
fees Of cnnstables was passed.
The House bill appropriating funds to carry
on State government during 1878.
HOUSE OF DELEGATEs.-MrS Stone present.
ed petitions for dog law in Charles County.
Mr.. Stone gave notice of certain proposed
changes in the rules.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Stone. to ex-
empt Charles county from chapter AL, laws
of 1870 relating to fees Of Ulcers, was refer
red to CT aries county delegation and Mr. COL
ton, of St. Mary's.
The bill to allow an additional clerk in the
Treasurer's Office lan,ended to take effect on
passage), was read IA second time.
February 20-SENATE-Mr Steiner pre-
sented petition from cnlored citizens asking
a pro rata distribution Of school tax; also, from
274 colored citizens of Montgomery county,
praying additional facilities for colored edu-
cation in separate schools; referred to COM
mittee ON Education.
Mr.. Wilson presented petition from citi-
zens of Prince Georges county praying relief
for persons who furnished substitutes, &C.,
during the late war; referred to committee on
Finance.
The order of the day, being the consdera-
ton of the report of majority of the Finance
committee relating to the cases Of the State
against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany, the report stating that the State cannot
rebate the one-ifth tax on the passenger traf-
&c on the Washington Branch Of the road
until the Company have settled all debts due
it as decided by the Courts of the State, Mr..
benson moved to postpone until the Isl of
March its consideration. Mr.. Tuck proposed
Tuesday next, which was agreed to-
The Senate bill to make the judgments of
Magistrates liens on land and leasehold pro-
frton proposed an amend
ment exempting Charles and Alegany coun-
ties. The amendment as amended was adopt
ed. MIR. Claggett proposed an amendment
that the act should not apply to judgments
where appeals were taken; adopted.
House OF DELEGATEs.-Mr. Stone pre-
sented a. petition for dog law 10 Charles
county.
The bill to alter the law Of fish aud fshe-
ries, subtitle Potamac, was taken up.
Mr.. Chapman moved to recommt to the
delegations from Charles and Prince Georges
counties, in order to propose the following
substitute:
1t shall not be lawful for any person to fish
in the Potomac or its tributaries with gill nets
during the months of March. April. Nav and
June, except bona fde citizens of the counties
bordering on said river; and in case any one
is charged with the violation of this section
the burden of proof of citizenship shall rest
upon the offender.
Mr.. Stone pressed the original bill as a
measure to relieve the poor man from dis
elimination against him.
Mr.. Chapman defended the substitute as
effecting the same purpose, while it also would
exclude the Northern fishermen and after
some discussion the recommittal was refused,
and the bill passed as above.