The bill to settle and ascertain the salary f the members of the council for the ensuing year, and the bill to
revive and aid the proceedings of the orphans court of Talbot county, severally endorsed; " By the senate,
" November 8, 1800:  Read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
                                                            " By order,                                                W. S.  GREEN, clk.
" By the senate, November 8, 1800:  Read the second day by especial order and will pass.
                                                            " By order,                                                 W. S.  GREEN, clk.
Ordered to be engrossed.

    The house met.  Present the same members as on Saturday.  The proceedings of Saturday were read.
    Mr. James Somervell, a delegate returned for Prince-George's county, and Mr. William Hebb, a delegate
returned for Saint-Mary's county, appeared, and after qualifying in the mode prescribed by the constitution and
form of government, and taking the oath to support the constitution of the United States, took their seats in
the house.
    Petitions from Thomas White, of Somerset county, Amos Pierpoint, of Washington county, William Boone,
of Caroline county, Archibald Robinson, of Harford county, William Van Wyck, James St. Clair, of Harford
county, John Connoway, of Anne-Arundel county, and John Hepourn, of Charles county, praying acts of insolvency,
were preferred, read, and referred to the committee appointed on petitions of a similar nature.
    The bill for the relief of John Sites, of Washington county, was read the second time, passed, and sent to the senate
by the clerk.
    The bill for the relief of Devalt Glockner, of Washington county, was read the second time, passed, and sent
to the senate by the clerk.
    A petition from the judges of the orphans court of Harford county, praying an act may pass to rectify any
defects that may appear in the proceedings of the said orphans court, was preferred, read, and referred to Mr.
Montgomery, Mr. Street, Mr. Chapman, Mr. Johnson and Mr. Bond, to consider and report thereon.
    A memorial from Philip Barton Key, of the city of Annapolis, stating, that the election for the city of Annapolis
was illegally held, and praying that he may be heard at the bar of the house, was preferred, read, and referred to
the committee of elections and privileges, to consider and report thereon.
    Mr. Cresap, of Michael, from the committee, delivers to the speaker the following report:
    THE committee to whom was referred the petition of John Bluebock, of Allegany county, report, that they
have taken the same under their consideration, and find, upon inquiry, that there are a number of lots other than
the lot of land stated in the petition, remaining unsold by Mountjoy Bayley, Esquire, the agent appointed by
the governor and council under an act of assembly passed at November session, one thousand seven hundred and
ninety-one, entitled, A supplement to the act respecting the settlers on the reserved lands westward of Fort
Cumberland; that by the provisions of said act the agent was expressly restricted not to sell at less than five shillings
per acre; that the land unsold is of that description so as to be contained within the restriction; and further
it is represented to your committee, and they are of opinion, that the unsold lots are not of the value of
five shillings per acre, but are of considerable less value; that the lots to be sold are few, and not an object for 
the agent formerly appointed to superintend the sales of them; your committee are further of opinion, that a
sale thereof ought to be made, under the direction and superintendence of a person residing in Allegany county,
and submit to the consideration of the house the propriety of giving leave to bring in a bill for the sale of said
lots in the manner above prescribed, so that they shall not be sold at less than two shillings and six-pence per
acre, that being the price of all lands in Allegany county affected by common warrants.
                                                            By order,                                                        J.  HARWOOD, clk.
Which was read.
    On motion, ORDERED, That Mr. Johnson be discharged from the committee of elections and privileges, and
that Mr. Smith, of Baltimore, be added to the said committee.
    The following message being prepared, was sent to the senate by the clerk.