" By the senate, November 23, 1799:  Read the second time and will pass.
                                                        " By order,                                A.  VAN-HORN, clk."
And the bill to correct a mistake in an act, entitled, An Act for the relief of Andrew Buchanan,
and to confirm all proceedings had, or hereafter to be had, under said act and a certain deed of
trust therein referred to, endorsed; " By the senate, November 26, 1799:  Read the first time
" and ordered to lie on the table.
                                                        " By order,                                A.  VAN-HORN, clk.
" By the senate, November 26, 1799:  Read the second time by especial order and will pass.
                                                        " By order,                                A.  VAN-HORN, clk."
Ordered to be engrossed.

    THE house met.  Present the same members as on yesterday.  The proceedings of yesterday
were read.  Mr. Dunn, Mr. Johonnot and Mr. Boon, appeared in the house.
    Petitions from Christopher Limes, of Baltimore county, and Saint Leger Mecks, of Kent
county, praying acts of insolvency, were preferred, read, and referred to the committee appointed
on petitions of  similar nature.
    Mr. Buchanan, from the committee, brings in and delivers to the speaker the following report:
    THE committee to whom was referred the memorial of sundry inhabitants of that part of the
city of Baltimore commonly called Fell's Point, praying for the establishment of a bank in said
part of said city, report, that the merits of propriety of such an institution cannot be fairly investigated
upon any general opinion which might be given by the committee, they therefore suggest
to the house the propriety of granting leave to bring in a bill, entitled, An act to establish a
bank in that part of the city of Baltimore called Fell's Point, and to incorporate the subscribers
thereto, in order that the particular form of a charter, as well as the particular necessity and
utility of the institution, may be more fully and fairly investigated by the house.
                                                        By order,                                L.  GASSAWAY, clk.
Which was read.
    Petition from James Brown and William Thompson, of Charles county, praying acts of insolvency,
were preferred, read, and referred to Mr. Parnham, Mr. McPherson and Mr. Duckett,
to consider and report thereon.
    On motion, ORDERED, That the petition of John Kelly, of Montgomery county, be referred
to the same committee.
    Mr. Buchanan, from the committee, brings in and delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An
act to enable the mayor and city council of Baltimore to introduce water into the said city;
which was read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
    The bill, entitled, An act to lay off and open a certain public road in Talbot county, is withdrawn.
    On motion, Leave given to bring in a bill to make public a certain road in Talbot county.
ORDERED, That Mr. Goldsborough, Mr. Taney and Mr. Pattison, be a committee to prepare
and bring in the same.
    Mr. Magruder, from the committee, brings in and delivers to the speaker the following report:
    THE committee to whom was referred the petition of Charles Gassaway, of Montgomery
county, for turning a part of the public road that leads through the plantation formerly the property
of Benjamin Edwards, report, that they have considered the same, and are of opinion that
a law  ought to pass to carry into effect the prayer of the petitioner.
                                                            By order,                                L.  GASSAWAY, clk.
Which was read.
    On motion, Leave given to bring in a bill to alter the time of collecting the county tax, so far
as relates to Anne-Arundel county.  ORDERED, That Mr. Hall, Mr. Worthington and Mr.
Harwood, be a committee to prepare and bring in the same.
    The bill, entitled, A supplement to an act, entitled, An act relating to the public roads in
Caroline county, was read the second time, passed, and sent to the senate by the clerk.
    On motion, Leave given to bring in a bill authorising the levy court of Caroline county to appoint
constables in the town and villages of said county. ORDERED, That Mr. Mason, Mr.
Potter and Mr. Boon, be a committee to prepare and bring in the same.
    On motion, Leave given to bring in a bill, entitled, A supplement to an act, entitled, An act
to facilitate the draining of land in the several counties therein mentioned.  ORDERED, That
Mr. Edmondson, Mr. Nabb and Mr. Barroll, be a committee to prepare and bring in the same.
    Mr. Duckett, from the committee, delivers to the speaker the following message: