them, but as this cannot be done consistent with the principles which have been heretofore
adopted in the general acts passed for the relief of insolvent debtors by the legislatures of this
state, which have extended only to those who have been naturalized agreeably to the laws of the
United States, and which would now deprive the petitioners of the rights of citizenship for five
years to come, during all which time the petitioners, unless relieved by the legislature, might be
confined in, and experience all the horrors of a noxious gaol, while their wives and poor children,
natural born citizens of this state, are deprived of the assistance and comfort of their respective
husbands and parents, are exposed to all the hardships and distresses of body and mind incident
to poverty and indigence, unaided and unprotected, your committee earnestly recommend the
petitioners to the humanity of this house, and that an act may pass, entitling them to the benefit
of the insolvent law, without their being under the necessity of making it appear to the chancellor
that they have complied with the requisites of the acts for naturalization, upon their taking
the oaths of allegiance to this state, and the United States.
                                                        By order,                            L.  GASSAWAY, clk.
    Which was read the first and second time, concurred with, and leave given to bring in a bill
pursuant thereto.  ORDERED, That the committee appointed on the said petitions prepare and
bring in the same.
    Mr. Edmondson, from the committee, brings in and delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, A
supplement to an act, entitled, An act to facilitate the draining of land in the several counties
therein mentioned; which was read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
    On motion, Leave given to bring in a bill to repair the public gaol in Saint-Mary's county.
ORDERED, That Mr. Leigh, Mr. Neale and Mr. Greenwell, be a committee to prepare and
bring in the same.
    The report on the petition of George Twilly was read the second time and concurred with.
    Whereas George Twilly, senior, of Somerset county, by his petition to this general assembly,
has set forth, that he is possessed of a certain tact of land called Chance, upon which he has
made certain improvements within the bounds of the courses, as per certificate obtained from
William Steuart, formerly register of the land-office, but that from a late certificate of the courses
of the said tract of land, made out by John Callahan, the now register of the land-office of the
western shore, it appears that the former certificate, by which the said land was surveyed, was
incorrect, and in marking and bounding said land, agreeably to the latter certificate, by
virtue of a commission obtained from the county court of Somerset, a vacancy was discovered,
upon which are the aforesaid improvements, but which said vacancy, he, the said Twilly, has
taken up, and for which he is ready and willing at all times to pay the caution money, but prays
this general assembly to release him from the payment of seventeen pounds six shillings and nine-pence,
the valuation of the aforementioned improvements; RESOLVED, therefore, That the
said George Twilly, senior, of Somerset county, be and he is hereby released, and for ever discharged,
upon his paying the caution money on the said vacant land, from the payment of the
aforesaid sum of seventeen pounds six shillings and nine-pence; and the register of the land-office
is hereby ordered and directed to issue a patent of the said land to the said Twilly, upon his complying
as above directed.
    Sent to the senate by the clerk.
    The bill to make public a certain road in Talbot county, was read the second time by especial
order, and passed.
    The bill to change the name of William Taylor, of Montgomery county, was read the second
time, passed, and sent to the senate by the clerk.
    Mr. Magruder, from the committee, brings in and delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An
act to release the heirs, executors and administrators, and the securities of Charles Beckworth,
late of Montgomery county, deceased, from a certain contract therein mentioned; which was
read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
    On the second reading of the report of the committee appointed to tax the fees on the memorial
of Lawrence Oneale against the constitutionality of the election of Montgomery county,
the question was put, That the house concur with that part of the said report relative to the
clerk of the house and the serjeant at arms? Resolved in the affirmative.
    On progression in reading the said report, the question was put, That the house concur with
that part of the said report respecting the witnesses allowances?  Determined in the negative.
    The following resolution was then propounded to the house, and read, viz.  RESOLVED, That
the different witnesses mentioned in the said report be each entitled to the sum of ------- for each
day's attendance, and that five days be allowed to each witness for attendance and itinerant
charges.
    On the second reading of the said resolution, the question was put, That the blank be filled up
with two dollars?  The yeas and nays being required, appeared as follow: