A petition from George Airs, and others, of Somerset county, praying a return of stock and
money paid into the treasury by Elizabeth Atkinson, widow of Isaac Atkinson, for property supposed
to be liable to confiscation, was preferred, read, and referred to Mr. Hyland, Mr. Cottman
and Mr. Turner, to consider and report thereon.
    A memorial from the trustees for the use of an academy to be established in Talbot county,
praying to be incorporated, was preferred, read, and referred to Mr. C. Frazier, Mr. Addison,
Mr. Parnham, Mr. Rumsey and Mr. Tilghman, to consider and report thereon.
    The engrossed bill No. 16 was read and assented to, and sent to the senate, with the paper bill
thereof, by the clerk.
    On motion, Leave given to bring in a bill to prevent the going at large of swine in the town
of Lower-Marlborough, in Calvert county.  ORDERED, That Mr. Carcaud, Mr. Brome and Mr.
Taney, be a committee to prepare and bring in the same.
    Mr. Carcaud, from the committee, brings in and delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An
act to prevent the going at large of swine in the town of Lower-Marlborough, in Calvert county;
which was read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
    Mr. Magruder, from the committee, brings in and delivers to the speaker the following report:
    THE committee to whom was referred the petition of sundry inhabitants of Montgomery and
Prince-George's counties, for opening a road from Montgomery court-house to the line of said
county where a road in Prince-George's county crosses said line, commonly known by the name
of Odell's Road, beg leave to report, that they have taken the same into consideration, and are
of opinion that the prayer of the petitioners is reasonable, and ought to be granted.
                                                       By order,                                    J. S.  BETTON, clk.
Which was read.
    The clerk of the senate delivers the paper bill No, 16, endorsed; " By the senate, December
" 7, 1799:  The engrossed bill whereof this is the original read and assented to.
                                                        " By order,                                A.  VAN-HORN, clk.
    Charles Carroll, of Carrollton, and Nicholas Hammond, Esquires, from the senate, acquaint
the speaker that the governor is waiting in the senate to sign and seal the engrossed bill No. 16,
and requests the attendance of this house for that purpose.
    The speaker left the chair, and, attended by the members of this house, went to the senate,
and there presented the engrossed bill No. 16 to the governor, who signed the same, and affixed
the great seal thereto, in the presence of both houses.
    The speaker, with the members, returned and resumed the chair.
    The bill respecting the sheriff of Talbot county, was read the second time by especial order,
and passed.
    RESOLVED, That the governor of this state be and he is hereby requested to transmit to the
governor of Pennsylvania, and also to the governor of Delaware, with all convenient expedition,
a copy of the act, entitled, An act to incorporate a company for the purpose of cutting and
making a canal between the river Delaware and the Chesapeake bay, passed during the present
session of assembly.

    THE house met.  Present the same members as on Saturday.  The proceedings of Saturday
were read.
    The bill respecting the sheriff of Talbot county, and the resolution requesting the governor to
transmit a copy of the law to incorporate a company for the purpose of cutting and making a
canal between the river Delaware and the Chesapeake bay to the governors of Pennsylvania and
Delaware, were sent to the senate by the clerk.
    Mr. Charles Ridgely, of William, and Mr. Elias Brown, two delegates returned for Baltimore
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.
    A petition from Charles Mankin, former collector of Charles county, praying to be reimbursed
for monies paid into the treasury, was preferred, read, and referred to Mr. McPherson, Mr.
Digges, Mr. Key, Mr. Parnham and Mr. Taney, to consider and report thereon.
    The bill to regulate public ferries, was read the second time, passed, and sent to the senate by
the clerk.
    The report on the petition of Philip Reed was read the second time, and the resolution therein
contained assented to, and sent to the senate by the clerk.
    The bill for appointing a wreck-master in Worcester county, was read the second time, agreeably
to the order of the day, passed, and sent to the senate by the clerk.
    A petition from Charles Nesbitt, of Montgomery county, praying an annual pension, was preferred,
read, and referred to Mr. Turner, Mr. Riley and Mr. Swearingen, to consider and report
thereon.
    Petitions from John Bryce and John Rigby, of the city of Annapolis, and Jacob Bauldin,
of Cæcil county, praying acts of insolvency, were preferred, read, and referred to the committee
appointed on petitions of a similar nature.
    A petition from sundry inhabitants of Frederick county, stating, that the old road leading
through a tract of land called Backland, has been stopt up by a certain Jane McIlfresh, and praying