propriety of allowing the said Long the additional sum of ten dollars per annum, for the support
and maintenance of said negro, and if the said Long should not agree to the same, your
committee are of opinion that the agent for the state should be authorised to contract with some
person for the support of said negro during life, on the most reasonable terms.
                                                        By order,                                        R. K.  WATTS, clk.
Which was read the first and second time and concurred with.
    The house, according to order, resolved itself into a committee of the whole house, on the
bill to regulate elections; and after some time spent therein, the speaker resumed the chair, and
Mr. Key reported, that the committee had, according to order, had the said bill under consideration,
had gone through the same, and made several amendments.
    ORDERED, That the said bill, with the amendments, be printed, and have a second reading
on Friday next.
    Mr. Perry, from the committee, brings in and delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An act
for the more effectual collection of the county charges in Allegany county; which was read the
first time and ordered to lie on the table.
    Mr. Key, from the committee brings in and delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An act for
the relief of sundry insolvent debtors; which was read the first time and ordered to lie on the
table.
    The clerk of the senate delivers the bill to pay the civil list, and other expences of civil government,
endorsed; " By the senate, December 5, 1799:  Read the first time and ordered to
" lie on the table.
                                                       " By order,                                      A.  VAN-HORN, clk.
" By the senate, December 7, 1799:  Read the second time and will pass.
                                                       " By order,                                      A.  VAN-HORN, clk."
The bill to prevent assignees from suing by attachment of privilege, endorsed; " By the senate,
" December 4, 1799:  Read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
                                                       " By order,                                      A.  VAN-HORN, clk.
" By the senate, December 10, 1799:  Read the second time and will pass.
                                                       " By order,                                      A.  VAN-HORN, clk."
The bill to make public a certain road in Talbot county, endorsed; " By the senate, November
" 30, 1799:  Read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
                                                       " By order,                                      A.  VAN-HORN, clk.
" By the senate, December 10, 1799:  Read the second time and will pass.
                                                       " By order,                                      A.  VAN-HORN, clk.'
The bill to lay out a road from the Morgan-town road, on the ridge between Asa Beall's and
William Coddington's, to the Virginia line, near the lands of John Forrest, 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, December 10, 1799:  Read the second time and will pass.
                                                       " By order,                                      A.  VAN-HORN, clk."
The bill for the relief of Tristram Dalton, of the city of Washington, endorsed; " By the senate,
" December 6, 1799:  Read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
                                                       " By order,                                      A.  VAN-HORN, clk.
" By the senate, December 7, 1799:  Read the second time by especial order and will pass.
                                                       " By order,                                      A.  VAN-HORN, clk."
    Ordered to be engrossed.
The bill to compel the attendance of the members of the general assembly, endorsed; " By the 
" senate, December 7, 1799:  Read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
                                                       " By order,                                      A.  VAN-HORN, clk.
" By the senate, December 7, 1799:  Read teh second time by especial order and will pass with
" the proposed amendments.
                                                       " By order,                                      A.  VAN-HORN, clk."
    Which amendments were read.
The bill for the opening of Second-street in the city of Baltimore, endorsed; " By the senate,
" December 6, 1799:  Read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
                                                       " By order,                                      A.  VAN-HORN, clk.
" By the senate, December 9, 1799:  Read the second time and will pass with the proposed
" amendments.
                                                       " By order,                                      A.  VAN-HORN, clk."
    Which amendments were read.
The bill to repeal part of an act, entitled, An act to open a road in Cæcil county from Archibald
Dysart's towards Hugh Ramsay's tavern, endorsed; " By the senate, December 9, 1799:
" Read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
                                                       " By order,                                      A.  VAN-HORN, clk.
" By the senate, December 9, 1799:  Read the second time by especial order and will not pass.
                                                       " By order,                                      A.  VAN-HORN, clk."
A letter from the governor, with communications respecting the bank stock, endorsed; " By the
" senate, December 10, 1799:  Read and referred to the consideration of the house of delegates.
                                                       " By order,                                      A.  VAN-HORN, clk."
    Which was read, and referred to the committee appointed to inquire into the situation of the
bank stock.