" By the senate, December 12, 1799:  Read the second time and dissented from.
                                                            " By order,                          A.  VAN-HORN, clk."
And a letter from the governor, notifying the resignation of John Nicholson as register of wills
of Kent county, endorsed; " By the senate, December 13, 1799:  Read and referred to the consideration
" of the house of delegates.
                                                            " By order,                          A.  VAN-HORN, clk."
Which was read.
    Mr. Warfield, from the committee, delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, A supplement to
an act, entitled, An act for founding a college on the western shore of this state, and constituting
the same, together with Washington college on the eastern shore, into one university, by the
name of The University of Maryland; which was read the first time and ordered to lie on the
table.
    Mr. Cottman, from the committee, delivers to the speaker the following report:
    THE committee to whom was referred the petition of Isaac Atkinson, of Somerset county,
beg leave to report, that they have taken the same into their consideration, and are of opinion
that the prayer contained in said petition is legal, just and equitable, and ought to be granted.
All which is submitted.
                                                            By order,                            S.  MAYNARD, clk.
Which was read.
    Mr. McPherson, from the committee, delivers to the speaker the following report:
    THE committee to whom was referred the petition of Charles Mankin, of Charles county,
have taken the same into consideration, and having examined the facts and documents
stated and exhibited, are of opinion that the case requires more time to form a correct
judgment on the principles and facts which are essential to the petitioner's relief than can
at this time be devoted to it; they therefore submit the propriety of passing the following resolution:
    RESOLVED, That the chancellor be authorised and empowered to examine into the claim and
petition of Charles Mankin, of Charles county, against the state, and report his opinion of the
same to the next session of assembly.
                                                            By order,                            L.  GASSAWAY, clk.
Which was read.
    Mr. Addison, from the committee, delivers to the speaker the following report:
    THE committee to whom was referred the petition of Gabriel Peterson Van-Horn, report,
that they have taken the same into consideration, and are of opinion that the prayer thereof is
reasonable and just, and that a law ought to pass, authorising commissioners to lay off and establish
a town as prayed for by the petitioner.  All which is submitted to the house.
                                                            By order,                            J. F.  HARRIS, clk.
Which was read.
    Mr. Duckett, from the committee, delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An act to authorise
a sale of the real property of the late John Rogers, if approved of by the chancellor; which was
read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
    The bill to prevent swine and geese from going at large in Liberty-town, in Frederick county,
was read the second time, passed, and sent to the senate by the clerk.
    The report on the petition of sundry inhabitants of Montgomery and Prince-George's counties
was read the second time, concurred with, and leave given to bring in a bill pursuant thereto.
ORDERED, That the committee appointed on the said petition prepare and bring in the same.
    Mr. Haynes, from the committee, delivers to the speaker the following report:
    THE committee to whom was referred the petition of John Maloy, of Cæcil county, report,
that they have taken the same into consideration, and are of opinion that the prayer thereof is
reasonable and just, and that a law ought to pass, authorising the levy court of said county to levy
annually on the assessable property thereof a sum of money for the support of the petitioner.
                                                            By order,                            R. K.  WATTS, 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 petition prepare and
bring in the same.
    A petition from Richard J. Orme of Montgomery county, was preferred, read, and referred 
to Mr. Barroll, Mr. Magruder and Mr. Riley, to consider and report thereon.
    ORDERED, That Mr. C. Frazier and Mr. Duckett be added to the committee on the representations
of William Kilty and Frederick Green.
    Mr. Buchanan, from the committee, delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An act to establish
a bank; and to incorporate the subscribers thereto; which was read the first time and ordered to
lie on the table.
    Mr. Buchanan, from the committee, delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An act for the
relief of Allaire Creuse, of Baltimore county; which was read the first time and ordered to lie on
the table.
    Mr. Warfield, from the committee, delivers to the speaker the following report:
    THE committee to whom were referred the petition of sundry inhabitants of Baltimore and
Frederick counties, and also the memorial of the commissioners of review for Baltimore county,
report, that they have examined the same, and are of opinion that a law ought to pass according
to the prayer of said petitioners and memorialists.
                                                            By order,                            J. S.  BETTON, clk.