Mr. Buchanan, from the committee, delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An act to provide
for the administration of justice in cases of crimes and misdemeanours in the city and county
of Baltimore; which was read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
    The clerk of the senate delivers the bill for the relief of Thomas Hewitt, of Prince-George's
county, the bill for the relief of James Brown and William Thompson, of Charles county, Frederick
Koones, of Prince-George's county, and John Kelly, of Montgomery county, severally endorsed;
" By the senate, December 13, 1799:  Read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
                                                " By order,                                  A.  VAN-HORN, clk.
" By the senate, December 16, 1799:  Read the second time and will pass.
                                                " By order,                                  A.  VAN-HORN, clk."
The bill respecting the poor-house of Baltimore county, the bill to authorise and empower the
levy court of Anne-Arundel county to assess and levy annually a sum of money for the purpose
therein mentioned, severally endorsed; " By the senate, December 13, 1799:  Read the first
" time and ordered to lie on the table.
                                                " By order,                                  A.  VAN-HORN, clk.
" By the senate, December 14, 1799:  Read the second time and will pass.
                                                " By order,                                  A.  VAN-HORN, clk."
The bill to authorise Charles Gassaway, of Montgomery county, to alter part of a road therein
mentioned, endorsed; " By the senate, December 14, 1799:  Read the first time and ordered to
" lie on the table.
                                                " By order,                                  A.  VAN-HORN, clk.
" By the senate, December 16, 1799:  Read the second time and will pass with the proposed amendment.
                                                " By order,                                  A.  VAN-HORN, clk."
    Which amendment was read, agreed to, and the bill ordered to be engrossed.
The bill to repair the public gaol in Saint-Mary's county, endorsed; " By the senate, December
" 14, 1799:  Read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
                                                " By order,                                  A.  VAN-HORN, clk.
" By the senate, December 16, 1799:  Read the second time and will pass with the proposed amendments.
                                                " By order,                                  A.  VAN-HORN, clk."
    Which amendments were read.
The bill for the relief of Gilbert Murdock, of the city of Annapolis, endorsed; " By the senate,
" December 14, 1799:  Read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
                                                " By order,                                  A.  VAN-HORN, clk.
" By the senate, December 14, 1799:  Read the second time by especial order and will pass with
" the proposed amendment.
                                                " By order,                                  A.  VAN-HORN, clk."
    Which amendment was read, agreed to, and the bill ordered to be engrossed.
The bill for the relief of James Roney, of Somerset county, endorsed; " By the senate, December
" 12, 1799:  Read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
                                                " By order,                                  A.  VAN-HORN, clk.
" By the senate, December 16, 1799:  Read the second time and will pass.
                                                " By order,                                  A.  VAN-HORN, clk."
The supplement to an act, entitled, An act authorising the justices of the levy court of Queen-Anne's
county to levy a sum of money for the building of a prison in the said county, and to regulate 
the same, endorsed; " By the senate, December 14, 1799:  Read the first time and ordered 
" to lie on the table.
                                                " By order,                                  A.  VAN-HORN, clk.
" By the senate, December 16, 1799:  Read the second time and will pass.
                                                " By order,                                  A.  VAN-HORN, clk."
The bill for laying out a road from Isaac Simmons's dwelling plantation, near Herring creek, to
intersect the main road leading to Tracy's landing, in Anne-Arundel county, endorsed; " By
" the senate, December 13, 1799:  Read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
                                                " By order,                                  A.  VAN-HORN, clk.
" By the senate, December 16, 1799:  Read the second time and will not pass.
                                                " By order,                                  A.  VAN-HORN, clk."
The bill to authorise and empower the levy court of Montgomery county to assess and levy annually
a sum of money for the purposes therein mentioned, endorsed; " By the senate, December
" 14, 1799:  Read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
                                                " By order,                                  A.  VAN-HORN, clk.
" By the senate, December 14, 1799:  Read the second time by especial order and will not pass.
                                                " By order,                                  A.  VAN-HORN, clk."
And a bill, entitled, An act to incorporate the Roman Catholic congregation in Cob Neck, in
Charles county, endorsed; " By the senate, December 14, 1799:  Read the first time and ordered
" to lie on the table.
                                                " By order,                                  A.  VAN-HORN, clk.
" By the senate, December 16, 1799:  Read the second time and will pass.
                                                " By order,                                  A.  VAN-HORN, clk."
    Which was read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.