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VOTES and PROCEEDINGS, November, 1799.
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A petition from William Frazier, of Montgomery county,
praying an act of insolvency, was
preferred, read, and referred to the committee appointed on petitions
of a similar nature.
On the second reading of the report of the committege
of elections and privileges, agreeably to
the order of the day, the question was put, That the house concur with
the first part of said report?
Resolved in the affirmative.
On progression in reading the said report, the question
was put upon the following resolution,
viz. RESOLVED, That this house will proceed to the examination of the
conduct of the sheriff of
Baltimore county, and the facts stated in the petition of Charles Ridgely,
of William, touching
and concerning the said election, on Tuesday week next? Resolved
in the affirmative.
ORDERED, That the clerk of this house, at the request
of any of the parties concerned, issue
subpœnas for witnesses, commanding their attendance at the bar of this
house on the morning of
Tuesday week next, and that a copy of the above order be served on
the sheriff of Baltimore
county.
On further progression in reading the said report,
RESOLVED, That this house will proceed to
the examination of the conduct of the sheriff of Montgomery county,
and the facts stated in the
petition of Lawrence Oneale, touching and concerning the said election,
on Friday next.
ORDERED, That the clerk of this house, at the request
of any of the parties concerned, issue
subpœnas for witnesses, commanding their attendance at the bar of this
house on the morning of
Friday next, and that a copy of the above order be served on the sheriff
of Montgomery county.
On further progression in reading the said report,
the question was put, That the house concur
with that part of the said report which relates to the election of
delegates for Frederick county?
The yeas and nays being required, appeared as follow:
A F F I
R M A T
I V E.
Messieurs
Hall,
McPherson,
Digges,
Lemmon, |
Brown,
Love,
Nabb,
Denny, |
Duckett,
Quynn,
Wright,
C. Frazier, |
Thompson,
Lowrey,
McComas,
Orrell, |
Boon,
Buchanan,
Johonnot,
Geoghegan, |
McClain,
Cellar,
Riley,
Swearingen, |
Perry,
Tomlinson,
Beall,
Haynes. |
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N E G A
T I V E.
Messieurs
Leigh,
Neale,
Wroth,
Dunn,
Bogden, |
Worthington,
Carcaud,
Taney,
Brome,
Carroll, |
Rose,
Hyland,
S. Frazier,
Pattison, |
Goldsborough,
Wallace,
Addison,
Marbury, |
Calvert,
Key,
Purnell,
Gunby, |
Franklin,
Street,
Ayres,
Bond, |
Mason,
Magruder,
Turner,
Rice. |
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So it was determined in the negative.
RESOLVED, That the return of the sheriff of Frederick
county is a valid constitutional return,
and the persons returned by him as delegates are entitled to their
seats in this house.
On motion, the question was put, That the report
of the committee, so far as relates to Washington
county, be postponed till Friday next, the delegates wishing to be
heard by counsel at the
bar of the house in support of the return of the sheriff? The
yeas and nays being required, appeared
as follow:
A F F I
R M A T
I V E.
Messieurs
Hall,
Digges,
Lemmon,
Brown,
Love, |
Rose,
Nabb,
Denny,
Haynes, |
Duckett,
Quynn,
Wright,
C. Frazier, |
Thompson,
Lowrey,
Street,
McComas, |
Ayres,
Bond,
Mason,
Orrell, |
Boon,
Buchanan,
Johonnot,
Riley, |
Swearingen,
Tomlinson,
Beall,
Rice. |
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N E G A
T I V E.
Messieurs
Leigh,
Neale,
Wroth,
Dunn, |
Brogden,
Worthington,
Carcaud,
Taney, |
Brome,
McPherson,
Carroll,
Hyland, |
S. Frazier,
Pattison,
Goldsborough,
Wallace, |
Addison,
Marbury,
Calvert,
Key, |
Purnell,
Gunby,
Franklin,
Sappington, |
Thomas,
Shriver,
Magruder,
Perry. |
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So it was resolved in the affirmative.
On motion, the question was put, That the house reconsider
the last question? The yeas and
nays being required, appeared as follow:
A F F I
R M A T
I V E.
Messieurs
Leigh,
Neale,
Wroth,
Dunn,
Bogden, |
Worthington,
Carcaud,
Taney,
Brome,
McPherson, |
Carroll,
Hyland,
S. Frazier,
Pattison, |
Goldsborough,
Haynes,
Wallace,
Addison, |
Marbury,
Calvert,
Key,
Purnell, |
Gunby,
Franklin,
Sappington,
Thomas, |
Shriver,
Magruder,
Turner,
Perry. |
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N E G A
T I V E.
Messieurs
Hall,
Digges,
Lemmon,
Brown,
Love, |
Rose,
Nabb,
Denny,
Duckett,
Quynn, |
Wright,
C. Frazier,
Thompson,
Lowrey,
Street, |
McComas,
Ayres,
Bond,
Mason, |
Orrell,
Boon,
Buchanan,
Johonnot, |
Geoghegan,
McClain,
Cellar,
Riley, |
Swearingen,
Tomlinson,
Beall,
Rice. |
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So it was determined in the negative.
The house adjourns till Monday morning 9 o'clock.
M O N D
A Y, November 11, 1799.
THE house met. Present the same members as
on Saturday. The proceedings of Saturday
were read. Mr., Walter Mackall, a delegate returned for Calvert
county, Mr. henry
Ridgely Warfield, a delegate returned for Frederick county, Mr. Luke
White Barber, a delegate
returned for Saint-Mary's county, Mr. John Edmondson, a delegate returned
for Talbot county,
Mr. Richard Hall Harwood, a delegate returned for Anne-Arundel county,
Mr. John Wilkins,
Mr. Alexander Stewart and Mr. John Cottman, three delegates returned
for Somerset county,
Mr. Philip Thomas, a delegate returned for Cæcil county, and
Mr. Matthew Keene, a delegate
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