" By the senate, December 20, 1799:  Read the second time and will pass with the proposed
" amendment.
                                                    " By order,                                    A.  VAN-HORN, clk."
The bill for appointing a wreck-master in Worcester county, 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 19, 1799:  Read the second time and will pass with the proposed
" amendments.
                                                    " By order,                                    A.  VAN-HORN, clk."
The bill to incorporate a society for the maintenance and education of poor female children, by
the name of the Benevolent Society of the City and County of Baltimore, 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 20, 1799:  Read the second time and will pass with the proposed
" amendments.
                                                    " By order,                                    A.  VAN-HORN, clk."
    Which were read the first and second time, agreed to, and the bill ordered to be engrossed.
The 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, endorsed; " By the senate, December 
" 16, 1799:  Read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
                                                    " By order,                                    A.  VAN-HORN, clk.
" By the senate, December 20, 1799:  Read the second time and will not pass.
                                                    " By order,                                    A.  VAN-HORN, clk."
The bill for the relief of Robert Gover, of Harford county, endorsed; " By the senate, December
" 16, 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 by especial order and will not
" pass.
                                                    " By order,                                    A.  VAN-HORN, clk."
And a bill, entitled, An act to explain the law respecting hawkers and peddlers, endorsed; " By 
" the senate, December 20, 1799:  Read the first and second time by especial order and will
" pass.
                                                    " By order,                                    A.  VAN-HORN, clk."

    THE house met.  Present the same members as on yesterday.  The proceedings of yesterday
were read.
    The supplement to an act, entitled, An act to direct descents, the bill to authorise and empower
the levy court of Cæcil county to assess and levy annually a sum of money for the support 
of John Maloy, and the resolution in favour of Edward Norwood, were sent to the senate by the
clerk.
    The bill to explain the law respecting hawkers and peddlers, was read the first time and ordered
to lie on the table.
    Mr. John Buchanan, a delegate returned for Washington 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 his seat in the house.
    A petition from George Chocke, of Harford county, praying a return of £. 2 4 1, paid into
the treasury, with interest from the time of payment, was preferred, read, and referred to Mr.
Ayres, Mr. Ridgely and Mr. Bond, to consider and report thereon.
    A petition from Robert Amos, of Harford county, praying a return of £. 3 3 4, paid into the
treasury, was preferred, read, and referred to Mr. McComas, Mr. Ayres and Mr. Street, to
consider and report thereon.
     A petition from Anne Gross, of the city of Baltimore, praying a divorce, was preferred, read,
and referred to Mr. Bond, Mr. Ridgely, Mr. A. Buchanan, Mr. Digges and Mr. Brome, to consider 
and report thereon.
    A petition from John Button, of Dorchester county, praying the levy court may be authorised
to levy a sum of money on said county for his support, was preferred, read, and referred to Mr.
Keene, Mr. S. Frazier and Mr. McPherson, to consider and report thereon.
    A memorial from Thomas Gist, of Baltimore county, counter to the petition of Thomas
Owings, was preferred and read.
    The report on the memorial of the commissioners of the city of Washington was read the
second time, and the question put, That the house assent to the resolution therein contained?
The yeas and nays being required, appeared as follow: