" By the senate, December 24, 1799:  Read the second time and will not pass.
                                                        " By order,                                    A.  VAN-HORN, clk."
And the bill directing the mode of executing conveyances of lots in the city of Washington sold
by David Burnes in his life-time, and for other purposes, 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 24, 1799:  Read the second time and will not pass.
                                                        " By order,                                    A.  VAN-HORN, clk."

    THE house met.  Present the same members as on Tuesday.  The proceedings of Tuesday
were read.
    The resolution in favour of James Steele, and others, the bill to establish the salaries of the
judges of the court of appeals, and the bill, entitled, A further supplement to an act, entitled,
An act to ascertain the allowance to jurymen and witnesses of the general court, and the several
county and orphans courts in this state, were sent to the senate by the clerk.
    The bill to authorise and empower the levy court of Anne-Arundel county to assess and levy a
sum of money for the support of Elizabeth Tyers, was read the second time, passed, and sent to
the senate by the clerk.
    The bill to open a road from the turnpike road leading towards McCallister's town at or near
the widow Mortar's tavern, to intersect the York turnpike road at or near Benedict Hurst's
tavern, was read the second time, passed, and sent to the senate by the clerk.
    A petition from John Whiteford, of Harford county, praying a return of money, an over payment
made into the treasury for confiscated property, was preferred, read, and referred to Mr. 
Street, Mr. McComas and Mr. Bond, to consider and report thereon.
    A petition from Elizabeth Prestley, of the city of Annapolis, praying compensation for services 
rendered to a number of sick soldiers during the late war, was preferred, read, and referred to 
Mr. Hall, Mr. Quynn and Mr. Mason, to consider and report thereon.
    A petition from Thomas Nicholls, of Montgomery county, praying an act of insolvency, was
preferred, read, and referred to the committee appointed on petitions of a similar nature.
    A petition from sundry inhabitants of Allegany county, praying they may be authorised to lay
out a road from John Kemberley's, thence continuing the same by Walter Brooke Beall's plantation
until it intersects the road leading from Cumberland to Evan Gwinn's, was preferred, read,
and referred to Mr. Tomlinson, Mr. Perry and Mr. Beall, to consider and report thereon.
    Mr. Quynn, from the committee, delivers to the speaker the following report:
    THE committee to whom was referred the memorial of Benjamin Ricketts, of Anne-Arundel
county, praying compensation for the loss he sustained by the death of his negro Cæsar, beg leave
to report, that they have taken the same into consideration, and the matters therein stated appearing
to be true, are of opinion the prayer of the memorialist is reasonable, and ought to be
granted; they have also inquired into the value of the said negro, and submit the propriety of 
the following resolution:
    RESOLVED, That the sum of ---------- dollars be placed on the journal of accounts, and the
same be directed to be paid to Benjamin Ricketts, or his order, as compensation for the loss the
said Benjamin Ricketts did sustain by the death of his negro Cæsar, who died in custody of the
law, and in prison.
                                                        By order,                                    R. K.  WATTS, clk.
Which was read.
    Mr. Sappington, from the committee, delivers to the speaker the following report:
    THE committee to whom was referred the petition of the members of the Lutheran congregation
of Frederick-town, in Frederick county, and others, report, that they have taken the
same into consideration, and are of opinion that the prayer thereof is reasonable, and ought to
be granted.
                                                        By order,                                    L.  GASSAWAY, 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.
    Mr. Wroth, from the committee, delivers to the speaker the following report:
    THE committee to whom was referred the petition of Philip Reed, of Kent county, beg leave
to report, that they have considered the same, and are of opinion that the prayer thereof is reasonable,
and ought to be granted; they therefore submit the propriety of the following resolution:
    RESOLVED, That Philip Reed, of Kent county, be and is hereby released from the payment of
forty-two pounds sixteen shillings and eleven-pence, the amount of a judgment rendered against
him, the said Philip Reed, at April term, seventeen hundred and ninety-four, at the suit of the
state; and all costs which have accrued thereon.
                                                        By order,                                    J. S.  BETTON, clk.
Which was read.
    The report on the representation of the adjutant-general was read the second time, and the
resolution therein contained assented to, and sent to the senate by the clerk.