thereof, with interest from the time of payment into the treasury, to the representatives of the
said Elizabeth Atkinson, deceased, or their order.
                                                        By order,                                L.  GASSAWAY, clk.
Which was read.
    Mr. J. Thomas and Mr. Wilkins have leave of absence.
    The bill to lay out and open a public road in the upper part of Queen-Anne's county, was
read the second time by especial order, and passed.
    On motion, ORDERED, That the report of the committee of finances have a second reading
on to-morrow.
    Mr. Greenwell, from the committee, delivers to the speaker the following report:
    THE committee to whom was referred the petition of Arthur Thompson, and Anne Thompson
his wife, of Saint-Mary's county, have taken the same into consideration, and beg leave to report
the following facts:  That captain Nicholas Manger devised the whole of his estate, after
the death of his wife, to his two daughters in law, Rosanna Thompson and Anne Carbury; that
Rosanna Thompson died without will, or leaving issue; that Anne Carbury is married to Arthur
Thompson.  Your committee further beg leave to state, that captain Manger was entitled to
four lots of land lying in Allegany county, for his services as an officer in the late revolutionary
war, but that the last will and testament of the said captain Manger, disposing of his estate as
aforesaid, was only attested by two witnesses.  Your committee are of opinion, that inasmuch
as the said captain Manger died without leaving any relations within the United States, and as
the petitioners have obtained from the land-office of the western shore and escheat warrant for the
same, your committee think it reasonable that the state should relinquish to the petitioners the
caution money that will arise from obtaining the said warrant; therefore submit to the house the
following resolution:
    RESOLVED, That the state release its interest to the composition or valuation of the land escheated
by Arthur Thompson, and Anne Thompson, his wife, of Saint-Mary's county, and
the register of the land-office of the western shore is hereby directed to issue patent on the land
included in said escheat warrant, with an estate to Arthur Thompson for life, remainder to Anne
Thompson, her heirs and assigns, saving all rights heretofore acquired by any person to or in
said land, or in any part thereof.
                                                        By order,                                J. S.  BETTON, clk.
Which was read.
    The report on the petition of John Ryan was read the second time, and the resolution therein
contained assented to.
    Mr. Digges, from the committee, delivers to the speaker the following message: