The bill, entitled, An act for the more effectual preventing of forgery, and to make it felony
to steal bonds, notes, or other securities for the payment of money, was read the second time
and will pass.

    THE senate met.  Present the same members as on yesterday.   Mr. Ridgely appeared in the
senate.  The proceedings of yesterday were read.  The honourable Littleton Dennis, Esquire,
appeared in the senate, and qualified, in the presence of the senate, before Allen Quynn,
Esquire, one of the justices of the peace for Anne-Arundel county, agreeably to the constitution
and form of government,
    On motion, Mr. Campbell delivers to the president a bill, entitled, An act to incorporate the
Roman catholic congregation in Cob Neck, in Charles county, which was read the first time and
ordered to lie on the table.
    The bill, entitled, An act to prevent swine and geese going at large in Liberty-town, in Frederick
county, the resolution in favour of Walter Dulany, the resolution in favour of John Derry,
and the bill, entitled, An act for the more effectual preventing of forgery, and to make it felony
to steal bonds, notes, or other securities for the payment of money, were sent to the house
of delegates by the clerk.
    On motion, ORDERED, That Mr. Dennis be added to the committee appointed on the bill, entitled,
An act for appointing a wreck-master in Worcester county.
    The bill, entitled, An act 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, was read the
second time by especial order and will pass.
    The senate then proceeded to the election of a person to be commissioned as register of wills
for Kent county; the ballot box being prepared, the ballots were deposited therein, sealed up,
and delivered to the committee of the senate appointed to meet the committee of the house of
delegates, who retired to the conference room, and after the examination of the ballots returned
and reported, that Richard Barroll had a majority of votes.
    Whereupon it is declared in the senate, that Richard Barroll be recommended by the senate
to be commissioned by the governor as register of wills for Kent county.
    The clerk of the house of delegates delivers to the clerk of the senate, a bill, entitled, An act
for the relief of Gilbert Murdock, of the city of Annapolis, thus endorsed; " by the house of
delegates, December 13, 1799:  Read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
                                                        " By order,                                W.  HARWOOD, clk.
" By the house of delegates, December 14, 1799:  Read the second time by especial order and
" will pass.
                                                        " By order,                                W.  HARWOOD, clk."
A bill, entitled, An act respecting a partition of the estate of John Davidson, deceased, and a
bill, entitled, An act to authorise Charles Gassaway, of Montgomery county, to alter part of a
road therein mentioned, severally thus endorsed; " By the house of delegates, December 12,
" 1799:  Read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
                                                        " By order,                                W.  HARWOOD, clk.
" By the house of delegates, December 14, 1799:  Read the second time and will pass.
                                                        " By order,                                W.  HARWOOD, clk."
A bill, entitled, An act to repair the public gaol in Saint-Mary's county, a bill, entitled, An act
to authorise and empower the levy court of Montgomery county to assess and levy annually a sum
of money for the purposes therein mentioned, a bill, entitled, An act to declare certain roads in
Baltimore county public highways, and a bill, entitled, A 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, severally thus endorsed; " By 
" the house of delegates, December 14, 1799:  Read the first and second time by especial order
" and will pass.
                                                        " By order,                                W.  HARWOOD, clk."
    The bill, entitled, An act for the relief of Gilbert Murdock, of the city of Annapolis, was
read the second time by especial order and will pass with the proposed amendment.
    Amendment proposed.  At the end of the bill add the following words, " their several and respective
rights."
    The bill, entitled, An act to authorise and empower the levy court of Montgomery county to
assess and levy annually a sum of money for the purposes therein mentioned, was read the second
time by especial order and will not pass.
    The bill, entitled, An act respecting the poor-house of Baltimore county, was read the second
time by especial order and will pass.

    THE senate met.  Present the same members as on Saturday.  The proceedings of Saturday
were read.  The honourable William Hemsley, junior, Esquire, appeared in the senate,
and qualified, in the presence of the senate, before Allen Quynn, Esquire, one of the justices of
the peace for Anne-Arundel county, agreeably to the constitution and form of government.