A petition from George Liggett, of Baltimore county, praying an act of insolvency, was preferred,
read, and referred to the committee appointed on petitions of a similar nature.
    The report on the petition of the trustees of the poor of Queen-Anne's county was read the
second time, concurred with, and leave given to bring in a bill pursuant thereto.  ORDERED, That
Mr. Nicholson, Mr. Wilmer, Mr. C. Frazier, Mr. Brown and Mr. Butcher, be a committee to
prepare and bring in the same.
    Mr. Handy, from the committee, brings in and delivers to the speaker the following report:
    THE committee to whom was referred the petition of John Leatherbury, late sheriff and collector
of the fund tax of Somerset county, report, that they have taken the same into consideration,
and find that the said Leatherbury has paid into the treasury of the eastern shore the sums respectively
of one hundred and sixty-nine pounds twelve shillings and two-pence current money, as the fines
and forfeitures, and five hundred and seventy pounds and nine-pence current money, as the fund tax
of the said county, which sums were the whole balance of principal and interest of six per cent. due
from the said Leatherbury; your committee are therefore of opinion that it would be proper for the
legislature to grant the prayer of the petitioner, and submit to the house the following resolution:
    RESOLVED, That John Leatherbury having paid the whole balance of principal and interest of
six per cent. on the sums due from him as sheriff for fines and forfeitures, and collector of the fund
tax for Somerset county, be and he is hereby released from the payment of the nine per cent. incurred
in consequence of his non-payment of the principal at the time required by law.
                                                        By order,                                    J.  HARWOOD, clk.
Which was read.
    Mr. Robins, from the committee, brings in and delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An act
recognizing the coin of the United States, and the value of foreign coins as established by the acts
of the congress of the United States; which was read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
    A petition from Thomas Hutchings, of Baltimore county, praying to be indemnified from a
judgment obtained by Daniel Dulany, administrator of Thomas Bladen, in the general court of
the western shore, for a debt due the said deceased, which he paid into the treasury agreeably to an
act of assembly passed at November session, 1780, was preferred, read, and referred to Mr. Baker,
Mr. Key, Mr. Barroll, Mr. McMechen and Mr. Robins, to consider and report thereon.
    Mr. Chapman has leave of absence for a few days.
    A petition from the vestry of Saint-Paul's parish, in Baltimore county, praying an act may pass
empowering them from time to time to employ one or more additional minister or ministers to officiate
in the several churches and chapels of the said parish, was preferred, read, and referred to 
Mr. McMechen, Mr. Carroll and Mr. Robins, to consider and report thereon.
    The report on the petition of John Leatherbury, was read the second time, and the resolution
therein contained assented to.
    A petition from William Smith, of Caroline county, praying an act may pass enabling him and
his heirs to sell, by way of lottery, his property in Hillsborough, was preferred, read, and referred
to the next session of assembly.
    A petition from Charles Steuart, of Queen-Anne's county, praying an act of insolvency, was
preferred, read, and referred to the committee appointed on petitions of a similar nature.
    Mr. Worthington, from the committee, brings in and delivers to the speaker the following report:
    THE committee appointed to take into consideration the petition of Benjamin Gatch, and others,
inhabitants of Baltimore county, report, that they are of opinion that the prayer thereof is reasonable
and ought to be granted.  All which is submitted to the house.
                                                        By order,                                    Z.  HUGHES, clk.
Which was read.

    THE house met.  Present the same members as on yesterday.  The proceedings of yesterday
were read.
    The resolution in favour of John Leatherbury was sent to the senate by the clerk.
    Mr. Worthington has leave of absence for a few days.
    Mr. Carroll, from the committee, brings in and delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, A further
supplement to the act, entitled, An act for the establishment of select vestries; which was read the
first time and ordered to lie on the table.
    A petition from Thomas Lea, junior, of Queen-Anne's county, praying an act of insolvency,
was preferred, read, and referred to the committee appointed on petitions of a similar nature.
    A petition from Samuel Smylie, of Somerset county, praying his title may be confirmed in a lot
of ground in Salisbury, which he purchased of the sheriff of the said county under a writ of fieri
facias, which was not regularly executed, was preferred, read, and referred to Mr. Handy, Mr.
Digges and Mr. Robins, to consider and report thereon.
    A petition from Leonard Belt, of Baltimore county, praying compensation for the use of his
waggon and four horses, which were impressed to carry general Smallwood's baggage to Susquehanna
river during the late war, was preferred, read, and referred to Mr. Wallace, Mr. Oneale
and Mr. Swearingen to consider and report thereon.
    A petition from William Patterson and Samuel Smith, of Baltimore-town, praying that they may
be empowered to sell so much of the real estate of William Spear as will be sufficient to discharge