RESOLVED unanimously, That it is the earnest wish of the legislature of Maryland, that the president,
in his contemplated retirement, may find all the blessings of domestic happiness, and live to
experience the salutary principles of his administration, operating through his successors to increase
the independence, prosperity and welfare of the American people.

    THE house met.  Present the same members as on yesterday.  The proceedings of yesterday
were read.
    The bill recognizing the coin of the United States, and the value of foreign coins, as established
by the acts of congress of the United States, and the resolutions relative to the president of the
United States, were sent to the senate by the clerk.
    Mr. Robins, from teh committee, brings in and delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An act for 
the encouragement of learning in the several counties of this state, and to establish an uniform system
of education; which was read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
    A petition from Christian Koon, of Frederick county, stating, that a certain Robert Wood,
late of Baltimore county, deceased, was indebted to him in the sum of £. 26 0 8 current money;
that his property became liable to escheat, and praying the treasurer may be directed to pay him the
said money, was preferred, read, and referred to Mr. Brother, Mr. Oneale and Mr. Jones, to consider
and report thereon.
    The amendments to the bill to allow further time for collecting the balances due to Thomas
O'Bryon, late sheriff and collector of Queen-Anne's county, were read the second time, agreed to,
and the bill ordered to be engrossed.
    The clerk of the senate delivers a bill, entitled, An act to authorise and empower the president and
directors of the Patowmack company to contract the breadth of the locks at the Great Falls of Patowmack,
endorsed; " By the senate, December 12, 1796:  Read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
                                                        " By order,                                    A.  VAN-HORN, clk.
" By the senate, December 13, 1796:  Read teh second time by especial order and will pass.
                                                        " By order,                                    A.  VAN-HORN, clk."
Which was read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
    The following resolutions were propounded to the house:
    RESOLVED, That this state will loan, for the use of the city of Washington, the sum of one
hundred thousand dollars, agreeably to the request made by the commissioners of the said city under
the authority given by the president of the United States to them, conformably to the act of the
congress of the United States.
    RESOLVED, That the said loan be paid in six per cent. stock of the United States bearing an immediate
interest of six per cent. at par, which sum the trustee of this state is authorised to transfer to
the said commissioners; provided, to secure the repayment of the same, with interest, at the times
and in the manner prescribed by the act of congress, entitled, An act authorising a loan for the use
of the city of Washington, in the district of Columbia, and for other purposes therein mentioned,
Gustavus Scott, William Thornton and Alexander White, or a majority of them, give bond to
the state of Maryland, conditioned for the payment of one hundred thousand dollars, and punctual
payment of six per cent. interest on the said sum of one hundred thousand dollars, quarterly, and on
the several days on which interest on the said stock is now receivable from the United States; and
provided also, that before the transfer of said stock Gustavus Scott, William Thornton and Alexander
White, in their individual capacities, give bond to the state of Maryland, in the penalty
of two hundred thousand dollars, conditioned for the repayment of the said sum of one hundred
thousand dollars, with interest, at the times and in the mode prescribed by the act of congress aforesaid,
as additional and collateral security for the same.
    Which were read the first and second time, and the question put, That the following be received
as an amendment thereto?  After the words " one hundred thousand dollars" insert " in stock of the
United States bearing an immediate interest of six per cent."  Determined in the negative.
    The question was then put, That the house assent to the said resolutions?  The yeas and nays being
required, appeared as follow: