A petition from Valentine Lynn, late a soldier in the Maryland line, praying compensation for his
services, was preferred, read, and referred to Mr. Duckett, Mr. Baker and Mr. Chapman, to consider
and report thereon.
    The report on the petition of sundry inhabitants of Washington county, was read the second time,
concurred with, and leave given to bring in a bill pursuant thereto.  ORDERED, That Mr. Bowles,
Mr. Cellar and Mr. Ridout, be a committee to prepare and bring in the same.
    On motion, Leave given to bring in a supplement to the act, entitled, An act relative to the proceedings
in the court of chancery and in the land-office.  ORDERED, That Mr. Whittington, Mr.
Smith and Mr. Wilson, be a committee to prepare and bring in the same.
    A petition from Matthew Hawkins, and others, securities of Thomas O'Bryon, deceased, late
sheriff and collector of Queen-Anne's county, praying they may be empowered by law to collect the
balances due the said deceased, was preferred, read, and referred to Mr. Brown, Mr. Campbell and
Mr. C. Frazier, to consider and report thereon.
    A petition from John Goulding, and others, of Baltimore county, praying an act of insolvency,
was preferred, read, and referred to the committee on petitions of a similar nature.
    Mr. Worthington, from the committee, brings in and delivers to Mr. Speaker the following
report:
    THE committee to whom was referred the petition of sundry inhabitants of Baltimore county,
praying a repeal of the thirty-third section of an act, entitled, An act for the more effectual paving
the streets of Baltimore-town, in Baltimore county, and for other purposes, passed at November
session, seventeen hundred and eighty-two, have had the same under their consideration, and are of
opinion the prayer thereof ought to be granted.  All which is submitted.
                                          By order,                                                J.  HARWOOD, clk.
Which was read.
    Mr. Barroll, from the committee, brings in and delivers to Mr. Speaker the following report:
    THE committee to whom was referred the address of the governor of Maryland, directed to the
general assembly, beg leave to report as their opinion, that an answer thereto should be prepared,
and as the address is directed generally to the legislature, they think it most proper that it should be
answered by a joint committee from the two houses; they therefore submit the propriety of sending
the following message to the senate.