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The question was then put, Shall the said bill pass? Resolved in the affirmative.

Mr. Ellicott, from the committee, delivers to the speaker the following report:

THE committee to whom was referred the petition of James Stewart, of the city of Baltimore, report, that
they have taken the same into consideration, and are of opinion the prayer thereof ought not to be granted.

By order, C. GIBSON, clk.
Which was read the first and second time by especial order and concurred with.

The speaker laid before the house a letter from the examiner-general for the western shore, enclosing a list

of certificates examined by him; which was read and ordered to lie on the table.

A petition from William E. Seth and John Gibson, praying the chancellor may be authorised to have a deed
recorded, from said Seth and wife to said Gibson, was preferred, read, and referred to Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Stephen
and Mr. Shaaff, to consider and report thereon.

Mr. Stephen, from the committee, delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An act to release to William
Gwynn, of the city of Baltimore, the right of Baltimore county to part of lot number eleven, in the city of.
Baltimore, on the terras therein mentioned; which was read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.

On motion, the question was put, That the further consideration thereof be referred to the next general as-
sembly? Resolved in the affirmative.

The house proceeded to the second reading of the bill for the relief of sundry insolvent debtors; on pro-
gression, the question was put, That the name of Isaac Houston be stricken out of said bill? Resolved in the
affirmative.

The question was then put, That the name of Joshua Stevenson be stricken out? Determined in the negative.

On motion, the question was put, Will the house postpone the consideration of the third clause of said bill ?
Resolved in the affirmative.

On motion, the question was put, That the following be inserted at the end of the bill? " And be it enacted,
that Louis De Niroth, now confined in the gaol of Baltimore county, shall be entitled to receive the full relief
and benefit by this act granted to the petitioners herein before mentioned, on his complying with all the rules
and conditions of such petitioners required, except that the said Louis De Niroth shall not be required to pro-
duce to the county court any evidence of his being a citizen of Maryland, and of his having resided therein two
years preceding the passage of this act. " Resolved in the affirmative.

The house adjourns until 6 o'clock.

Six o'clock, POST MERIDIEM.

THE house met.

Mr. Mercer, from the committee, delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An act to regulate and discipline
the militia of this state; which was read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.

On motion, the question was put. That the house now adjourn ? The yeas and nays being required, appeared
as follow:

AFFIRMATIVE.

Plater, Parnham, Chapman, Jackson, Van-Horn, Hall, Callis, Sudler. 12,
Higgins, M'Pherson, Lloyd, Ward,

NEGATIVE.

Neale, Merriken, Ogden, Smoot, Bishop. Holbrook, Bowles, Linthicum

Hebb, Holland, Lemmon, Porter, Hawkins, Bayard, Yates, Bruce,

Hanson, R. Mackall, Harryman, Shaaff, Kuhn, Turpin, Carroll, Tomlinson,

Hurtt, B. Mackall, Denny, Gleaves, Montgomery, Jump, Watts, Rizer. 38;

Gale, Stuart, Dickinson, Sturgis, Ayres, Ellicott,

So it was determined in the negative.

The house resumed the consideration of the bill for the relief of sundry insolvent debtors; on motion, the
question was put. That the following be added to said bill ? viz.

" And, whereas much of the time of the general assembly annually, and of trouble and expence to those un-
fortunate persons who are compelled to apply for acts of insolvency, may be saved, without impairing the rights
of creditors, by vesting certain additional powers in the county courts; therefore, Be it enacted, by the gene-
ral assembly of Maryland, That it shall and may be lawful for the county courts of the respective counties of
this state, to extend to all such persons as may apply to such courts for the same before the first day of Janua-
ry, 1810, all the benefits and privileges intended to be given to the persons included in this act, on their com-
plying with the provisions thereof; provided, that previous to the application to the court of any such debtor,
he shall give at least four months notice of his application in one news-paper printed in the city of Baltimore,
and in some other news-paper printed most convenient to the residence of such applicant. "

The yeas and nays being required, appeared as follow:

AFFIRMATIVE.

Neale, R. Mackall, Lemmon, Porter, Contee, Bishop. Smith,. V Watts,
Hebb, B. Mackall, Harryman, Van-Horn, Callis, Holbrook, Yates, Brace,
Hurtt, M'Pherson. Denny. Hall, Shaaff. Ellicott. Carroll, Rizer. 27.

Gale, Ogden, Dickinson,