64 VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS, NOVEMBER SESSION, 1805.

A petition from Robert Dorsey, surviving executor of Edward Dorsey, of Caleb, praying that the heirs of
the said Edward Dorsey may be released from a debt due to the state by their father as security for Dennis
Griffith, was preferred, read, and referred to the committee appointed on the petition of Charles A. Warfield.

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

THE committee to whom was referred the petition of Sarah Ditty and Samuel Jacob, having taken the same
into consideration, report, that in the opinion of the committee the prayer of the petitioners ought not to be
granted.

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

The bill authorising Lawrence Brengle, late collector of Frederick county, to complete his collection, was
read the second time, passed, and, with the bill appointing Richard Cramphin, Benjamin Lowndes and George
Calvert, commissioners for the purposes therein mentioned, and the resolutions in favour of James M. Cresap
and Patrick Murdock, sent to the senate by the clerk.

On motion, Leave given to bring in a bill, entitled, An additional supplement to an act, entitled, An act re-
lating to negroes, and to repeal the acts of assembly therein mentioned. ORDERED, That Mr. Lloyd, Mr.
Hyland and Mr. Sturgis, be a committee to prepare and bring in the same.

On motion, Leave given to bring in a bill, entitled, A supplement to an act, entitled, An act for the ad-
vancement of justice. ORDERED, That Mr. Watts, Mr. Bruce and Mr. Ward, be a committee to prepare and
bring in the same.

Mr. Frazier, from the committee, delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An act for the support of Solo-
mon Jones and wife; which was read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Montgomery, from the committee, delivers to the speaker the bill, entitled, An act to provide for the
organization and regulation of the courts of common law in this state, and for the administration of justice
therein, as amended; which was read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.

The house adjourns until Monday morning 9 o'clock.

MONDAY, December 30, 1805.

THE house met. Present the same members as on Saturday. The proceedings of Saturday were read.

Petitions from Henry Semmer, of the city of Baltimore, and Abraham Jarrett, of Harford county, praying
acts of insolvency, were preferred, read, and referred to the committee appointed on petitions of a similar na-
ture.

A petition from the hawkers and pedlers of this state, remonstrating against the passage of any law which
may prevent them from enjoying their former privileges, was preferred, read, and ordered to lie on the table.

A petition from sundry inhabitants of Caecil county, counter to the petition to prevent the erection of bat-
teries, mounds or artificial islands, in the river Susquehanna, was preferred, read, and referred to the commit-
tee on the petition to which it is counter.

The bill for an addition to the town of Rockville, in Montgomery county, the bill to lay out and open a road
from the Pennsylvania line to the Susquehanna canal, in Caecil county, were read the second time, passed, and
Sent to the senate by the clerk.

The amendments proposed to the bill to streighten the road leading into Howard-street in the city of Balti-
more, were read the second time, agreed to, and the bill ordered to be engrossed.

Mr. Lloyd, from the committee, delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An act to prevent free negroes from
receiving of any slave or slaves any article of provision and selling the same as the production of their own la-
bour; which was read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. Smoot appears in the house.

ORDERED, That the bill to establish permanent salaries for the judges of the six judicial districts in this
state, have a second reading on to-morrow.

Mr. Lloyd, from the committee, delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An additional supplement to an act,
entitled, An act relating to negroes, and to repeal the acts of assembly therein mentioned; which was read the
first time and ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Contee, from the committee, delivers to. the speaker a bill, entitled, An act for the benefit of Thomas
Hodges and Eleanor Hodges, the infant children of James Hodges, late of Prince-George's county, deceased;
which was read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Ennalls, from the committee, delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An act to extend further the powers
of the clerks of the several counties of this state; which was read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.

The clerk of the senate delivers the bill to prevent persons erecting booths, and retailing spirituous liquors,
within one mile of the places of religious worship of the people called Methodists in the several counties there-
in mentioned, and the bill for the benefit of Colmore Duvall, of Prince-George's county, severally endorsed,
" will pass with the proposed amendments; " which amendments were read. Also the bill to authorise Law-
rence Brengle, late collector of Frederick county, to complete his collection, the bill authorising Jacob Schneb-
ly, late collector of Washington county, to complete his collection, and the bill appointing Richard Cram-