8 VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS, NOVEMBER SESSION, 1805.

On further progression in reading the said report, the question was put, That the house concur with the
37th rule ? The yeas and nays being required, appeared as follow:

				AFFIRMATIVE.
	Somervell, Lemmon,	Smoot, Porter,	Nicholson, Gleaves,	Bishop, Hawkins,			Bowles, Smith,	Ringgold, Tomlinson,
	Harryman, Ennalls,	Cox. Moffit,	Sturgis, Duer	Waters, Kuhn.	Ayres, Street,	Jump, Stephen,	Yates,	Rizer. 30.
				NEGATIVE.
	Leigh,	Merriken,	Stuart,	Ogden,	Jackson,	Hall,	Muir,	Selby,
	Hunt,	Mercer,	Parnham,	Denny,	Hyland.	Contee,	Shaaff,	Watts,
	Gale,	Dorsey,	McPherson,	Lloyd,	Frazier.	Callis,	Carroll,	Linthicum,
	Hanson,	Higgins,	Chapman.	Dickinson,	Ward,

Archibald Van-Horn, Esq; the speaker, declaring himself in the negative, the question was put, Whether

the speaker had a right to vote except when the house was equally divided ? Which was determined by the speaker

in the affirmative; when an appeal was made to the house, Whether the decision of the chair was in order?

Determined in the negative. The speaker then declared the 37th rule concurred with.

The house adjourns until Monday morning 9 o'clock.

MONDAY, November 11, 1805.

THE house met. Present the same members as on Saturday. Mr. John R. Plater, a delegate returned
for Saint-Mary's county, Mr. Tobias E. Stansbury, a delegate returned for Baltimore county, Mr. John For-
wood, a delegate returned for Harford county, Mr. William Sudler, a delegate returned for Queen-Anne's
county, and Mr. Benjamin H. Mackall, Mr. William Holland and Mr. Richard Mackall, delegates re-
turned for Calvert county, appeared, and after qualifying in the mode prescribed by the constitution and form
of government, and taking the oath to support the constitution of the United States, took their seats in the
house.

The clerk read to the house a letter received by him from Archibald Van-Horn, Esquire, resigning the office
of speaker to the house of delegates.

The house proceeded to ballot for a speaker, the ballots being deposited in the ballot box, upon examination
thereof it appeared that the honourable Tobias E. Stansbury was elected.

The speaker laid before the house a report from the trustees of Charlotte-Hall school; which was read and
ordered to lie on the table.

The clerk of the senate delivers the following messages:

BY THE SENATE, November 9, 1805.

GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES,

THE senate having formed a house are ready to proceed with the business of the session.

By order, T. W. HALL, clk.
BY THE SENATE, November 11, 1805.
GENTLEMEN or THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
WITH the concurrence of your house, we propose to proceed immediately to the election of a governor,

agreeably to the constitution and form of government. The honourable Robert Bowie is put in nomination by

us, and we have appointed Mr. Christie and Mr. Partridge to join such gentlemen as may be named by you to
examine the ballots and to report thereon.

By order, T. W. HALL, clk.
Which were read.

A petition from Jacob Hellen, of Calvert county, stating that he served as a soldier during the Indian war,

and praying that an allowance be made for his support, was preferred, read, and referred to the committee ap-

pointed on the petition of John Newton, to consider and report thereon.

A petition from Frederick Green, printer to the state, stating that a balance was still due him for the print-
ing of Kilty's laws, and praying that the house would direct the same to be paid, was preferred, read, and re-
ferred to the committee of claims.

A petition from Thomas Webb, of Montgomery county, stating that he had purchased a tract of land in said
county, called Providence, and obtained a conveyance for the same, without being naturalized, and praying a
law might pass confirming the title to the said land to him, was preferred, read, and referred to Mr. Carroll,
Mr. Watts and Mr. Hyland, to consider and report thereon.

The following message being prepared, was read, agreed to, and sent to the senate by the clerk.

BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES, November 11, 1805.
GENTLEMEN OF THE SENATE,

WE have received your messages, informing us that you are ready to proceed to business, and also proposing
to go into an election for governor, agreeably to the provisions of the constitution and form of government.
We having also organized our house, are ready to proceed to business, and to go into the election of a gover-