VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS, NOVEMBER SESSION, 1806. 19

RESOLVED, That this house, on Saturday next, will proceed to the appointment of a director to the Bank of
Baltimore on behalf of this state for the ensuing year.

The following resolution was read.

RESOLVED, That the order agreed to by this house the 15th inst, changing the mode of sending and receiving
messages from one branch of the legislature to the other, be rescinded.

A petition from Robert Swails, of Montgomery county, praying a resolution may pass directing the trea-
surer to refund him £ 5 0 0, which he was obliged to pay as bail tor Barton Vincent, who removed out of
the state, was preferred, read, and referred to Mr. Watts, Mr. Darne and Mr, Carroll, to consider and report
thereon.

On motion, the question was put, Will the house suspend the sixteenth rule thereof?

A call of the house being required and made, tin; question was then put, That the absent members be sent
for.? The yeas and nays being required, appeared us follow:

AFFIRMATIVE.

Hebb. Frisby, Parnham, Denny, Jackson, Ward, Callis Selby.
W H Brown, Pearce, M'Pherson, Martin, King, Dennis, Sudler, Darne,
Gardiner, Belt, Little, Gale, Smoot, Mitchell, J. Brown, Beall. 32.
Blakistone, P. Stuart, Dickinson, Winder, Frazier, Hall, Carroll,

NEGATIVE.

Comegys, M Brown, Moffit, White, Biggs. Bayard, Aisquith, Schnebly,
Merriken, Harryman, Woodward, Dashiell, Kuhn, Keene, R Steuart, Briscoe,
Williams, Porter, Sturgis, Hawkins, Street, Jump, Bowles, Rizer. 25,
Lyles,

So it was resolved in the affirmative.

The question was then put, That the said rule be dispensed with; Resolved in the affirmative.
The resolution relative to the mode of receiving messages, was read the second time, and the question put,
That the house assent to the same? The yeas and nays being required, appeared as follow:

AFFIRMATIVE.

Belt, M. Brown, Smoot. Sudler,. Hawkins,. Bond,. Turpin, Schnebly,
Merriken, Harryman, Porter, Downes, Biggs. Bayard Aisquith, Briscoe,
Williams, Kerr, Moffit, J Brown, Waters, Keene, H Stuart, Beall,
Lyles, Dickinson, Mitchell. White, Kuhn, Jump, Bowles, Rizer. 37.
Little, Denny, Woodward, Dashiell. Street,

NEGATIVE.

Hebb, Frisby, P. Stuart,. Martin, Jackson, Ward, Callis, Watts,
W. H Brown, Pearce, Parnham, Gale, King, Dennis, Sturgis, Selby,
Gardiner, Comegys, M'Pherson, Winder, Frazier,. Hill, Carroll, Darne. 25.

Blakistone,

So it was resolved in the affirmative.

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

THE committee to whom was referred the petition of Anthony Fox, of Anne-Arundel county, late a soldier
in the revolutionary-war, report, that they have had the same under consideration, and find, from ample testi-
mony, that the petitioner was wounded when fighting the battles of his country, which secured liberty and in-
dependence to America, the effects of which have rendered him unable, in his advanced age, to procure a sup-
port for himself and four helpless daughters, dependent on him for their subsistence; with this view of his case,
your committee, under the impression that it becomes the duty of the state to provide for the unfortunate and
meritorious soldier, who has spent the prime of his life, and nobly shed his blood, in her cause, recommend the
following resolution:

RESOLVED, That the treasurer of the western shore be and he is hereby directed and required to pay to An-
thony Fox, of Anne-Arundel county, late soldier in the revolutionary war, or to his order, in half yearly pay-
ments, a sum of money equal to the half pay of a sergeant.

By order, J. S. SKINNER, clk.

Which was read the first and second time by especial order, and the question put, That the house concur
with the said report, and assent to the resolution therein contained? Resolved in the affirmative.

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

THE committee to whom was referred the petition of Francis Fairbrother, of Anne-Arundel county, late a
soldier in the revolutionary war, report, that they have had the same under consideration, and are of opinion
that the facts therein stated are true; under the impression that it becomes the duty of the state to provide for
the unfortunate and meritorious soldier, who has spent the prime of his life and shed his blood in her cause,
your committee recommend the following resolution:

RESOLVED, That the treasurer of the western shore be and he is hereby directed and required to pay to Fran-
cis Fairbrother, of. Anne-Arundel county, late a soldier in the revolutionary war, or to his order, in half yearly
payments, a sum of money equal to the half pay of a private.

By order, L. GASSAWAY, clk.
Which was read the first and second time by especial order, and the question put, That the house concur
with the said report, and assent to the resolution therein contained? Resolved in the affirmative.

The house adjourns until to-morrow morning 9 o'clock.