VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS, NOVEMBER SESSION, 1806. 43

ty from the payment of debts, however just, without proper regard to the interests of the creditor or the con-
duct of the debtor. All which is submitted.

By order, J. S. SKINNER, clk.
Which was read the first and second time by especial order and concurred with.

The bill authorising Thomas Bailey, late sheriff and collector of Baltimore county, to complete his collection,
and other purposes, was read the second tine, passed, and sent to the senate by the clerk.

Mr. Little, from the committee, delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An act for the benefit of John Mu-
nickhuysen, Jacob Munickhuysen, William Munickhuysen and Edward Munickhuysen, minors, of Baltimore
county; which was read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Woodward, from the committee, delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An act to authorise and empower
the levy court of Prince-George's county to assess and levy a sum of money for the purpose therein mentioned;
which was read the first and second time by especial order, passed, and sent to the senate by the clerk.

The house resumed the consideration of the additional supplement to an act, entitled, An act for regulating the

. mode of staying execution, and repealing the acts of assembly therein mentioned, and for other purposes, and the

question was put, Shall the said bill pass? Resolved in the affirmative; which was sent to the senate by the clerk.

The house, according to the order of the day, proceeded to the second reading of the bill to regulate and
discipline the militia of this state; on progression, the question was put, That the words "during their session"

be stricken out of the first clause after the word " courts ?" Resolved in the affirmative.

On further progression, the question was put, That the following be inserted after the third clause? to wit:
"And the majors shall in like manner, call together the captains of their respective battalions, and determine
in manner aforesaid on any alteration which may be deemed necessary in the arrangement and bounds of their

several companies. " Resolved in the affirmative.

On motion, the question was put, That the first blank in the 1st article be rilled up with the words "one
hundred?" Resolved in the affirmative.

The question was then put, That the second blank therein be filled up with the word " thirty?" Determined
in the negative.

The question was then put. That the same be filled up with the word " five ?" Resolved in the affirmative.

On. further progression, the question, was put That the first blank in the 2d article be filled up with the
words " two hundred?" Resolved in the affirmative.

The question was then put, That the second blank therein be filled up with the word " fifty ?" Resolved in
the affirmative.

On further progression, the question wars put, That the first blank in the llth article be filled up with the
word " twenty?" Resolved in the affirmative.

The question was then put, That the second blank therein be filled up with the word "fifty?" Resolved in
the affirmative.

The question was then put, That the words "without a sufficient excuse for such offence or neglect, " be
added to said article? Resolved in the affirmative.

On further progression, the question was put, That the further consideration of the sixth enacting clause be
postponed? Resolved in the affirmative.

On progression, the question was put. That the word "four" be stricken out of the 17th clause after the
word "appoint?" Determined in the negative.

On progression, the question was put, That the blank after the word "exceeding" in the 18th clause be filled
up with the word " ten ?". Determined in the negative.

The question was then put, That the said blank be filled up with the word "five?" Resolved in the affirmative.

On further progression, the question. was put, That the following clause be stricken out? to wit: " And be
it enacted, That if any non-commissioned officer or private shall appear in the ranks without a musket or gun
in serviceable order, he shall be fined a sum not exceeding five dollars, in the discretion of a company court-
martial; provided, that if any non-commissioned officer or private shall be excused by the captain or command-
ing officer of the company for appearing without a musket or gun as aforesaid, on account of his inability to
procure one, then and in such case he shall not be liable to a fine. " The yeas and nays, being required, appear-
ed as follow:

AFFIRMATIVE.

Hebb.	C D Hodges,	Jackson,	Shaaff.	Dashiell,	Forwood,	Bayard,	Watts,
W H. Brown,	Emerson,	Frazier,	Sturgis,	Biggs,	Bond,	Bowles,	Darne,
Blakistone,	Parnham,	Callis,	Bishop,	Waters,	Davis,	Carroll,	Bruce.	26.
Frisby,
				NEGATIVE.
Gardiner,	Blake,	Little,	Winder,	Cox,	Woodward,	While,	Schnebly,
Pearce,	Lyles.	M. Brown,	King,	Porter.	Sudler,	Hawkins,	Selby.
Comegys,	Reynolds,	Harryman,	Smoot,	Mitchell,	Gleaves,	Street,	Briscoe,
Belt.	P. Stuart,	Denny,	Ward,	B Hodges,	Downes,	Jump,	Beall,
Merriken,	Chapman,	Martin,	Dennis,	Hall,	J. Brown,	R. Steuart,	Rizer.	42
Williams,	M'Pherson	Gale,

So it was determined in the negative.