12 VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS, NOVEMBER SESSION, 1807.

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

By the HOUSE of DELEGATES,: November 9, 1807.
Gentlemen of the Senate,

THE honourable Robert Wright, Esquire, having been elected governor of the state of Maryland, we have
appointed Mr. John E. Spencer and Mr. Store, jointly with such gentlemen as shall be named by your house, to
wait upon the governor elect, and request his attendance in the senate room to qualify according to the consti-
tution and form of government.

By order, J. BREWER, clk.

Mr. C. Dorsey, from the committee, delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An act authorising Joseph Green,
late sheriff and collector of Charles county, to complete his collection; which WM read the first time and order-
ed to lie-on the table.

On motion, Leave given to bring in a bill, entitled, A further supplement to the act, entitled, An act for the
amendment of the law. ORDERED, That Mr. C. Dorsey, Mr. J. E. Spencer and Mr. T. Dorsey, be a com-mit-
tee to prepare and bring in the same.

The clerk of the senate delivers the bill to settle and ascertain the salary of the members of the council for
the ensuing year, endorsed, " will pass. " Ordered to be engrossed.
Also the following message:

By the SENATE, November 9,. 1807.
Gentlemen of the House of Delegates,

WE have received your message of this date, and have appointed Mr. M'Elderry and Mr. Shriver on the part
of the senate, to join the gentlemen named by your house to wait upon the governor elect, and request his. at-
tendance in the senate room to qualify according to the constitution and form of government.

By order, T, ROGERS, clk.
Which was read.

Mr. Glenn and Mr. Dorsey, from the senate, acquaint the speaker that the governor elect is attending in the
senate room, and the senate requests his attendance, with the members of the house of delegates, in the senate
room, to sec the governor qualified.

The speaker left the chair, and, attended by the members of this house, went to the senate room, where his
excellency qualified in the presence of both houses, by subscribing a declaration of his belief in the Christian
religion, by taking the several oaths required by the constitution and form of government, the oath of office di-
rected by act of assembly, and by taking the oath to support the constitution of the United Spates,
The speaker, attended by the members of this house, returned ana resumed the chair.

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

TUESDAY, November 10, 1807.

THE house met. Present the same members as on yesterday. The proceedings of yesterday were read.
Mr. David Schnebly, a delegate returned for Washington county, appeared, and after qualifying in the mode
prescribed by the constitution and form of government, and taking an oath to support the constitution of the
United States, took his seat in the house.

The following message being read and agreed to, was sent to the senate by the clerk.
By the HOUSE of DELEGATES, November 10, 1807.

Gentlemen of the Senate,

WE propose to proceed at 12 o'clock to the election of a council to the governor. Reverdy Ghiselin, James
Butcher, Lewis Duvall, James Nabb, Archibald Dorsey and Thomas W. Hall, are put in nomination by this
house. We have appointed Mr. Kerr and Mr. Hopewell to join any gentlemen named by your house to examine
the ballots and report thereon.

By order, J. BREWER, clk.

Mr. Henry, from the committee, delivers to the speaker the bill authorising Thomas J, Pattison, sheriff and
collector of Dorchester county, to complete his collection, as amended; which was read the first and second
time, by especial order, passed, and sent to the senate by the clerk.

A petition from Julia Cook, of the city of Baltimore, praying a divorce, was preferred, read, and referred
to Mr. Steuart, Mr. Harryman and Mr. Little, to consider and report thereon.

A petition from Thomas Dilworth, of Frederick county, praying that his title to property acquired by him
while an alien may be confirmed, was preferred, read, and referred to Mr. Hawkins, Mr. Biggs and Mr, Kuhn,
to consider and report thereon.

A petition from sundry inhabitants of Harford county, stating that a road leading southwardly to Belle-Air
from Deer creek may be greatly improved, and praying tor the same, was preferred, read, and referred to Mr.
Forwood, Mr. Davis and Mr. Streett, to consider and report thereon.

A. petition from sundry inhabitants of Harford county, praying a public road from James M'Comas's saw-mill,
by John Devin's, to intersect the post-road leading from Havre-de-Grace to Baltimore, at or near Onion's works,
was preferred, read, and referred to the committee appointed on the preceding petition