VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS, NOVEMBER SESSION, 1807. 15

The bill to ratify and confirm the marriage articles of Ely Dorsey, of Ely, of Frederick county, and Araminta
his wife, was read the second time, and the question put, That the following clause be added thereto? viz.
provided, that nothing herein contained shall be construed in any manner to affect, or in anywise prejudice,
any creditor or creditors of the said Ely Dorsey, or Araminta his wife, or to invalidate any bargain or sale, or
contract or contracts, made heretofore by the said Ely Dorsey, or Araminta his wife, of or relating to the pro-
perty contained in the said marriage articles. " Resolved in the affirmative.

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

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

THE committee to whom was referred the petition of Frederick Green, printer to the state, report, that
they have taken the subject under consideration, and have examined the different documents submitted to them.
The committee are of opinion that the several applications contained in the said petition are proper and ought
to be complied with. The committee further report, that in their judgment the salary of the printer of the
state is inadequate to the duties required of him, and it would be proper to make that officer a further allowance
upon the civil list. It also appears to the committee, that the claim of the printer to a balance due him for
printing the laws compiled by William Kilty, Esquire, is well founded, and ought to be paid; therefore the fol-
lowing resolution is submitted to the consideration of the house.

RESOLVED, That the treasurer of the western shore pay to Frederick Green, printer to the state, the sum of
. ————— dollars, out of any unappropriated money in the treasury.

All which is submitted.

By order, W. DIXON, clk.
Which was read.

Mr. Bowles, from the committee, delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An act authorising Nathaniel Ro-
chester, late sheriff and collector of Washington county, to complete his collection; which was read the first
time and ordered to lie on the table.

The following order was read.

ORDERED, That the name of every person who may originate any bill, resolution or order, in this house,
shall be inserted on the journals.

And the question put, That the house assent to the same? The yeas and nays being required, appeared as follow:

AFFIRMATIVE.

W. H. Brown, Welch, Green, Ennalls, Page, Sudler, Dashiell, Carroll,
Hopewell, O Williams, Little, Frazier, J. E. Spencer, Sturgis, Biggs, Linthicum. 20.
Gale, of Kent, Stone, Stevens, Henry,

NEGATIVE.

Gardiner, Merriken, Harryman, Hall, Hawkins, Ayres, Boon, Bruce,
W. Moffitt, Emerson, M. Brown, Callis, Kuhn, Holbrook, T. Dorsey, Tomlinson,
C Brice, C. Dorsey, T. Moffit, Shaaff, Shriver, Bayard, Bowles, Greenwell,
S Belt, Rogerson, Porter, J. Brown, Streett, Jump, Schnebly, Briscoe. 32

So it was determined in the negative.

Mr. C. D. Hodges, from the committee, delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, A supplement to an act, en-
titled, An act for the benefit of Robert Williams, a free black man, and of his wife and children; which was
read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.

The following order was read.

ORDERED, on motion, That the name of every member asking leave of the house to bring in a bill or resolu-
tion, with the substance matter of the same, together with the name of the member seconding such motion, b
inserted on the journals.

And the question put, That the house assent to the same? Determined in the negative.

On motion, Leave given to bring in a bill, entitled. An act to alter the time of holding the county court of
Queen-Anne's county. ORDERED, That Mr. Sudler, Mr. J. Brown and Mr. J. E. Spencer, be a committee to
prepare and bring in the same.

The resolution appointing a committee to inspect the records of the proceedings of the legislature, was read
the second time, and the question put, That the blank therein be filled up with the names of Mr. Scone, Mr. Sud-
ler, Mr. C. Dorsey, Mr. W. H. Brown, Mr. Bowles, Mr. Jackson and Mr. Bruce? Resolved in the affirmative.

The resolution being read throughout, the question was put, That the house assent to the same? The yea
and nays being required, appeared as follow:

AFFIRMATIVE

Messrs. Stone, Kerr, Henry, Sudler, Bowles, Schnebly, Bruce. 7

NEGATIVE.

W. H. Brown, Belt,. C. Dorsey, Stevens, Pag. Dashiell, Holbrook, Steuart,
Gardiner, C. D. Hodges, Green, Jackson, Hall, Hawkins, Bayard, Carroll,
W. Moffitt, O Williams, Rogerson, Ennalls, Callis, Kuhn, Jump, Tomlinson,
Gale, of Kent, Merriken, Little. Frazier, Shaaff, Shriver Boon, Greenwell,
Welch, Emerson, Harryman, T. Moffit, J. E. Spencer, Streett, T. Dorsey, Briscoe,

Brice, Reynolds, M. Brown, Porter, Sturgis, Ayres,

So it was determined in The negative.
The house adjourns until to-morrow morning 9 o'clock.