16 VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS, NOVEMBER SESSION, 1807.

THURSDAY, November 12, 1807.

THE house met. Present the same members as on. yesterday, except Mr. Forwood, Mr., Davis and Mr.
Seth. The proceedings of yesterday were read.

Mr. Moses Tabbs, a delegate returned for Washington county, Mr. Perry Spencer, a delegate returned for
Talbot county, and Mr. Benjamin Ray, Jun. a delegate returned for Montgomery 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 their seats in the house.

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

THE committee to whom was referred the memorial of John Gassaway, register of wills for Anne-Arundel
county, report, that they have taken the same into consideration, and have examined the record books referred
to in said memorial; the committee are of opinion, that may of the records of the late prerogative-office want
reparation, and the liber D. D, No. 4, containing wills from 1746 to 1748, is in such a state of decay that it
will be proper to transcribe it; we therefore think that it will be expedient to authorise the register of Anne-
Arundel county, under the direction of the governor and council, to be caused to be bound, or repaired, such of
the record books of the late prerogative-office as require reparation, and to transcribe and bind the aforesaid re-
cord book above particularly referred to; the committee submits to the house the following resolutions:

RESOLVED, That the register of wills for Anne-Arundel county, under the direction of the governor and
council, be and he is hereby authorised to cause to be bound, or repaired, the several record books: of the late
prerogative-office now in the custody of the said register.

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the register of wills of Anne-Arundel county transcribe, in a fair legible hand,
the record book belonging to the late prerogative-office, described by liber D. D, No. 4, containing the records
of wills from 146 to 1748; and for the said service the said register shall receive the same compensation as for
recording other proceedings in his office as register of wills.

RESOLVED, That the register of wills for Anne-Arundel county lay his accounts for services rendered under
the aforegoing resolutions before the auditor of the state, who is hereby authorised to examine and allow the said
accounts, or such parts thereof, if any, as to him shall seem proper, and the treasurer of the western shore is
hereby authorised and required to pay to the said register of wills, out of any unappropriated money in the trea-
sury, the amount of the account of accounts so as aforesaid to be passed by the said auditor.

All which is submitted.

By order, J. S. SKINNER, clk.
Which was read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.

A memorial from Christiana Johnson, of the city of Baltimore, praying a divorce, was preferred, read, and
referred to Mr. T. Dorsey, Mr. Steuart and Mr. Muir, to consider and report thereon.

Mr. Carroll, Mr. Blake and Mr. Grahame, have leave of absence.

A petition from ther president and directors of the Hagar's-town bank, praying for a charter, was preferred,
read, and referred to Mr. Bowles, Mr. Tabbs, Mr. Schnebly, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Shaaff, Mr. Bruce and Mr.
Stone, to consider and report thereon.

The bill for the support of Elias Thompson and Mary Thompson, was read the second time, passed, and sent
to the senate by the clerk.

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

THE committee to whom was referred the petition of Christiana Johnson, of the city of Baltimore, report,
that they have taken the same into consideration, and examined the documents thereto annexed, and are of
opinion that there is not sufficient reason to justify the interference of the legislature of this state, and that the
prayer of the said petitioner ought not to be granted. All which is submitted.

By order, G. WINCHESTER, clk.

Which was read the first and second time by especial order and concurred with.

On motion, the question was put, That leave be given to bring in a bill, entitled, An act to abolish all such;
pans of the constitution and form of government as relate to the time and manner of electing the senate, and.
the mode of filling up vacancies in that body? The yeas and nays being required, appeared, as follow:

AFFIRMATIVE.

W. H. Brown, Emerson, Harryman, Frazier, Hill, J, Brown Bayard, Schnebly,
Gardiner, Reynolds, M. Brown, Henry, Callis, Sturgis, Jump, Tabbs,
Hopewell, Stone, Kerr, Mitchell. Muir, Dashiell, Boon, Linthicum,

W. Moffitt, Green, Stevens, T. Moffit, Shaaff, Streett, T. Dorsey,. Bruce,

Gale, of Kent, Rogerson, Jackson, Porter, J. E. Spencer, Ayres, Steuart, Greenwell,

Welch, Little, Ennalls, Page, Sudler, Holbrook, Bowles, Briscoe. 49.
C. D. Hodges,

NEGATIVE.

Belt, Merriken, C. Dorsey, Biggs, Hawkins, Kuhn, Shriver, Tomlinson. 9.
O. Williams,

So it was resolved in the affirmative.
ORDERED, That Mr. Kerr, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Littles Mr; Tabbs, Mr. Shaaff and Mr. T, Dorsey, be a com-

mittee to prepare and bring in the same