22 VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS, NOVEMBER SESSION, 1808.

Mr. Tilghman, from the committee, delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An act for the relief of James
Mulvany, of Washington county; which was read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.

The supplement to an act authorising a lottery to raise a sum of money for the purpose of finishing the steeple
of Saint-John's church, in Elizabeth-town, in Washington county, and for other purposes, was read the second
time and passed.

The house resumed the consideration of the resolutions disapproving of the embargo, and after sometime spent
in debating the same,

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

SATURDAY, November 26, 1808.

THE house met. Present the same members as on yesterday. The proceedings of yesterday were read.

The supplement to an a61 authorising a lottery to raise a sum of money for the purpose of finishing the steeple
of Saint John's church, in Elizabeth-town, in Washington county, and for other purposes, was sent to the
senate by the clerk.

A petition from Thomas Owings, and others, of Baltimore county, praying they may be authorised to open a
road from said Owings's fulling mill to the public road leading to Baltimore city, was preferred, read, and re-
ferred to Mr. Randall, Mr. Harryman, Mr. Stansbury, Mr. Brown and Mr. R. Steuart, to consider and report
thereon.

A petition from the grand jury of Queen-Anne's county, stating that the judges of said county court have de-
cided that the evidence of one free negro is not competent against another in capital cases, and praying that the
propriety of remedying the inconveniencies resulting therefrom may be taken into consideration, was preferred.
read, and referred to Mr. Scott, Mr. Spencer, Mr. Wright, Mr. Stansbury and Mr. Dorsey, to consider and
report thereon.

The house resumed the consideration of the resolutions disapproving the embargo, and, on motion, the ques-
tion was put, That the house concur therewith? The yeas and nays being required, appeared as follow:

AFFIRMATIVE.

Hebb Ireland Parnham Frazier Herbert Bennett Hughlett Veatch
Neale Grahame Edmondson Dennis Beall Baer Young Hilleary
Blakistone P Stuart Bayly Griffith Hayward J H Thomas Carroll M'Mahon
Hopewell Chapman Gale Page Wilson Sappington Gaither Tomlinson
Reynolds Dorsey Cottman Perrie T N Williams J Thomas S Thomas Held 40
Blake

NEGATIVE.

Angier Belt Randall Mitchell Hopper Forwood Bayard Tilghman
Brice O Williams Brown Porter Spencer Streett Willis Gabby
Welch Merriken Stevens Veazey Wright Sanders R Steuart Downey
Moffitt Stansbury Seth Hart Scott Davis Bland Bowles 35
Hodges Harryman Ennalls Boyle

So it was resolved in the affirmative.
Mr. Carroll has leave of absence.

The house adjourns until Monday morning 9 o'clock..

MONDAY, November 28, 1808.

THE house met. Present the same members as on Saturday, except Mr. Carroll. The proceedings of
Saturday were read.

The resolutions disapproving of the embargo were sent to the senate by the clerk.

Mr. Willis, Mr. Hughlett, Mr. Brice and Mr. Welch, have leave of absence.

ORDERED, That Mr. J. Thomas and Mr. Boyle be added to the committee appointed on the requisition from
the war department.

The bill to reduce the per diem of the judges and clerks of elections in Allegany county, was read the second
time, passed, and sent to the senate by the clerk.

Mr. Bland, from the committee, delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An act for the relief of William Has-
lett Smith, of Baltimore county; which was read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.

ORDERED, That the bill for introducing a copious supply of wholesome water into the city of Baltimore, be
recommitted for amendment.

On the second reading of the bill to establish a permanent salary for the chief justice of the court of oyer and
terminer and gaol delivery for Baltimore county, the question was put, That the blank therein be filled up with
the words " sixteen hundred dollars?" Determined in the negative.

The question was then put on "fourteen hundred dollars. " Determined in the negative.

The question was then put on " twelve hundred dollars. " Resolved in the affirmative.

The question was then put, Shall the said bill pass? The yeas and nays being required, appeared as follow: