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AFFIRMATIVE.

Angier Ireland Stansbury Gale Veazey Spencer Bayard Hilleary
Moffitt P Stuart Randall Cottman Hart Wright R Steuart M'Mahon
Belt Chapman Brown Dennis Beall Scott Bland Tomlinson
Merriken Dorsey Stevens Mitchell Boyle Forwood Gabby Reid 39
Blake Parnham Seth Porter Hopper Davis Downey

NEGATIVE.

Hebb O Williams Frazier Herbert T N Williams Sappington Sanders Gaither
Neale Grahame Griffith Hayward Bennett J Thomas Young S Thomas
Blakistone Reynolds Page Wilson Baer Streett Bowles Veatch 26

Hopewell Bayly

So it was resolved in the affirmative.

A petition from John Williams, of Worcester county, praying to be refunded for money overpaid for confis-
cated property, with interest thereon, was preferred, read, and referred to Mr. T. N, Williams, Mr. Wilson
and Mr. Hayward, to consider and report thereon.

On motion, the question was put, That leave be given to bring in a bill, entitled, An act to alter, change and
abolish, all such parts of the constitution and form of government as relate to the chancellor, and to create
chancery district courts? The yeas and nays being required, appeared as follow:

AFFIRMATIVE.

Neale Grahame Seth Veazey Scott Sappington Bayard Gaither
Blakistone P Stuart Bayly Herbert Hayward J Thomas Young S Thomas
Angier Chapman Gale Beall Wilson Forwood Bland Veatch
Moffitt Dorsey Cottman Hopper T N Williams Streett Gabby Hilleary
Belt Randall Frazier Spencer Bennett Sanders Downey M'Mahon
Blake Stevens Dennis Wright Baer Davis Bowles Reid 51
Ireland Edmondson Griffith

NEGATIVE.

Messrs O Williams Merriken Parnham Mitchell Porter Hart Boyle K Steuart 8

So it was resolved in the affirmative.

ORDERED, That Mr. Dorsey, Mr. Cottman, Mr. Chapman, Mr. Spencer and Mr. Sanders, be a committee to
prepare and bring in the same.

Mr. Kerr appears in the house.

A memorial from John Kilty, register of the western shore land-office, praying that a compilation executed by
him relative to the land-office may receive such public patronage as the work may merit, was preferred, read,
and referred to Mr. Boyle, Mr. Chapman and Mr. Bland, to consider and report thereon.

The bill for the relief of Mary Connerly, of Anne-Arundel county, and the bill authorising Nathaniel Ro-
chester, late sheriff and collector of Washington county, to complete his collections, were read the second time,
passed, and sent to the senate by the clerk.

Mr. Scott, from the committee, delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An act to authorise and empower the
levy court of Queen-Anne's county to assess and levy a sum of money for the purposes therein mentioned; which
was read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.

On motion, the question was put, That the bill to establish a permanent salary for the chief justice of the
court of oyer and terminer and gaol delivery for Baltimore county, be reconsidered? Resolved in the affirmative.

ORDERED, That the same have a second reading on to-morrow.

The amendments proposed by the senate to the bill to make public a road in Prince-George's county, were
read the second time, agreed to, and the bill ordered to be engrossed.

The amendments proposed by the senate to the bill for the relief of John Garner, of Charles county, were
read the second time, agreed to, and the bill ordered to be engrossed.

ORDERED, That the further supplement to the act, entitled, An. act for regulating the mode of staying. exe-
cutions, and repealing the acts of assembly therein mentioned, and for other purposes, have a second reading
on to-morrow.

The clerk of the senate delivers a bill, entitled, An act for the relief of petit jurors of Baltimore county
court; which was read the first time and ordered to lie on the table. Also the supplement to the act, entitled.
An act to extend further the powers of the levy court of Allegany county, relative to roads in said county, and
for other purposes, endorsed, " will pass with the proposed amendments; " which amendments were read. Also
the bill to incorporate the trustees of the Male Free-school of Baltimore, and the bill for the relief of Benjamin,
Buckler, of Saint-Mary's county, severally endorsed, " will pass. " Ordered to be engrossed.

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

TUESDAY, November 29, 1808.

THE house met. Present the same members as on yesterday, except Mr. Willis, Mr. Hughlett, Mr.
Brice and Mr. Welch. The proceedings of yesterday were read,

A petition from Colin Mackenzie and James Smyth, of the city of Baltimore, attending physicians to the hos-
pital in the vicinity of said city, praying a donation and a lottery for the benefit of said hospital, was preferred,