48 VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS, NOVEMBER SESSION, 1808.

A petition from Margaret Forbes, of the city of Baltimore, praying a divorce, was preferred, read, and re-
ferred to Mr. R. Steuart, Mr. Sanders and Mr. Harryman, to consider and report thereon.

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

THE committee to whom was referred the petition of Thomas Noble Harwood, report, that they have taken
the same into consideration, and are of opinion that this house cannot with propriety interfere in his behalf,
and therefore recommend that he have leave to withdraw his petition.

By order, D. L. JACOB, clk.
Which was read the first and second time by especial order and concurred with.

Mr. Bland, from the committee, delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An act authorising a lottery to raise
a sum of money to enlarge and improve the hospital in the vicinity of Baltimore, and for other purposes; which
was read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.

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

THE committee to whom was referred the petition of Margaret Forbes, of the city of Baltimore, praying a
divorce, report, that they have taken the same under serious consideration, and find no merits in her case which
justify the interposition of the legislature in her favour; that she therefore have leave to withdraw her petition.

By order, D. L. JACOB, clk.
Which was read the first and second time by especial order and concurred with.

A report from the trustees of Washington academy, in Somerset county, was preferred and read.

Petitions from the justices of the orphans court and register of wills of Washington county, praying a sum
of money may be levied on said county for the purpose of building a house for said office and court, was pre-
ferred, read, and referred to Mr. Downey, Mr. Bowles and Mr. Gabby, to consider and report thereon.

A petition from sundry inhabitants of Greensborough, in Caroline county, stating that they suffer much by
the law prohibiting geese and swine going at large in said village, and praying relief, was preferred, read, and
referred to Mr. Young, Mr. Hughlett and Mr. Bayard, to consider and report thereon.

The bill for the benefit of the corporation of the Roman catholic clergymen, was read the second time, and
passed.

Mr. Wright, from the committee, delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An additional supplement to the act
to incorporate a company for erecting a bridge over Chester rivet; which was read the first time and ordered to
lie on the table.

The house, according to the order of the day, proceeded to the second reading of the amendments proposed
by the senate to the supplement to the act, entitled, An act for regulating the mode of staying executions, and
repealing the acts of assembly therein mentioned, and for other purposes, and, on motion, the question was
put, That the house accede to the 51st amendment? Resolved in the affirmative.

The question was then put, That the house accede to the 52d amendment? The yeas and nays being required,
appeared as follow

AFFIRMATIVE.

Hebb Merriken Dorsey Seth Mitchell Hopper Forwood Young
Hopewell Reynolds Harryman Gale Porter Wright Sanders R Steuart
Brice Blake Randall Ennalls Hart Scott Davis Gabby
Welch Ireland Brown Frazier Page Hayward Bayard Bowles
Moffitt Stuart Stevens Dennis Stall T N Williams Willis Hilleary 47
O Williams Chapman Edmondson Griffith Boyle Bennett Hughlett

NEGATIVE.

Blakistone Herbert Baer Sappington Bland Gaither Veatch Tomlinson,
Parnham Wilson J H Thomas J Thomas Carroll S Thomas M'Mahon Reid 17

Bayly

So it was resolved in the affirmative.

The question was then put, That the house agree to the 53d amendment? Resolved in the affirmative, and
the bill ordered to be engrossed.

The bill to authorise the levy court of Prince-George's county to assess and levy on the assessable property
of said county a sum of money for. the purposes therein-mentioned, was read the second time, and passed.

The clerk of the senate delivers the bill to authorise and empower the levy court of Worcester county to
assess and levy a sum of money for the purpose therein mentioned, endorsed, "will pass. " Ordered to be en-
grossed. The bill to authorise John Done to manumit a certain negro slave therein mentioned, endorsed, "will
not pass. " The bill to authorise and empower the levy court of Worcester county to levy annually a sum of
money on the assessable property of said county for the use of Joseph Tilghman, his young child, and other
afflicted children, and the bill authorising Solomon Scott, late sheriff of Queen-Anne's county, to complete his
collection, severally endorsed, " will pass with the proposed amendment; " which amendments were read,
agreed to, and the bills ordered to be engrossed.

Mr. Young, from the committee, delivers to the speaker a bill, entitled, An act to repeal so much of the act,
entitled, An act for erecting a village at Choptank bridge, in Caroline county, and for other purposes, and the
several supplements thereto, as prohibits the running at large of geese and swine in said village, which was
read the first lime and ordered to lie on the table.

On motion, Leave given to bring in a bill, entitled, A further additional supplement to an act, entitled, An
act to incorporate companies to make several turnpike roads through Baltimore county, and for other pur-