VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS, NOVEMBER SESSION, 1807. 55

The house, according to the order of the day, proceeded to the second reading of the bill to establish a chan-
cery court on the eastern shore of this state, and to repeal such parts of the constitution and form of govern,
ment as may be incompatible with the same, and, on progression, the question was put, That the following
clause be stricken out? viz. " And be it enacted, that after the passage and confirmation of this act, the chan-
cellor for the western shore shall not hold, use or exercise, any power, authority or jurisdiction, in or over any
case of equity arising on the eastern shore of this state, any law, custom or usage, to the contrary notwith-
standing. " Determined in the negative.

The question was then put, That the words " where the person and property of any actual resident on such
shore may be affected, " be inserted after the word "state" in said clause? Resolved in the affirmative.

The bill being read throughout, the question was put, Shall the said bill pass? The yeas and nays being re.
quired, appeared as follow:

AFFIRMATIVE.

W. Moffitt, Little, Stevens, Dennis, Page, J. Williams, Holbrook, Boon,
Gale, of Kent, Kerr, Jackson, Ennalls, J E. Spencer, Sturgis, Bayard, Tabbs,
Welch, P. Spencer, Winder, Henry, Sudler, Robins, Jump, Carroll. 30.
Brice, Seth, King, Mitchell, J Brown, Dashiell,

NEGATIVE.

W. H. Brown, Emerson, Green, T. Moffit, Shaaff, Forwood, Bowles, Linthicum,
Blakistone, Grahame, Rogerson, Porter, Biggs, Ayres, Schnebly, Bruce,
Gardiner, Reynolds, Harryman, Hall, Hawkins, Davis, Gabby, Tomlinson,
Belt, Stone, M Brown, Callis, Kuhn, T. Dorsey, Darne, Greenwell,
O. Williams, C. Dorsey, Gale, of Som. Muir, Shriver, Steuart, Ray, Briscoe. 41.
Merriken,

So it was determined in the negative.

The clerk of the senate delivers the resolution in favour of Monica Greenwell, endorsed, " dissented from, "
with the following message:

By the SENATE, December 9, 1807.
Gentlemen of the House of Delegates,

WE have dissented from your resolution in favour of Monica Greenwell, under an opinion that the adjust-
ment of that, and all similar claims, is provided for by law, and referrable to the chancellor.

By order, T. ROGERS, clk.

Which was read.

Also the resolution in favour of John Lynch, endorsed, " dissented from. " The bill for quieting possessions,
and securing and confirming the estates of purchasers, endorsed, " will pass with the proposed amendments; "
which amendments were read. And the further supplement to the act, entitled, An act for the amendment of
the law, endorsed, " will pass with the proposed amendment; " which amendment was read.

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

THE committee to whom was referred the petition of John Moore, of Kent county, report, that they have
taken the same into consideration, and are of opinion that the prayer of the petitioner ought not to be granted,
and that the petitioner have leave to withdraw his petition. All which is submitted.

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

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

THE committee to whom was referred the petition of Thomas Jackson, of Dorchester county, state, that
they have taken the same into consideration, and think the prayer of the petitioner reasonable, and ought to be
granted; they therefore submit the following resolution:

RESOLVED, That all proceedings against Thomas Jackson, and his securities, on Judgments obtained by this
state against them for the purchase money due this state on the fourth and last instalment of the Choptank In-
dian lands, be and the same are hereby suspended and stayed until the first of January, eighteen hundred and ten.

By order, J. S. SKINNER, clk.
Which was read.

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

THE committee to whom was referred the petition of Richard Butler, of Frederick county, report, that
they have taken the same into consideration, and the allegations therein stated appearing to be true, are of opi-
nion that the petitioner is entitled to a depreciation of pay as deputy-quartermaster of Frederick county, from
the 14th of September, 1779, to the 15th of March, 1780, amounting to the sum of £ 52 7 10; they there-
fore submit the following resolution 4

RESOLVED, That the treasurer of the western shore pay to Richard Butler, of Frederick county, or order,
the sum of fifty-two pounds seven shillings and ten-pence, being the depreciation due him on his pay as deputy-
quartermaster at Frederick-town, in Frederick county.

By order, N. MARTIN, clk.
Which was read.

A petition from James Griffin, an alien, of Saint-Mary's county, praying he may hold real property, was prefer-
red, read, and referred to Mr. W. H. Brown, Mr, Blakistone and Mr. Gardiner, to consider and report thereof