436 Assembly Proceedings, March 15-23, 1725/6.

U. H. J.

On reading the Message yesterday the following Answer
was prepared viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly March the 16^th 1725/6
Gent
This House agrees to your Message yesterday by Captⁿ
Hooper and M^r Waughop as to the hours of sitting for the
Dispatch of the publick Busieness

Signed p Order Geo: Plater Cl Up Ho.

Which was sent by Col^o Tilghman who returns and says
he Delivered it

p. 6

The Petition of the Justices of Charles County praying
leave to purchase Land and erect a Court house at a certain
Town at the head of Port Tob^o Creek in the said County was
read and Ordered to be thus Endorsed viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly March the 16^th 1725/6

The within Petition being read is recomended to the Con-
sideration of the Lower House of Assembly
Signed p Order Geo: Plater Cl. Up Ho.

Which Petition so Endorst was sent down by Coll Addison
who returns & says he Delivered it
A Message from the Lower House by M^r Holliday and
M^r Stourton ¹ viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly March 16^th 1725/6
May it please Your Honours
The unseasonable meeting of an Assembly at this time
requireing our utmost Diligence to Dispatch the publick
Affairs of the province; this House have Entred a resolve
not to proceed on any private Business this Session and
Desire that your Honours will be pleased to Concurr with
us therein
Signed p order M. Jenefer Cl. Lo. Ho.

To w^ch the following Answer was prepar'd

By the Upper House of Assembly

March the 16^th 1725/6
Gent
This house Concurrs with you in your resolve Mention'd
in your Message of this day by M^r Holliday and M^r Stourton
Sign^d p Order Geo. Plater Cl. Up. Ho.

¹Stoughton, in Lower House Journal.