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Groundless heats insisted on there being a great Difference
between the Committees which the Lower house do send forth
Consisting only of their own Members in which the Lower
house may undoubtedly appoint such Clerks as they please,
And those which Consist of Members of both houses for in
this Case the Chairman of such Committees has always
Appointed a Clerk and accordingly in this Committee of
Accounts the honourable Coll William Digges was by the
Committee themselves Chosen Chairman and John Boye
appointed and Accepted by the sd Committee to be their Clerk
and accordingly they did proceed to the Business of that
Committee for proof whereof this house referrs themselves to
the Journal of the said Committee, wherefore this house do
not Conceive wherein the least Priviledge of the Lower house
is Infringed. It being the Lord Proprietaries Prerogative to
appoint Clerks; Even the present Clerk of the Lower house
is by his Lordships Commission appointed Cl. of the Lower
house, And further this house cannot but take Notice of the
Impracticable Method in Removing the Committee from the
place where they were agreed to Sitt, without the Consent of
their Chairman in whom it is to Adjourn the Committee both
to time and place as he shall think fit not Contrary to the
Order and appointment of both houses.
Signed pr Order Tho: Grunwin Cl of Assembly.
The aforesaid Message sent by Coll Tailler and Coll Digges
who return and say they have delivered the same.
Upper house of Assembly 30th Novemr 1688.
This house do Concurr with the Lower house in their
Message of this Day by Mr John Stone Relating to the Repar-
tion of the State house and Prison and accordingly do appoint
the honourable Coll Pye one of the Members of this house to
Join with such Members of the Lower house as they shall think
fitt to Consider of and Report the same to both houses.
Signed per Order Thomas Grunwin Cl of Assembly.
This Message sent by Coll Pye who returns & Says he has
delivered it
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