The Lower House. 211

M^r Jowles and M^r Guibert desire Leave to enter the House
and being called in deliver M^r Speaker the following Represen-
tation in the Nature of a Protest

To the Honble the House of Delegates. It is humbly repre-
sented that since we are not admitted as Delegates for S^t
Mary's County in this present General Assembly and do think
ourselves duly elected; And since the said present General
Assembly is by Law to consist of four Delegates and two
Citizens for the Cities qualified by Law accordingly we do pro-
test against all Bills, or Acts of this Session of Assembly that
shall be passed in the Absence of Representatives or Dele-
gates for the County of Saint Mary's and do desire that this
Protest may be entered in the Records and Journal of this
House
Signed John Coode
Jos. Guibert
Henry Pereg^e Jowles
Tho^s Truman Greenfield

The House adjourned till two O'Clock in the Afternoon

Friday Afternoon

The House met according to Adjournment and were present
as in the Morning except Saint Mary's County Delegates
The Gentlemen of Conferrence present their Report to M^r
Speaker & the House which follows Viz.
At a Conferrence appointed by the Honble the House of
Delegates for considering the Acts for Gauge of Tobacco
Hogsheads and against Masters of Ships cropping Tobacco
Hogsheads and for taking into Consideration that Part of his
Excellency's Speech relating to the Divulgers of false News
&^ta held at the House of M^r John Freeman in the City of An-
napolis this 30^th Day of September 1708. Were Present, of
her Majesty's Honble Council

L. H. J.

The Honble

Col^{o
Edward Lloyd
Colo
William Holland
William Coursey Esqr
Thomas Greenfield Esqr}

Of the House of Delegates

M^r Robert Bradley
M^r Robert Tyler
M^r Robert Skinner

The Honble

M^r Solomon Wright
Wornell Hunt Esq^r
M^r Nathaniel Dare
M^r John Salter