372 Assembly Proceedings, July 11-August 8, 1732.

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Government Appointed to be taken by Act of Assembly and Sev-
erally Subscribe the Abjuration and Test and then withdrew.
A Message from the Lower House by M^r Hooper & M^r Golds-
borough.

By the Lower House of Assembly 12^th July 1732

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May it please your Honours
This House in order to dispatch the Publick Business during this
Session hath Resolved that the Hours of setting be from Eight in
the morning untill Twelve, and from two in the afternoon untill Six,
and Desireth to know if the times appointed be Agreeable to your
Honours.
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl. Lo. Ho.

The following Message being prepared is Sent to the Lower House
by George Plater Esq^r

By the Upper House of Assmbly 12^th July 1732
Gentlemen.
The times of setting for the Dispatch of the publick business as
proposed in your Message by M^r Hooper and M^r Goldsborough are
Agreeable to this House.
Signed p Order John Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

Adjourned till Two of the Clock in the afternoon

Eodem Die post Meridiem
This House met again according to Adjournment.
Present as in the Morning
The Honoble Charles Calvert Esq^r attended by the rest of the
Members of this House present to His Excellency the Governor in
the Conference Chamber the Address of this House in the following
words.

To His Excellency Samuel Ogle Esq^r Governor and Commander in
Chief in and over the Province of Maryland The Humble
Address of the Upper House of Assembly

May it please Your Excellency
We think ourselves happy in having this oppertunity of Attend-
ing your Excellency in a Legislative Capacity, and desire you will
be pleased to Accept our most Sincere thanks for your favours in
Communicating to us his Lordships kind Speech, as well as for that
of your Excellencys delivered at the opening this Session of Assembly.
It is with the greatest Concern we observe & Sensibly feel the
sad Effects of the Decay of our Trade Occasioned by the Lowness