The Lower House. 439

M^r Speaker and the rest of the Members returned. M^r Speaker
Reassumed the Chair. M^r Speaker Communicated to the House
the following answer from the Lord Proprietary [See page 406.]
The House Adjourns till to Morrow Morning at 9 a Clock.

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45
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Wednesday April 21^st 1736.
The House met According to Adjournment all Present as Yes-
terday, M^r Sheredine and M^r Hambleton two Representatives of
Baltimore County Appeared in the House this Morning, Capt.
Johnson and M^r Wood Two Representatives of Cecil County ap-
peared in the House this Morning Major Sprigg a Representative
of Prince Georges County Appeared in the House this Morning.
The Several Rules of Last Session Agreed to be Observed this
Session. The Severall Commees Appointed last Session, Continued '
this Session.
The Following Message. [See page 407.]
Sent to the Upper House by M^r Denton and M^r Sheredine.

April 21

Col^o Hooper and M^r Trippe Two Representatives of Dorchester
County Appeared this Morning. M^r George M^r Key and M^r
Richard Francis Appointed to draw an Address to the Gov^r on his
Speech.
M^r Warfeild Ordered to Acquaint The Rev. M^r Humphry's this
House desires him to Read Divine Services at Seven of the Clock
in the Morning and at Six in the Afternoon during the Session.

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M^r Key Brings in the Following Address to his Excellency.
Coll^o Hammond from the Upper House Delivers a Petition of
Isaac Nicholls of Dorchester County, Praying leave to bring in a
Bill to Cut off the Entail of a Tract of Land lying in said County
Called Andertons Point and to Entail Other Lands in lieu thereof
&c. Indorsed Recommended to the Consideration of the Lower
House of Assembly which was here Read and leave given to Bring in
a Bill as Prayed.

M^r Key brings in the Address to the Cov^r Ingrossed. On Motion

of a Member to bring in a Reviving Bill to the Act for the Speedy
recovery of small Debts out of Court before a Single Justice of the
Peace, leave Given Accordingly.
M^r Denton brings in a Bill Entituled an Act Reviving and Con-
tinueing an Act of Assembly Entituled an Act for the Speedy
recovery of small Debts out of Court before a Single Justice of the
Peace which was read the first time and Ordered to lye on the Table.
On Motion leave given to Bring in a Bill for Payment of all Pub-
lick and County Allowances in Current Money of this Province.

[The MSS.
does net
contain this
address]
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