382 Assembly Proceedings, May 1-June 12, 1739.

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45

and dutiful Subjects the people of Maryland but is most humbly
Submitted to the Consideration of your Honourable House.
Signed p Order of the Committee S Bordley Cl.

which Report was read the House Unanimously Concurred there-
with
The House adjourned until to Morrow Morning at nine of the
Clock

June 2

Saturday morning June 2^d 1739
The House met according to Adjournment
All Present that were yesterday except M^r Edward Lloyd and
M^r Dulany
M^r Aisquith hath leave to go Home
The Conferees relating to the Officers fee Bill deliver M^r Speaker
the following Report. (Of Session on June 1. See page 251.)

p. 876

Upon reading the foregoing Report this House have again taken
the Subject matter thereof under their Consideration and Unani-
mously agree that the Answer of the Honourable the Upper House in
refusing to consider of th Quantum of Officers fees to be established
by any law but such as shall be perpetual and further insisting that
they conceive the Proprietary Authority to settle Officers Fees where
there is no perpetual Law for that purpose to be indisputable tends
to vest in his Lordship the Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary
an Arbitrary Power inconsistant with any power or powers granted
by the Royal Charter Resolved therefore that this House in Safety
to themselves and their Constituents and Posterity cannot agree
to a Perpetual Law in Respect to Officers fees and are Clearly of
Opinion that the Execution of such power as is contended for by the
Upper House to be vested in his Lordship is without foundation and
inconsistent with the Liberty Property and Quiet of his Majestys
liege Subjects the Inhabitants of this province
Col^o King from the Committee of Accounts acquaints M^r Speaker
that in the Treasurers Account of the Western Shore there appears
an Article of £16.15-.4 Charged the Province with an Order of the
Governor and Council payable to Captain George Beale for publick
Service

The House taking this Article as Charged into Consideration
Ordered the following Entry to be made viz.

Whereas His Excellency the Governor and the Honourable his
Lordships Council have drawn their order on the Treasurer of the
Western Shore payable to Captain George Beale for publick service
for the sum of £16..15..4 Currency out of A Fund to be applied by
the General Assembly Inasmuch as this House are not willing to
enter into any disputes or contentions with his Excellency or his