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executive part of the Government since such can never be for the
Interest of the Province
Your long keeping back a Bill particularly recommended by his
Excellency the Governor the Terms of that now sent up to Us, and
a Proviso in it quite Foreign to the Purpose afford a large Field for
Debate; but as We sincerely desire the Interest of the Country; to
avoid wrangling and to dispatch the Publick Business with as little
Expence as Possible, We shall only tell you that if you will amend
the Bill in the following manner, We shall Pass it
Instead of Philip Hammond of Ann Arundel County Esq^r Let
the Treasurers of this Province be incerted through the Bill; Let
the Money be laid out and disposed of for the purchasing Arms and
Ammunition for the maintaining a Magazine for the better Defence
of this Province and for the due Preservation thereof and paid to
the Treasurers of this Province for the time being to be disposed of
to the use aforesaid as the Governor and Council for the time being
shall direct, Oblige the Naval Officers to Account with the Treas-
urers; Let the Naval Officers have the usual Commission, and all
that part of the Bill after the Word more in the last line but one of
the second Page, be left out, to the Continuance of the Bill
And if you do not, shall be so far convinced We are not to expect
a Provision for Our Safety from Your House that We shall think it
needless to mispend time in endeavouring after it and content Our-
selves with having done Our Duty and submit to what Our most
Gracious Sovereign shall be pleased to do for us
Signed p Order J Ross Cl Up Ho.
Adjourned till to Morrow Morning ten of the Clock

U. H. J.

Friday Morning 19 June 1741
This House met again according to Adjournment

Present as yesterday
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 following Message with the Journal of Accounts is sent by
Col^o Gale
By the Upper House of Assembly 19 June 1741
Gentlemen

June 19

We always understood that Your and our Clerk had annual
Salaries for their Ordinary Services and Allowances for extraordi-
nary Ones and therefore are much Surprized at Your Message of

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