496 Assembly Proceedings, May 1-June 4, 1744.

U. H. J.

change from the 16^th July 1734 to 1740 the sum of £13...7.. 8 which
said sum your Committee cannot find accounted for by any of the
Naval Officers and are informed the constant Practice of the sev-
eral Naval Officers are to Order their Correspondents in London to
pay any Bills they shall remit on the Account of the 15^d p hh^d on
their own Account and to return the same Bills to them if protested
in Order to take to themselves the Damages arising on such Protests
Your Committee also observe that the said Trustees have Cred-
ited the Province on 2^d of May 1738 with Samuel Chews Exchange
on Hyde for £10 and on 9^th of May 1741 with William Grayhams
Exchange on Hicks & Gilpin for £29..16 which bills not being
charged to the Province in any Naval Officers Accounts Your Com-
mittee humbly Conceive the same Bills were remitted by some Naval
Officer or Officers in Lieu of some Bill or Bills formerly charged to
the Province and returned to him or them Protested all which is
submitted to the Consideration of the House
Signed p Order Rich^d Dorsey Cl Com.
The following Message is sent by Daniel Dulany Esq^r
By the Upper House of Assembly 4 June 1744
Gentlemen
In Answer to Your Message of this day by Mess^rs Worthington
and Sheredine this house hath appointed Philip Thomas and Daniel
Dulany Esq^r to confer immediately with such Members as your
House shall appoint upon the Subject matter of the said Message
Signed p Order J Ross Cl Up Ho.
A Message from the Lower House by Mess^rs Worthington and
Wootton
By the Lower House of Assembly 4 June 1744
May it please your Honours

p. 44

In Answer to your Message of this day by Daniel Dulany Esq^r
this house hath appointed M^r Worthington Col^o King Major
Sheredine and M^r Wootton Conferees to join with the Members
appointed by your House who are ready to attend immediately
Signed p Order J Ross Cl Up Ho.
Adjourned till three of the Clock in the Afternoon

Eodem Die Post Meridiem
This House met again according to Adjournment

Present as in the Morning
Read the second time the Bill entituled an Act for the Tryal of all
matters of Fact in the several Counties where they have arisen or
shall arise, and will not pass sent by Philip Thomas Esq^r
Read the Journal of Accounts, and will not be assented to, sent
by Col^o Lloyd