The Lower House. 189

Upon Consideration of the Amendments proposed by the Upper
House to the Bill entituled, An Act to divide Prince George's County
&^a and to the Bill entituled, An Act to divide Dorchester and Queen
Ann's Counties, &^a Resolved, That this House will not agree to the
said Amendments.
The following Message was prepared, (See page 47)
And sent to the Upper House with the said Bills by M^r Sprigg and
Capt. Hopper
An ingrossed Bill entituled, An Act for Limitation of Officer's
Fees, was read and assented to, and sent to the Upper House, with
the Paper Bill, by Capt. Ennalls and M^r Paca.
Edmund Jennings Esq. from the Upper House, delivers M^r
Speaker the Bill entituled, An Act to divide Prince George's County
&^a with the following Message, (See page 51)

L. H. J.
Liber No. 46
p. 532

Which being read, the said Bills were accordingly amended, read,
and passed for Ingrossing
Col. Plater from the Upper House, delivers M^r Speaker the Bill
entituled, An Act for ascertaining the Allowance of Petit Jurors
attending the Provincial Court &^a Indorsed (See page 5)

Which Bill was here read with the Amendments proposed, and
passed for Ingrossing.

The House adjourns to 2 of the Clock

Post Meridiem

The House met according to Adjournment
The House taking into Consideration the Report of August 6.
from the Committee appointed to inspect the Office and Proceedings
of the Commissioners for emitting Bills of Credit established by
Act of Assembly.
Ordered, That D^r Carroll, Col Colvill, Col. Hooper, M^r Nicholas
Goldsborough, and M^r Bordley, be a Committee to enquire where-
fore the several Sheriffs have been deficient in the Payment of the
money received by them in their respective Counties on Account of
Ordinary Licenses, &^a

An ingrossed Bill entituled An Act for ascertaining the Allow-
ance of Petit Jurors attending the Provincial Court, and to limit
Costs with respect to Evidences, was read and assented to, and sent
to the Upper House, with the Paper Bill, by Maj. Hall, and M^r
Pearce.

An ingrossed Bill entituled, An Act for laying out One Acre of
Land convenient to Rock Creek Landing on Potomack River, on
the Land George Gordon now lives on, and for building a Rolling
House thereon.

[U. H. J.
says
Jennings
was sent
with this
bill]

p.533