386 Assembly Proceedings, June 17-July 8, 1746.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 46
July 8

Tuesday Morning Iuly 8. 1746.

The House met according to Adjournment and the proceedings
of Yesterday were read
The House adjourns til 2 of the Clock

Post Meridiem
The House met According to Adjournment
M^r Speaker Communicates to the House the following Message
from the Governor Viz.
Gentleman of the Lower House of Assembly
You are sensible that by the Duke of Newcastles Letter his
Majesty expects Cloaths should be provided for Soldiers and the
Expences thereof to be discharged by General S^t Clair who we do not
hear is yet arrived and yet it is high time some step shou'd be taken
in order to procure such Cloaths As by all Computation from the
Number of Levies incouraged by that Act it is supposed there will be
a Considerable sum of money remaining of what you have appro-
priated for the Subsistance and Conveyance of the Troops over and
above what will be necessary for such purposes, Therefore I hope
you will think it proper such or so much of what Surplus may re-
main may be applyed for the providing Cloaths and that the same
money may be replaced by the payment from General S^t Clair.

T. Bladen

Which being read Ordered that the Committee of Laws prepare
an Address in Answer thereto
M^r Speaker likewise communicated to the House the following
Message from the Governor Viz.
Gentlemen of the Lower House of Assembly
I shall answer your paper without any Title presented to me 5^th
Instant under three General Heads
I^st with regard to my Behaviour towards M^r Smith a member of
your House
2^d With regard to your privileges
3^dly With regard to the Indecences of Expression
As to the first you say you are convinced that every Part of your
Remonstrance is true as well with regard to the words spoken as to

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the Occation of speaking them and this Conviction you found not
only on the Declaration of M^r Smith but from the Concurrent Tes-
timony of several Members of your House who were then present
I was in Hopes that I acquainted your House with some words
I might probably say and others I was sure I did not say you would

[Than is
omitted
after credit]

have Been so charitable as to have given my Recollection of what
then passed some greater Degree of Credit I now find you have done
but instead of that you have entered into an Examination of some