494 Assembly Proceedings, May 8-May 30, 1754.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 47
May 23

Samuel Chamberlaine, Esq; from the Upper House, delivers to
Mr. Speaker the following Message :
By the Upper House of Assembly, May 23, 1754.
Gentlemen,

In Answer to your Message of this Day by Messieurs Tilghman
and Gillis, this House hath named George Plater and Philip Thomas,
Esqrs. to join the Members that shall be appointed by your House,
to confer upon the Subject Matter of the said Message, who will be
ready to attend To-morrow Morning.
Signed per Order, J. Ross, Cl. Up. Ho.

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The following Message :
By the Lower House of Assembly, May 23, 1754.
May it please your Honours,
In answer to your Message of this Day by Samuel Chamberlaine,
Esq; this House hath appointed Dr. Carroll, Mr. Tilghman, Major
Hall, Mr. Hollyday, Mr. Murdock, and Mr. J. Goldsborough, to join
(the Members proposed by your Honours) in a Conference To-
morrow Morning.
Signed per Order, M. Macnemara, Cl. Lo. Ho.
Was sent to the Upper House by Col. Harrison and Major
Travers.
The House adjourns till 2 of the Clock Afternoon.

Post-Meridiem.

The House met according to Adjournment.
On reading the Bill entituled, An Act for the Security of his
Majesty's Dominion, and to prevent the Growth of Popery within
this Province, the Question was put, Whether that Part of the Bill
which relates to Conveyances made subsequent to the first Day of
October, 1751, shall be altered, or Not? Resolved in the Negative.

For the Negative,

Williamson,

Stoddert,

Addison,

Gresham,

Waggaman,

Murdock,

Falconar,

Handy,

Frasier,

Wallis,

J. Goldsborough,

Hawkins,

Carroll,

Oldham,

Tillotson,

Gassaway,

Edmondson,

Purnell,

J. J. Mackall,

Hooper,

Evans,

B. Mackall,

Travers,

Scarborough,

Reynolds,

Gray,

Crabb.

Gantt,

Govane,

Lee,

Hyland,

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