272 Assembly Proceedings, Feb. 23-May 22, 1756.

U.H.J.
Liber No. 35
May 4

We readily Agree that the Publick Debt of nine years Standing
is indeed very great and must be Still more burthen on the People
if Suffered to be Annually increasing but we think it cannot Justly
be Imputed to us and we are so far from being Satisfied that no
demand against the Publick which has either a Lawfull or reasonable
foundation is ommited to be made in the Journal of Accounts sent
up to us, that on the Contrary we must in Justice to ourselves tell
you that we think had you been willing to allow the Creditors of the
Publick what was due to them and the Servants thereof such Wages
as by the plainest Rules of Common Right and Justice you ought to
have done the Publick Credit would not have fallen into that Con-
temptible State in which you say it is nor the Journal lain so long
without being pass'd which we now send down in hopes you will
make the amendments proposed.
Signed p Order John Ross Cl: Up: Ho

p. 93

Read the Second time the Bill Entituled an Act for Issuing Writts
of Replevin out of the County Courts and will not pass sent to the
Lower house by Benedict Calvert Esq^r
A Message from the Lower house by Mess:^rs Tilghman and
Carroll
By the Lower house of Assembly May 4 :^th 1756

May it Please your Honours
In Answer to your Message of this day as you say you are ready
to Confer with us on the Terms of your Message of Yesterday and
no other and as we must still confess we do not clearly understand
that message but are apprehensive you expect will confer upon the
whole Subject matter of the last Bill sent down to us with your
Negative which we cannot by any means Consent to Yet in order to
demonstrate still further how much we have it at heart to Show our
Loyalty to our most gracious Sovereign and tender regard for our
distressed Country We have now instructed our Conferrees to Confer
with yours upon all the objections made to our Several Bills for His
Majestys Service and our own Security

Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl: Lo: Ho
Adjourned till to Morrow Morning ten of the Clock

May 5

Wednesday Morning 5^th May 1756
The House met again according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday
Adjourned till three of the Clock in the afternoon