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

L.H.J.
Liber No. 48
March I

for the Use of this Province, and also to request his Excellency to
acquaint this House, Whether the Arms have been returned, which
belonged to this Province, and were lent to Col. Innes: Ordered,
That the Committee of Laws do prepare and bring in an Address
accordingly.

Samuel Chamberlaine, Esq; and Col. Benjamin Tasker, from the
Upper House, acquaint Mr. Speaker that the Governor requires the
Members of the Lower House of Assembly to attend him imme-
diately in the Upper House.
M.^r Speaker left the Chair, and with the Members of the Lower
House went to the Upper House, and presented to his Excellency
the ingrossed Bill entituled, An Act reviving and continuing an Act
entituled, An Act to prevent the Exportation or Carrying out of
this Province, Ammunition, Warlike Stores, or Provisions of any
Kind, towards supplying the French or their Allies; and the in-
grossed Bill entituled, An Act for the Adjournment and Continuance
of Talbot and Dorchester County Courts; both which his Excellency
passed into Laws in the usual Manner.

M.^r Speaker returned with the Members of the Lower House and
Re-assumed the Chair.
The House adjourns until the Morrow Morning at 9 of the Clock.

March 2

Tuesday Morning, 2^d March, 1756.

The House met according to Adjournment, &c.
Ordered, That Col. Tilghman and M.^r Bracco do acquaint his
Excellency, That this House hath prepared an Address, to be pre-
sented to him, and desires to know when and where he will please
to receive it: They return and acquaint M.^r Speaker the Governor
was pleased to signify he would receive the Address at 12 of the
Clock in the Conference Chamber.

The Order of the Day being read ;

In Pursuance of the Resolve of Yesterday, the House Resolved
itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider of Ways and
Means to raise a Sum of Money towards his Majesty's Service.
M.^r Speaker left the Chair.
M.^r Speaker re-assumed the Chair.
M.^r Lloyd, Chairman of the Committee of the whole House,
reported to M.^r Speaker, That the Committee had again proceeded
to take into Consideration the Matter referred to them by the Hon-
ourable Lower House of Assembly; but not having had Time to com-
pleat the same, prays Leave of the House to sit again, to proceed
further on the said Affair.