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

L.H.J.
Liber No. 48
April 15

Thursday Morning, 15^th April, 1756.

The House met according to Adjournment: All the Members
appeared as Yesterday, except M.^r Bordley.
Capt. Earle, Col. Scarborough, Major Evans, and Capt. Handy,
have Leave to go home.
M.^r Stoddert, from the Committee of Accounts, brings in and
delivers to M.^r Speaker the Journal of Accounts, which was read
and assented to.

Benedict Calvert, Esq; from the Upper House, delivers to M.^r
Speaker the following Message, viz.
By the Upper House of Assembly, April 15, 1756.
Gentlemen,
[This lengthy message is printed in full in the Upper House
Journal, pages 249-53.]

p. 230

Samuel Chamberlaine, Esq; from the Upper House, delivers to
M.^r Speaker a Petition of the Inhabitants of Frederick County;
indorsed, By the Upper House of Assembly, read and referred to
the Consideration of the Lower House of Assembly; which was
here read, and ordered to lie on the Table.
The House adjourns till 2 of the Clock Afternoon.

Post-Meridiem.
The House met according to Adjournment, &c.
On reading the Address to his Excellency, brought in by M.^r
Murdock from the Committee appointed for that Purpose, the Ques-
tion was put, Whether the Address be Approved, or Not Resolved
in the Affirmative [see addresses on Popery, pages 356-60].

For the Affirmative,
J. Reeder, Waggaman, Murdock,
Hynson, M. Tilghman, Fraser,
Williamson, Edmondson, Hawkins,
Wallis, Edge, Lloyd,
Hammond, Travers, E. Tilghman,
Hall, Tolley, Casson,
Gassaway, Govane, Bracco,
Carroll, Smith, Scarborough,
Reynolds, Hyland, Evans,
B. Mackall, Earle, Crabb,
Stoddert, Baker, Chapline,
Jordan, Ward, Beall,
Handy, Addison, Sprigg. 39

For the Negative,
Jenifer, Dennis, 4
R. Henry, Dulany.