The Lower House. 415

Philip Hammond, Esq; from the Conference of both Houses,
brings in and delivers to M.^r Speaker the following Report, viz.
At a Free Conference of the Members of both Houses
of Assembly, the 5th Day of May, 1756, in the Paper-
Currency-Office,
Present,

| Philip Thomas, Esq; and |
The Honourable- of the Upper House.
[Col. Benjamin Tasker, |

Philip Hammond, Esq: |
Col. Edward Tilghman, |
M.^r Murdock, | of the Lower House
M.^r Matthew Tilghman, and
M.^r Carroll
Who then chose Philip Thomas, Esq: Chairman, and Stephen
Bordley, junior, Clerk.
[This lengthy report is printed in full in the Upper House Journal,
pages 275-8.]

L.H.J.

Liber No. 48
May II

The House adjourns until the Morrow Morning at 8 of the Clock.

p. 270

Wednesday Morning, 12^th May, 1756.

The House met according to Adjournment, &c.
Capt. Jenifer appeared in the House.
The Bill entituled, A Supplementary Act to the Act entituled, An
Act for repairing the Public Roads, &c. and the Bill entituled, An
Act for the Relief of certain Prisoners, in the several County Goals,
&c. were severally read the second Time, and will pass; and were
sent to the Upper House by M.^r Williamson and Major Hynson.
His Excellency the Governor communicated to M.^r Speaker the
following Message, viz.
Gentlemen of the Lower House of Assembly,
In your Address, presented the first of March, you desired me to
communicate to you such Advices as I might have received from the
neighbouring Governments, relative to the Negociation of a Treaty
proposed to be held with the Southern Indians; I have now been
informed by Governor Dinwiddie, that the Commissioners, who went
some Time since from that Government to the Cherokee Country, to
make a League with them, in Behalf of these Colonies, and to secure
them to our Interest, have signified to him by Letters, that those
Tribes were in good Temper, and fixed to our Interest, but would
not send any more of their Warriors to join our Troops till we
build them a strong Fort, to protect their Women and Children,
while their Young Men go to War against our Enemies: They also
told the Commissioners that the French have a Fort about Six Days
Journey from the Cherokee Town, and have been tampering with

May 12