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L. H. J.
Liber No. 48
May 22
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Which is submitted to the Consideration of Both Houses of As-
sembly, by
Samuel Chamberlaine,
Walter Dulany,
Michael Earle,
John Henry,
Alexander Williamson,
John Bracco,
Josiah Beall.
Col. Tasker, from the Upper House, delivers to M.r Speaker the
several Paper Bills, the ingrossed Bills of which had been assented
to by both Houses this Session, which said Paper Bills were severally
thus indorsed, viz. The ingrossed Bill, whereof this is the Original,
is read and assented to by the Upper House of Assembly.
Signed p Order, J. Ross, Cl. Up. Ho.
The following Resolve, viz.
(This House taking into Consideration the many Irregularities in
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p. 201
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the Proceedings of this Session of Assembly, more especially rela-
tive to a Bill, For granting the Sum of Forty Thousand Pounds for
his Majesty's Service, and striking Thirty- four Thousand and Fif-
teen Pounds Six Shillings thereof in Bills of Credit, and raising a
Fund for sinking the same, and the many Concessions they have
made, in order to obtain the Passage of that Bill, even derogatory
of their own and the Peoples just Rights, Do Resolve, That being
urged by the dangerous Situation of Affairs, and the miserable Dis-
tress of the back Inhabitants of this Province, who have been exposed
to the Incursions and most horrid Cruelty of barbarous Savages,
and by the unparliamentary Proceedings of the Upper House, they
have been put under the Necessity of going into many Irregularities
in their Modes of Proceeding, and even departing from their ancient
and undoubted Rights and Privileges, and that therefore no Irregu-
larity of Proceeding, Concession, or Condescension whatsoever, had
or made in respect of that Bill, or any other of the Prceedings of
thie Session, ought hereafter, by any Branch of the Legislature, to
be drawn into or insisted upon as a Precedent. )
Was ordered to be entered on the Journal.
Ordered, That the Bill to prevent the Growth of Popery, sent
down from the Upper House, with the Amendments proposed by
the Lower House, be printed with the Votes and Proceedings.
Ordered, That Col. Tilghman and M.r Carroll do acquaint the
Governor, That no public Business is now before this House to
transact.
The House adjourns till 2 of the Clock Afternoon.
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