The Lower House. 87

Wednesday Morning, I9^th March, 1755.
The House met according to Adjournment, &c.
Mr. E. Tilghman hath leave of the House to go Home.
On Motion, Resolved, That any Member who doth depart from
the House this Session, without having obtained Leave, shall have
no Allowance made him in the Journal of Accounts, for Attendance
this Session.
On Motion, The Question was put, That the Members who have
left the House this Session, without Leave, be sent for, by the Ser-
jeant at Arms attending this House? Resolved in the Negative.

L.H.J.
Liber No. 48
March 19

For the Negative,

Reeder, Smallwood, Baker,
Mills, Stoddert, Casson,
Wallis, Moore, J. Henry,
Hammond, Edmondson, Beall,
Gassaway, Gray, Sprigg.
Reynolds, Govane, [17]

For the Affirmative,

Gresham, J. Goldsborough, Hawkins,
Williamson, M. Tilghman, Dulany,
Hynson, Edge, Lloyd,
Carroll, Earle, Bracco,
Hall, Murdock, Crabb. [15]

Col. Lloyd, from the Upper House, delivers to Mr. Speaker the
Bill entituled, An Act for raising a Supply towards his Majesty's
Service, and the following Message, viz.
By the Upper House of Assembly, March 19, 1755-
Gentlemen [then follows a message from the Upper House printed
in full on pages 33-5].

The House took into Consideration, the Report relating to the
Disposal of the Sum of £6000 &c. and referred the same to the
Consideration of the next Session of Assembly.
The House adjourns till 2 of the Clock.

Post-Meridiem.

The House met according to Adjournment, &c.
On reading and considering the Message from the Upper House
of this Day, brought here by Col. Lloyd; Ordered, That the Com-
mittee of Laws do prepare and bring in an Answer thereto.
The House adjourns till the morrow Morning at 9 of the Clock.

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