The Upper House. 171

Present as Yesterday
Mess.^rs Plater and Southeron from the Lower House attend with
M.^r Edmund Key a Member elected for S.^t Mary's County to see him
qualified who takes the Oaths to the Government appointed to be
taken by Act of Assembly, repeats, and subscribes the Abjuration
and Test and then withdraws

Adjourned 'till three of the Clock in the Afternoon

Eodem Die post Meridien
This House met again according to Adjournm :'

Present as in the Morning

Read the first Time the Bill prepared in this House, intitled, An
Act for reducing the Allowances of the Members of the Upper and
Lower Houses of Assembly and ordered to lye on the Table
Adjourned 'till Monday Morning ten of the Clock.

U. H. J.
Liber No. 35
Nov. 19

Monday Morning 21. of Nov.^r 1757.
This House met again according to Adjournment

Present

Benjamin Tasker Esq. Col : Benjamin Tasker
The honourable Col : Hammond Benedict Calvert Esq.
Samuel Chamberlaine Esq: Daniel Dulany Esq.

Read the Petition of the Corporation of the City of Annapolis,
and others Inhabitants of the said City praying some Provision
might be made for such of his Majesty's Forces as should be sent
to the said City for Winter Quarters, referred to the Consideration
of the Lower House and sent by Col : Tasker
Adjourned 'till three of the Clock in the Afternoon

Eodem Die post Meridiem
This House met again according to Adjournment

Present as in the Morning

Read the second Time the Bill, entituled, An Act for reducing
the Allowances of the Members of the upper and Lower Houses of
Assembly, passed, and sent to the Lower House by Samuel Cham-
berlaine Esq :

Adjourned 'till to Morrow Morning 10. of the Clock

Nov. 21
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