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our Part, with which you seem, of late, to entertain every Remon-
strance of the Representatives of the People, however just and
well founded, insomuch that the most frivolous Pretences and Eva-
sions of the Persons who are the Subject of them, and, as in the
present Instances, highly Interested in the Event, are sufficient to
elude their Force, and frustrate our reasonable Expectations, and
this in Particulars which so intimately concern the Public Funds,
at a Time too, when the People labour under the Pressure of Taxes,
which, however Necessary, are nevertheless extremely Grievous and
Heavy to be borne: We must therefore upon this Point likewise
renew our Application to your Excellency, that you will suffer this
Affair to lay no longer dormant, but without Delay order the Bond
of the Commissioner in Question to be put in Suit, by which your
Excellency will afford a Proof most agreeable to us, and, permit us
to add, most advantageous to your own Character, of the Sincerity
of your repeated Declaration, That you will never Countenance any
Officer who does not diligently and faithfully discharge his Duty.
Which was Read and Assented to, and Signed, by Order of the
House, by the Honourable Speaker.
Ordered, That Mr. Matthew Tilghman and Mr. King do acquaint
his Excellency, That this House hath prepared an Address, to be
presented to him, and desires to know when and where he will please
to receive it. They return and acquaint Mr. Speaker, That the Gov-

L. H. J.
Liber No. 50
April 19

ernor signified he would receive the Address To-morrow Morning
in the Council Chamber.

Richard Lee, Esq; from the Upper House, delivers to Mr. Speaker,
a Bill, entituled, An Act for Reducing the Allowances of the Members
of the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly; Indorsed, " By the
Upper House of Assembly, 18th April, 1758. Read the first Time,
and Ordered to lie on the Table.
Signed p Order, J. Ross, Cl. Up. Ho."

And thus, " By the Upper House of Assembly, 19th April, 1758.
Read the second Time, and will Pass.
Signed p Order, J. Ross, Cl. Up. Ho."

Which Bill was Read here the first Time, and Ordered to lie on the
Table.
The House adjourns till the Morrow Morning at 8 of the Clock.

p. 87

Thursday, April 20, 1758.

The House met according to Adjournment: The Members were
called, and all appeared as Yesterday, except Mr. Edmondson, Mr.
Gale, Mr. Goldsborough, and Mr. Hanson. The Proceedings were
Read. Mr. Oldham hath Leave of Absence.

April 20