The Lower House. 117

The House being Divided on this Question, the same was De-
termined in the Affirmative by the Honourable Speaker.

On Reading the Petition of John Paca, Robert Adair, and Mar-
garet Paca, Executors of the Last Will and Testament of John
Paca, junior, late of Baltimore County, deceased :

Ordered, That Mr. Edward Dorsey, Mr. Govane, Mr. Cockey
Deye, Mr. J. H. Dorsey, and Mr. Owings, be a Committee to
enquire into the Allegations and Facts contained in the said Petition;
and that they do make Report thereof to the House.

On Motion, Leave given, to bring in a Bill for impowering the
Agents appointed by the £40,000 Act, to lay several Sums of
Money for Indian Scalps :

Ordered, That Col. Tilghman and Mr. Edward Dorsey do prepare
and bring in the same.

On Reading a second Time the Bill, entituled, A Supplementary
Act to an Act, entituled, An Act for Limitation of certain Actions,
the same was Referred for Consideration at the next Session of
Assembly.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 51
Dec. 21

On Reading the second Time the Petition of the Rector, Vestry-
men, Church-wardens, and other Parishioners, in Port-Tobacco
Parish in Charles County; Leave is given to bring in a Bill :

Ordered, That Col. Tilghman, Mr. Hanson, Mr. Dent, and Mr.
Stoddert, do prepare and bring in the same.

Upon Reading the second Time the Petition of Mr. John Mathews,
of Baltimore County, late Press-master, the same was Referred for
Consideration at the next Session of Assembly.

Upon Reading the second Time the Petition of John Anderson,
of the City of Annapolis, the same was referred for Consideration
at the next Session of Assembly.

Upon Reading the second Time the Petition of Lieutenant-
Colonel Dagworthy and Others; on Motion, the Question was put,
That the Money appropriated for Scalps, be applied towards the
Relief of the Petitioners thereon named. Resolved in the Negative.

p. 87

For the Affirmative,

Plater,

Edmondson,

Hopper,

Key,

Bowman,

Chapline,

Greenfield,

Sulivane,

Cresap,

Worthington,

Ward,

Crabb.

J. J. Mackall,

Dulany,

Fitzhugh,

Beall,

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