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L. H. J.
Liber No. 51
April 28
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Behaviour, tho' the Members of your House could not but look
upon as a Dissolution of the Committee of the Two Houses, yet
considering it might possibly proceed from Inadvertence, were
willing to give Time for any Proposal, which might be thought
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p. 387
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proper to be made by the Gentlemen of the Upper House; but not
having the least Intimation from, or Hopes of any further Inter-
course with those Gentlemen, your Members concluded to report
the whole Matter as soon as the Passage of the Bill for his Majesty's
Service (on which your House had Resolved to proceed on Satur-
day) would permit.
Which being Read a first and second Time, the House concurs
therewith; and thereupon Ordered, That Mr. Edward Tilghman,
Mr. Matthew Tilghman, Mr. Carroll, Mr. Hammond, and Mr.
Murdock, do prepare and bring in an Address of Condolance and
Congratulation to his Majesty.
[Editor's note: The Address to the King as it appears in the
Proceedings of the Lower House varies considerably from that
recorded in the Proceedings of the Upper House. It is therefore
printed in full on pages 474-475]
Mr. Ringgold brings in and delivers to Mr. Speaker, the following
Report :
Maryland, ss.t
By the Committee appointed by the Lower House of Assembly
to enquire into the Securities given by the several Naval Officers
of this Province; as also to enquire into the Security given by Philip
Lee, Esq; late Naval Officer of the District of Patowmack; and
likewise to report who was Naval Officer of Pocomoke, and who
were his Securities in the Year 1755.
Your Committee report, that they cannot find any Bonds or
Securities of Naval Officers lodged in the Secretary's Office (where
Office Bonds are usually lodged) and finding by the Act made in
1751 to oblige the Naval Officers to give sufficient Bonds for what
Monies they shall receive belonging to the Public, that the Bonds
so directed to be taken are by the said Act to be lodged with the
Clerk of the Council for the Time being, and to be kept in the
Council Office, one of your Committee applied to John Ross, Esq;
Clerk of the Council, to permit them to see the Naval Officers Bonds,
lodged there, and received for Answer, that the Bonds of the Naval
Officers were taken payable to the Governor, and lodged amongst the
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p. 388
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Records of his private Council, and that he could not permit your
Committee to see them without Orders from the Governor; but
that he would speak to the Governor about it, and since informed
one of your Committee they could not be permitted to see them,
without an Application from your House to the Governor. Your
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