The Lower House. 173

Which, with the several Papers therein mentioned, were read the
first Time, and ordered to lye on the Table.
Ordered, That M.^r Lee, and Capt. Cockey Deye, do go with
M.^r J. Hall, of Baltimore, to the Upper House of Assembly, to see
him take the Oath of Abjuration, prescribed by the Act of Parlia-
ment passed last Session. They return, and acquaint M.^r Speaker,
that Gentleman did take the Oath aforesaid, and subscribed the
same.
D. Dulany, Esq from the Upper House, delivers to M.^r Speaker,
the Petitions of Joseph Lowman, and Samuel Cresswell, Prisoners
in Baltimore County Goal. Indorsed, "By the Upper House of
Assembly: Referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of
Assembly." Which Petitions were here read the first Time, and
ordered to lye on the Table:

L. H. J.
Liber No. 52
Nov. 18

On Motion, the Question was put, that the following Question,
Viz.^t That this House do agree to send a Message to the Upper
House, to propose a Conference with them on the Subject Matter
of the Passage of the Journal, be now put?
The House being equally divided in their Determination on the
aforegoing Question, the same was carried in the Negative by the
Honourable Speaker ; and was Resolved in the Negative accordingly.

p. 454

For the Negative

Ringgold,

Dent,

Beall,

Lloyd,

Smallwood,

Tilghman,

Worthington,

Cockey Deye,

Wright,

Johnson,

J. Hall, Balt.

F. Gantt.

E. Gantt,

Earle,

[16]

Grahame,

Murdock,

For the Affirmative

Plater,

H. Hollyday,

Allen,

Wolstenholme,

Gibson,

Selby,

H. Hall,

Lecompte,

Chapline,

Hanson,

Lee,

Smith.

Ware,

Chase,

[16]

Edmondson,

J. Hall, Annap