The Lower House. 287

to serve in this present General Assembly in the Room of M.^r Parker
Selby who hath accepted of the Office of Sheriff of that County.

Daniel Dulany Esq from the Upper House delivers to M.^r Speaker
the Paper Bills N.^o 12, 13, 14 severally indorsed "By the Upper
House of Assembly October 26:^th 1770 The Ingrossed Bill whereof
this is the original read and assented to
Signed by Order U Scott Cl. Up. Ho."

On a second reading the Petition of Bennett Allen the Question
was put that the said Petition be granted ?
Resolved in the Negative

L. H. J.
Liber No. 54
Oct. 26

For the Negative

'Eden

N. Thomas

Contee

Buchanan

Hooper

Wright

Worthington

Steele

Hopper

Johnson

Noel

J. Paca

Griffith

Ward

Aq Hall

Mackall

Gilpin

Deye

Parran

Veazy

Allen

Grahame

J. Hall

Dashiell

Ware

W. Paca

Luckett

Harrison

Beall

Heugh

Courts

Tyler

Wootton

[33]

For the Affirmative

Ringgold,

Gantt,

Tilghman,

Chase,

Goldsborough,

Dickinson.

[6]

The Order of the Day for taking into Consideration the Compass
Bill being read the same is referred for Consideration To-Morrow
Morning

The Report of the Committee appointed to inspect the several
publick Offices &.^ta is further referred for Consideration till To-
Morrow Morning.

The House adjourns till To-Morrow Morning Eight O'Clock

p. 127

Saturday 27:^th October 1770
The House met according to Adjournment.

The Members were called and all appeared as on Yesterday
The Proceedings of Yesterday were read
M.^r Bordley and M.^r Smallwood appeared in the House

Oct. 27