384 Assembly Proceedings, November 5-21, 1770.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 54
Nov. 9

Principles of Justice and publick Utility: But as your Honours think
the Bill now before you on that Subject very exceptionable in many
Respects, we request you to point out the Amendments you have to
propose, that we may have them before us in One View, and then
we shall with Pleasure agree to a Conference, if we judge it expedient.
Signed by Order Jn.^o Duckett Cl. Lo. Ho.

Which was read and approved of, and sent to the Upper House
by M.^r J. Hall and M.^r Johnson

They return and acquaint M.^r Speaker they delivered the Message
The Bill, entitled, An Act, impowering Edward Tilghman, Solomo-
mon Wright, &.^ta read a second Time by an especial Order, and will
pass. Sent to the Upper House by M.^r W. Paca, and M.^r Gantt.
They return, and acquaint M.^r Speaker they delivered the Bill
On Motion, Ordered, That M.^r Johnson be added to the Committee
of Grievances and Courts of Justice.
The House adjourns till To-morrow Morning 8 O'Clock

Nov. 10

Saturday November 10:^th 1770
The House met according to Adjournment.

The Members were called and all appeared as on Yesterday.
The Proceedings of Yesterday were read.

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M.^r Griffith delivers to M.^r Speaker the Petition of Alexander
Cumming, setting forth, that William Cumming, Esq.^r the Peti-
tioners Father, at the Time of his Death, had, within the City of
Annapolis, a Lot of Ground, with a Dwelling House and Out-Houses
thereon, in which a Part of his Majesty's fforces were quartered, in
the Year seventeen hundred and fifty seven, who did considerable
Damage thereto; and prayed the House to take the Premises into
Consideration, and make him such Allowance as should be thought
reasonable for the Damages done the said Houses
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Consideration
of a Committee, and that they do examine the Matter thereof, and
report the same, as it shall appear to them, to the House.
M.^r J. Hall, M.^r Griffith, M.^r W. Paca, and M.^r Mackall, are ap-
pointed a Committee accordingly; and they have Power to send for
Persons, Papers and Records.

M.^r J. Hall brings in and delivers to M.^r Speaker the following
Report —

By the Committee appointed to enquire into the Truth of the Facts
contained in the Petition of Alexander Cumming.
In Obedience to the Order of the Honourable House, your Com-
mittee have proceeded to examine into the Facts aforesaid, and