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Which was sent to the Upper House by M^r Hollyday and
M^r Stoughton. They return and say they delivered it.
Col^l Addison from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker
the Petition of the Justices of Charles County Court praying
leave to bring in a Bill for the removing their County Court
House thus Endorst Viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly March the 16^th 1725

The within petition being read is recomended to the
consideration of the Lower House of Assembly
Sign'd p order Geo. Plater Cl. up. Ho.

CoP Ward from the Upper House Delivers M^r Speaker
the following Message viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly March the 16^th 1725

Gent.
This House Concurrs with you in Your Resolve menconed
in Your Message this Day by M^r Hollyday & M^r Stoughton
Signd p order Geo Plater Cl. Up. Ho.

M^r Roger Mathews a Member return'd to serve for Balte-
more County Appears in the House Ordered that M^r Ham-
ilton and M^r Scott go to the upper house to see him Qualified
They return and Say they see him Qualified Thereupon he
took his place
Col^l Thomas Truman Greenfield from the Committee of
Elections and priviledges Returns the following Report Viz.

By the Comittee of Elections & Priviledges 16 March 1725

Wee of the Comittee haveing Viewed and Examined the
Indentures of M^r Roger Mathews a member Returned to
serve for Baltemore County Do find him Duly Elected
Signd p order John Gibson Cl. Come.

Thomas Bordley Esq^r haveing represented to 'this House
that since the last Sessions of Assembly he has been reflected
on by M^r Nicholas Goldsborough a Member of this House
as haveing been the Occasion of Prolonging the Last Sessions
of Assembly a fort night Longer than Otherwise it would have
Continued
It is the Opinion of this House that such Reflections are
Scandalous and Groundless And that the said Bordley Acted
no otherwise therein than as well became a Member of this
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L. H. J.