and sent to the Council, be referred to a committee of two to report thereon. And Messrs. Vandyke and Bassett are appointed a committee for that purpose. Adjourned till Monday morning, 10 o'clock. MONDAY, May 12th, 1777. Council met. Mr. Dingee, a member of this House, appeared and took his seat, and assigned his reason for not attending sooner, which was deemed sufficient. A member from the House of Assembly, attending at the door, was admitted and returned to the Chair the two following engrossed bills for the examination of Council, to wit: The bill entitled "An act for the more speedily completing the quota of troops to be raised in this State for the Continental army." Also, a supplement to the act entitled "An act for establishing a Militia in this State." Which, being severally examined and compared, the Council consent that the said bills be enacted into laws. Ordered, That Mr. Vandyke wait on the House of Assembly with the said bills. Who, being returned, reported that he had waited on the House of Assembly according to the order aforesaid. The committee appointed to consider the resolutions of the honorable House of Assembly, founded on the message of his Excellency the President, have taken the same into consideration and beg leave to report the following resolutions to be adopted instead thereof : * And the said resolutions reported by the committee of Council being read and considered, were agreed to be adopted in the stead of the resolutions sent from the House of Assembly, and ordered to be sent to that House for their consideration and concurrence. A member from the House of Assembly, attending at the door, was admitted and delivered at the Chair the following resolution of that House, to wit: "On motion, "IN THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY, "MONDAY, A. M., May 12th, 1777. "Resolved, That this House will, before dinner, adjourn to the "2d day of June next." A member from the House of Assembly, attending at the door, was admitted and returned to the Chair the resolutions reported by the committee of Council and agreed to be adopted in the stead of the resolutions of the House of Assembly, founded on the President's message, with divers amendments thereto proposed, which were concurred in, to wit: † Also, the following bills passed this session, to wit: "An act for the holding the General Assembly at Dover, in the County of Kent;" "A supplement to an act entitled 'An act for regulating innholders, tavern-keepers, and other publick house keepers within this Government, and impowering the Justices to settle the rates of liquors ;'"' "An act for the more speedily completing the quota of troops to be raised in this State for the Continental army;" "A supplement to an act entitled 'An act for establishing a Militia in this State;' *The Clerk left a blank space for, but neglected to copy these resolves into his journal. †These amendments do not appear on the manuscript journal. Which were signed by the Speaker. Ordered, That Mr. Collins wait on the House of Assembly with the above laws and resolution aforesaid, as amended. Mr. Collins, being returned, reported that he had waited on the House of Assembly according to the order aforesaid. A member from the House of Assembly, attending at the door, was admitted and delivered at the Chair a resolution of that House impowering the President to affix the Great Seal of this State to the different bills passed this session. Which was concurred in. Ordered, That the above resolution be signed by the Speaker and returned to the House of Assembly. And Mr. Vandyke was appointed for that purpose, who, being returned, reported that he had waited on the House of Assembly according to order. Then the Council took into consideration the state of their expenses, and they find New Castle County's quota Kent County's Sussex County's £ 24 7 II 24 7 II 24 7 II Adjourned till 2d June. |