The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

170 COMMONS JOURNAL, APRIL 17, 1758–MAY 19, 1758That your Petitioner by many Experiments tryed this winter, has madean Infallible Discovery of making Indico of the very finest and purest Qualitythe Herb is Capable of producing, and a Certain plain & Simple Methodwherein no maker may fail. That by this Discovery if the Maker has by anymeans got any Impure Quality in his Indico, he has a Method Laid down howto Seperate them.Your Honours petitioner Conceiving this discovery to be of Importanceto his King and Country makes the Offer thereof to Your Honours uponSuch a Gratuity as you in your Great Wisdom Shall think adequate.Your Petitioner Humbly hopes your honours will take it into Considerationas he Apprehends there will be great Difficulty in Collecting the Subscriptions.And he as in Duty Bound will Ever pray.Ordered That the Petition be referred to the Consideration of a Committee& that they do Examine the Matter thereof & report the same withtheir Oppinion thereupon to the House.And it is referred to Mr. Middleton, Mr. Stobo, Mr. Lowndes, Mr. RalphIzard, Mr. Drayton, Mr. Glover, Mr. Rattray, Mr. Bull, Mr. Crawford, Mr.McQueen, Mr. Elliott, Mr. Manigault.Ordered That all Members of the House who will attend the said CommitteeShall have Voices.Ordered That Mr. Rattray & Mr. Crawford be added to the Committeeto whom the representation of the Commissioners for building & Keepingin repair a Bridge over Edisto River at Orangeburgh & making a Road &Causey Leading to the Same, was referred.The House (According to the Order of Yesterday) proceeded to takeinto Consideration the Report from the Committee who were appoint’d toInspect the Several Laws for Establishing Ferries in this Province.And the said Report was read a Second Time. And the Question beingput, that Balls or Strawberry Ferry be vested in Trustees for the use ofthe Public.It Passed in the Negative.Resolv’d upon the Question That Bassnetts or Hobcaw Ferry be vestedin Trustees for the use of the Public.Resolv’d That Grays Ferry in Christ Church Parish & Grange’s orParkers Ferry over South Edisto River be vested in Trustees for the use ofthe Public.Resolv’d That Scotts or Daniels Island Ferry be vested in Trustees forthe use of the Public.Ordered That a Bill be brought in upon the Said Resolution and thatthe Gentlemen of the Said Committee do prepare & bring in the Same.