The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

314 COMMONS JOURNAL, JANUARY 15, 1759–FEBRUARY 16, 1759Ordered that the Petition be referred to the Consideration of a Committeeand that they do examine the matter thereof and report the same,as it shall appear to them, to the House.And It is referred to Collonel Richardson, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Trapier, Mr.Mazyck, Mr. Moultrie, Mr. Cantey, Mr. John Crawford.Ordered that all Committees do sit this Afternoon.And then the House adjourned ’till to Morrow Morning half an hourafter Nine of the Clock.Wednesday the 7th Day of February 1759.The Journal of Yesterday’s Proceedings was read.And then the House adjourned till to Morrow Morning ten of theClock.Thursday the 8th Day of February 1759.Ordered That the Order of the Day for taking into Consideration theReport of the Committee to whom the Petition of James Hunter, Executorof the last Will and Testament of Joseph Murray, in behalf of James Murray,only Son and heir at Law of the said Joseph, deceased, was referred, be nowread.And the said Order was read accordingly.The said Report was read a Second Time.Then the Petition being read a Second Time,Ordered that leave be given to bring in a Bill, according to the Prayerof the Petition, and that the Gentlemen of the said Committee do prepareand bring in the Same.Mr. Lamboll (according to Order) Reported from the Committee towhom the “Bill for repealing all former Acts and Paragraphs of Acts of theGeneral Assembly of this Province relating to Discounts, and for Comprizingin One Act the several Acts and Paragraphs of Acts of the General Assemblyof this Province with Regard to Discounts,” was Committed, That the Committeehad examined the Allegations of the Bill, and found the same to betrue and had gone through the Bill and made one Amendment thereunto,which they had directed him to report to the House: And he read the Reportin his place, and afterward delivered the Bill, with the Amendment, inat the Clerk’s Table, where the said Amendment was read, and is as follows(Vizt.), That in the fourth line of the fifth Side thereof to leave out at theMark a, the Remaining part of that Clause; to wit, these Words, And providedfurther that no such Discount shall be admitted in any Cause for an Account of above