The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

694 COMMONS JOURNAL, FEBRUARY 4, 1760–AUGUST 6, 1760Ordered That Mr. Stobo be discharged from the Custody of the Messengerupon paying his Fees.A Petition of Thomas Middleton and William Drayton Esqr. now in Custodyof the Messenger of this House, was presented to the House and read, settingforth, That the Petitioners are sorry that the urgency of their privateConcerns prevented their Attendance on this House the latter End of the lastWeek, and as they had no Intention to contemn the Authority of the same; humblypraying that they may be discharged from the Custody of the said Messengers.Ordered That the said Mr. Middleton and Mr. Drayton be dischargedfrom the Custody of the Messengers of this House, upon paying their Fees.“A Bill for raising and granting to His Majesty the Sum of . . . to defraythe Expence of the late Expedition against the Cherokee Indians and otherCharges since incurred by prosecuting the War against the said Indians, andprotecting the Back-Settlements of this Province: And appointing Commissionersfor stamping and signing Public Orders for the more easy andexpeditous issuing of the said Sum: And providing a Fund for sinking thesaid Public Orders in Five Years by a general Tax and Assessments on theEstates real and personal of the Inhabitants and others interested in thisProvince,” was read a Second time with Blanks, which were filled up;Resolved That the Bill be committed.Resolved That the Bill be committed to a Committee of the whole House.Resolved That this House will now resolve itself into a Committee of thewhole House upon the said Bill.And accordingly the House resolved itself into the said Committee.Mr. Speaker left the Chair.Mr. Wragg took the Chair of the Committee.Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.Mr. Wragg reported from the Committee that they had made someprogress in the Bill: And that the Committee had directed him to move theHouse for leave to sit again.Resolved, That this House will, in the Afternoon, resolve itself into aCommittee of the whole House upon the said Bill.And then the House adjourned till Four of the Clock.P.M.The House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House, uponthe “Bill for raising and granting to His Majesty the Sum of . . . to defray theExpence of the late Expedition.”Mr. Speaker left the Chair.Mr. Wragg took the Chair of the Committee.