Committee Appointed to a Conference with the Council

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A Message from the Council by Mr˙ Blair:

Mr˙ SPEAKER: lam commanded by the Council to acquaint this House, that the Council do desire a present free conference with this House in the Conference Chamber, on the subject of your Message relative to the securing the publick Arms.

And then the Messenger withdrew.

Resolved, That the House doth agree to the free conference desired by the Council.

Ordered, That Mr˙ Bland do go to the Council, and acquaint them that the House doth agree to the conference desired by them.

A Message from the Council by Mr˙ Blair:

Mr˙ SPEAKER: The Council have appointed three of their Members to manage the conference desired with this House, who are now, in the Conference Chamber.

And then the Messenger withdrew.

Resolved, That Mr˙ Bland, Mr˙ Treasurer, Mr˙ Cary, Mr˙ Jones, Mr˙ Nelson, and Mr˙ Digges, do manage the conference desired by the Council.

And they went to the conference.

And being returned,

Mr˙ Bland reported, that the Managers had attended the conference, and that it was managed, on the part of the Council, by Mr˙ Carter, who acquainted them that the Council are of opinion the publick Arms are not secure, and think it would be proper that an inventory of them be taken; and that an Address be presented to the Governour to desire that he will consent to the removal of them to a more secure place.

Resolved, That a free conference, be desired with the Council upon the subject-matter of the last conference.

Ordered, That Mr˙ Bland do go to the Council and desire the said conference.

A Message from the Council by Mr˙ Blair:

Mr˙ SPEAKER: The Council do agree to the free conference desired by this House, and have appointed three of their Members to manage the same, who are now in the Conference Chamber.

And then the Messenger withdrew.

Resolved, That the gentlemen who managed the last conference do manage this conference.

Ordered, That it be an instruction to them, that they acquaint the Managers for the Council that this House will agree to join with the Council in an Address to be presented to the Governour, to desire that he will consent to the removal of the publick Arms to a more secure place; and, moreover, that they propose to the Managers for the Council that some measure may be taken to secure the Arms in the mean time.

And the Managers went to the conference; and being returned,

Mr˙ Bland reported that the Managers had attended the conference, and had acquainted the Managers for the Council that this House would agree to join with the Council in an Address to be presented to the Governour, and had proposed to them that some measure may be taken to secure the Arms in the mean time.

A Message from the Council by Mr˙ Blair:

Mr˙ SPEAKER: The Council desire a present free conference with this House in the Conference chamber, on the subject-matter of the last Conference.

And then the Messenger withdrew.

Resolved, That this House doth agree to the present free conference desired by the Council.

Ordered, That Mr˙ Bland do go to the Council, and acquaint them that the House doth agree to the conference desired by the Council.

A Message from the Council by Mr˙ Blair:

Mr˙ SPEAKER: The Council have appointed two of their Members to manage the conference desired by this House, who are now ready in the Conference Chamber.

And then the Messenger withdrew.

Resolved, That the gentlemen who managed the last conference, do manage this conference.

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And they went to the conference.

And being returned,

Mr˙ Bland reported, that the Managers for the Council acquainted them that the Council do agree to join with this House in an Address to be presented to the Governour, to desire that he will consent to the removal of the publick Arms to a more secure place, and have appointed three of their Members to draw up the said Address, in conjunction with such of this House as may be appointed; but that the Council do not approve of any measure to be taken, before such Address be presented, for securing the said Arms.

Ordered, That the gentlemen who managed the conference be appointed a Committee to join with a Committee of the Council in drawing up the said Address.