June 23, 1775

v2:1236

Friday, June 23, 15 Geo˙ III, 1775.

The Order of the Day being read,

Ordered, That the call of the House be further adjourned till to-morrow.

Mr˙ Mercer reported, that he had, according to order, attended the Council, and desired them to acquaint this House whether they had agreed to the Bill intituled "An Act for appointing Commissioners to ratify and confirm the late Treaty of Peace with the Ohio Indians;" and that the Council will send an answer by a Messenger of their own.

A Message from the Council by Mr˙ Blair:

Mr˙ SPEAKER: I am commanded by the Council to acquaint this House, that the Bill, intituled "An Act for appointing Commissioners to ratify and confirm the late Treaty of Peace with the Ohio Indians," is rejected.

And then the Messenger withdrew.

Resolved, That a free conference be desired with the Council on the subject-mailer of the Treaty to be ratified with the Indians.

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

Mr˙ Treasurer reported, that he had, according to order, been at the Council, to desire a free conference, on the subject-matter of the Treaty to be ratified with the Indians; and that the Council will send an answer by a Messenger of their own.

A Message from the Council by Mr˙ Blair:

Mr˙ SPEAKER: The Council, do, agree to a free conference with this House as desired; and have appointed two of their Members, who are now ready in the Conference Chamber, to meet the Managers for this House.

And then the Messenger withdrew.

Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to manage the said conference,

And a Committee was appointed of Mr˙ Treasurer, Mr˙ Bland, Mr˙ Braxton, and Mr˙ Mercer.

v2:1237

Ordered, That the Paper intituled "Substance of the Peace agreed to between the Earl of Dunmore, Governour of Virginia, on the part of that Colony, and the Corn Stalk, on the part of the Shawanese Indians, Intended to be ratified at a general meeting of the Ohio Indians at Fort Dunmore," referred to in the Governour' s written Message to this House, which, upon Monday, the fifth day of this instant, June, was ordered to lie upon the table, be communicated to the Council at the conference.

Then the names of the Managers were called over, and they went to the conference.

And being returned,

Mr˙ Treasurer reported that the Managers had been at the conference with the Council, and communicated to them the Paper intituled "Substance of the Peace agreed to between the Earl of Dunmore, Governour of Virginia, on the part of that Colony, and the Corn Stalk on the part of the Shawanese Indians, intended, to be ratified at a general meeting of the Ohio Indians at Fort Dunmore," and that the Council proposed that an Address should be presented to the Governour, that his Excellency would appoint persons to ratify the Treaty with the Indians, and recommended it to this House to vote a sum of Money, not exceeding Two Thousand Pounds, for that business.