Motions for Committees

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Thursday, 6th April, 1775.

The House met according to adjournment.

On motion, Ordered, That Mr˙ Ashe, Mr˙ Rhodes, Mr˙ Thos˙ Rutherford, Mr˙ Hunt, Mr˙ Sheppard, Mr˙ McCulloch, Mr˙ Caswell; Mr˙ Hewes, Mr˙ Hill, Mr˙ Thomas Jones, and Mr˙ Gregory, be a Committee of Privileges and Elections, and that they have power to send for persons, papers, and records, as the case may require.

On motion, Ordered, That Mr˙ Harnett, Mr˙ Hewes, Mr˙ Knox, Mr˙ Cray, Mr˙ Samuel Johnston, Mr˙ Hunt, Mr˙ Jarvis, Mr˙ Howe, Mr˙ John Campbell, Mr˙ Macknight, Mr˙ Hooper, Mr˙ Macnair, and Mr˙ Long, be a Committee of Public Accounts; and that Mr˙ Ashe, Mr˙ Oldham, Mr˙ John Johnston, Mr˙ Allen Jones, Mr˙ Perkins, Mr˙ Thomas Jones, Mr˙ Simpson, Mr˙Farquard Campbell, Mr˙ Benbury, Mr˙ Rhodes, Mr˙ Gregory, Mr˙ Edward Salter, Mr˙ Fraser, Mr˙ William Person, and Mr˙ Jarvis, be a Committee of Public Claims, in conjunction with such of the Members of His Majesty' s honourable Council as they shall think fit to appoint, and that the following Message be sent to the Council, to wit:

Gentlemen of His Majesty' s Honourable Council:

This House have appointed Mr˙ Harriett, Mr˙ Hewes, Mr˙Knox, Mr˙ Gray, Mr˙ Samuel Johnston, Mr˙ Hunt, Mr˙ Jarvis, Mr˙ John Campbell, Mr˙ Macknight, Mr˙ Hooper, Mr˙ Macnair, and Mr˙ Long, on the Public Accounts; and Mr˙ Ashe, Mr˙ Oldham, Mr˙ John Johnston, Mr˙ Allen Jones, Mr˙ Perkins, Mr˙ Thomas Jones, Mr˙ Simpson, Mr˙ Farquard Campbell, Mr˙ Benbury, Mr˙ Rhodes, Mr˙ Gregory, Mr˙ Edward Salter, Mr˙ Fraser, Mr˙ William Person, and Mr˙ Jarvis, be a Committee of this House to settle and allow Public Claims, in conjunction with such of your Honours as you shall think fit to appoint.

JOHN HARVEY, Speaker.

Sent by Mr˙ McCulloch and Mr˙ Gregory.

On motion, Ordered, That Mr˙ William Salter, Mr˙ William Person, Mr˙ Howe, Mr˙ Stanley, Mr˙ Coor, Mr˙ Sheppard, Mr˙ Poyner, Mr˙ Hunter, Mr˙ Farquard Campbell, Mr˙ Caswell, Mr˙ Thomas Person, Mr˙ Wynns, Mr˙ Long, Mr˙ Ashe, Mr˙ Atherton, Mr˙ Francis Nash, Mr˙ Rhodes, Mr˙ Knox, Mr˙ Joseph Jones, Mr˙ Edward Salter, Mr˙ Griffith Rutherford, Mr˙ Fraser, Mr˙ Hewes, and Mr˙ Harnett, be a Committee of Propositions and Grievances.