On motion ordered that Messrs Cornelius Harnett, Johnston, Hewes, Nash, Macknight, Fanning, Knox, Christopher Neale, Thomson, Benjamin Person, Stewart, Cray and Sheppard be appointed a Committee of Public Accounts, and, Moore, Mr Harnett, Mr Nash, Mr Fanning, and Mr Hewes, be appointed a Committee to prepare an address in answer to his Excellencys Speech, and report the same to the House for Approbation. On motion ordered that Mr Howe, Mr Johnston, Mr Mau. Mr Chairman reported that the Committee had taken into consideration his Excellencys Speech and came to several Resolutions thereon, which Mr Chairman reported to the House the same were approved of and ordered they be instructions to the Committee to be appointed to prepare an Address in Answer to his Excellencys Speech Then on motion Mr Speaker resumed the Chair. Then on Motion Resolved the said Speech be committed to a Committee of the whole House, and thereupon choose Mr William Haywood Chairman and after the same was read and some time spent the Committee came to several Resolutions which Mr Chairman was directed to report to the House. On motion ordered His Excellency the Governor's Speech be read, read the same and is as follows, Viz t, Then the House adjourned till tomorrow morning 10 oClock. Then on motion Resolved, His Excellency the Governors Speech be read tomorrow. Mr Speaker with the House being returned, Mr Speaker reported that his Excellency the Governor had made a Speech to the Council and this House, a Copy of which to prevent Mistakes, he had obtained and laid the same before the House. The House waited on His Excellency the Governor and presented their Speaker, whom His Excellency was pleased to approve of and then made a Speech to his Majesty's Council and this House. Rec d from His Excellency the Governor a verbal Message by Mr Hooper requiring the immediate attendance of the House in the palace. On motion ordered Mr Hewes and Mr Montfort wait on His Excellency the Governor, and acquaint him the House had made choice of a speaker and desire to know when they shall wait on his Excellency to present him, being returned, informed the House his Excellency would send a Message when he would receive them. The Members being returned to the House Mr Samuel Johnston proposed and set up Colonel Richard Caswell who was unanimously chosen Speaker, and placed in the Chair accordingly. The Members waited on His Excellency the Governor in the palace when he was pleased to direct that they return to the House and make choice of a Speaker.

Rec d from His Excellency the Governor a Verbal Message by Mr Hooper desiring the immediate attendance of this House in the palace. Mr Fanning and Mr Blount waited on His Excellency the Governor, to inform him that the Members had qualified and they waited to receive his commands who being returned reported to the House that his Excellency would send a Messenger for the Members to wait on him in the palace. The Honble Robert Palmer and Samuel Cornell Esquires, two of the Members of the Council, came to the House, and the above fifty nine Members qualified by taking the Oaths by Law appointed for qualification of Public Officers and repeating and subscribing the Test. The Members being returned brought for answer that His Excellency would appoint two members accordingly. Mr Howe and Mr Cray waited on His Excellency the Governor and acquainted that a sufficient number of members to constitute a House were met and to desire His Excellency to appoint some of the Members of Council to see them qualified. Thomas Relfe, Benjamin Ward, William Relfe, John Harvey, John Skinner, Thomas Harvey, Thomas Hoskins, John Maule, Thomas Bonner, Edward Vail, William Alston, John Beesly, Richard Caswell, Edward Hare, John Pryor, Edward M cSwaine, Abraham Alexander, Thomas Polk, Tho s Person, Howell Lewis, Richard Evans, William Cray, Robert Howe, Benjamin Person, Andrew Knox, William M cKinnie, John Dunn, Walter Gibson, Ferquard Campbell, Thomas Neill, William Moore, John Woodhouse, Kedar Merchant, Thomas Macknight, Henry White, Samuel Jarves, William M cRee, Richard Caswell, Jacob Blount, Christopher Neale, Richard Ward, William Davis, Thomas Harvey, Franc s Mackilwean. Pursuant to which the following Members appeared, to wit, Messrs. Cor ns Harnett for the Town of Wilmington

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