190 Assembly Proceedings, April — May 1669.

U. H.
Journal
1659-98

know their Reasons of their disassenting to that Act that a
Right Understanding may be kept between the two Houses
This House judging it to little purpose to make Laws unless
there be a support Granted for the maintenance of that Officer
that must see those Laws executed

Then came from the Lower House this following Message
(Viz)
The question being put whither it be necessary that this
House shall go to the Upper House and there in a Conference
declare their reasons for their disassent to the Act of Gratitude
Yea or No?
It was resolved in the Negative nemine Contradicente, this
House judging it against the Privileges of their house to give
their Reasons in the Upper House for their disassent to any
Bill
Order that Cap^t W^m Burgess & M^r Tho^sTaylor do carry
this Vote to the Upper House
Signed by order
Robert Carvile Cl.
The House Adjourned till after Dinner

At two of the Clock the House met Present as before

Then came two Members from the Lower House and re-
turned these several Bills viz One Bill Entituled an Act for
the repeal of certain Acts which was assented to by the Lower
House, One other Bill Entituled an Act providing of sufficient
Freight & Carriage for the proper Goods & Commoditys of

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his Lordship the Lord Proprietary of this Province and of the
Governour of this Province for the time being on which was
Endorsed
The Lower House have Assented to this Bill with the
Amendm^ts Annexed One Bill for Reviving certain Laws En-
dorsed The Lower House have Consented to this Bill One
other Bill Entituled an Act for the preservation of the publick
faith Endorsed The Lower House have assented to this Bill
with the amendments Annexed & desired withall that this
House would be pleased to send them the publick Accounts
To which was answered When they came to a Conference
they should have them

The House Adjourned for an Hour & Resolved themselves
into a Committee to Consider of the publick Accounts

The House met again Present as before
Then was sent to the Lower House the following Message

The Upper House desires to know why the Lower House
have not revived these following Acts. The Act for the killing