Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1682. 365

And this house desire an Answer to the Bill of Elections
now in the Upper house
Signed p. Order Thomas Grunwin Clk

Came M^r Miles Gibson from the Lower house with the Bill
for Naturalization of Rowland Nans of Baltimore County
which he Delivers and returns being thus Subscribed (Viz^t)

8th November 1682. Lower house have Assented
Tho^s Grunwin Clk.

Upper house November 8th 1682
The Second instant this house received a Message from the
Lower house Concerning the Bill for Advancement of trade,
by which they inform this house that they have Committed the
said Bill & sent us the proceedings of the Committee; and
desired the Upper house to appoint some of the Members of
Our house to join with the said Committee to Consult further
the said Act and Alterations in Order to the perfecting and
finishing the said Bill, by which in order of good Reasoning
The Lower house may rationally be said to have Voted all
those Amendments reported by their Committee—
That Committee agreed that it be Necessary and Convenient
that Ports and Places be appointed, and that they will tend
much to the honour Safety and Security of the Province, and
then Vote diverse Amendments to all which Amendments this
house first by their Committee Agreed and afterwards upon
reading the Bill in this house, So that the Bill is by Vote of
both houses Necessary, and that for the honour & Safety of the
Province, and shall we after Eight Days Spent upon it forgett
it to be Necessary for Our Defence, and lay it aside quite after
twice reading in the Lower house, because they say it is
Necessary to be Amended in divers particulars; This house
do say they are ready to Consent to any Amendment now as
they were at first, and desire to know whether it ought to be
Amended that they may Join with the Lower house in the
Amendment of a Bill by both houses Voted Necessary for the
Safety and Security of the Province, that ought to be Our
Chiefest care, and ought not to be left off for the Debate of a
few hours; Now we have spent so much of the Publick Money
in the Prosecution of it to this Point, and that it is so farr
Advanced; Wherefore this house desire to know wherein the
Lower house desire to have the Bill for the Advancement of
Trade of this Province Amended, or else that they will pass
the Bill as it is and leave the Amendments to the next Meet-
ing of Assembly, that so the places being known Building may
go forward, and the Inconveniencies ariseing upon this Bill

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