368 Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1682.

U.H. Journal
1659-98

Upper house November the 9th 1682
By which it appears that last Assembly there was great
Debate about the Bill propounded by this house prohibiting
unreasonable Tares of hhds and for Punishing false package
of Tobacco, and we had the promise of the Lower house that
that Business should be taken into Consideration the first thing
the next Assembly This house wonder they hear nothing of
that matter being of so great Concern to the 1 rade of the
Province—

Signed p. Order J LL Clerk of Assembly

Sent p. Coll Lowe to the Lower house
A Message from the Lower house p. M^r William Peirce
& M^r James Frisby which they Deliver in writing and return
to their house being as foll (Viz^t)

Lower house 9th November 1682
In Answer to the last Message relating to the Bill for
Advancement of Trade This house do say that the severall
Alterations Amendments and Queries brought in by the Com-
mittee were never Voted by this house; Conceiving Severall
of the Same to be too generall and undigested to be putt to
the Question in this house, yet out of respect to the Bill (as
coming from the Upper house) resolved to give it a Second
Committment and for dispatch sake (which we then thought
was desired by the Upper house as well as this) Moved that
some Gentlemen of the Upper house might Joyn in that Com-
mittee; To the end that by a readier understanding from both

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houses the Bill might have been Speedily finished in Terms as
well respecting The ease Commodity and Benefitt of the Com-
monalty as the honour of the Province But this house finding
after so many Days Spent thereupon (as is Granted by the
Upper house to the publick Cost) that severall most necessary
Alterations, and Amendments were Still wanting, did Con-
ceive (in Order of good reasoning) that by a third Committ-
ment thereof Eight Days more might be spent without making
Sufficient provision in all Cases Necessary for a Design of this
weight and Moment, and Since so great Delay can be no
ways tollerable at this time, this house rather Chose (then a
Bill so much desired by the Upper house should be rejected)
to deferr it untill another Sessions; This house being still
firmly resolved to stand to the Vote of this house Yesterday
sent to the Upper house by M^r Hutchins and Doctor Brook
Signed p. Order Tho: Grunwin Cl of the Lower house

Together with the foregoing Message was also brought this
following Paper of Amendments (Viz^t)