Assembly Proceedings, Nov. 14-Dec. 8, 1688. 197

Upper house 4th December 1688.
Herewith is sent the Bill for Bettering the Trade of Tobacco
which was read in this house and this house being of Opinion
the said Bill will not Answer the end Intended the Same was
Rejected and laid aside
Signed p^r Order Tho: Grunwin Cl of Assembly.

Upper house of Assembly 4th December 1688.
Whereas this house by their Message of the 3^d Instant did
nominate the Honourable Coll Tailler to be of a Committee
with Some Members of the Lower house for Considering the
Abuses and Regulating the Charge of future Assemblies, But
the honourable Coll Tailler being called away upon some
Emergent Occasions: This house do therefore appoint the
honourable Clement Hill Esq^r in the place and Room of the
said Coll Tailler who is ready upon Notice to Join with the
Members of the Lower house to be appointed on that affair.
Signed p^r Order Tho: Grunwin Cl of Assembly.

Upper house of Assembly 4th December 1688.
This house have read the Bill for a Town to be appointed
as sett forth And this house are ready to assent to the Same ;
But desire that for the Conveniency of Landing to the People
of these parts of S^t Maries County there be also appointed a
Town on the South side of Patuxent River between Abingtons
Creek & Joseph Edlows in such Convenient Place as the
Commissioners Appointed for Towns shall think fitt, And that
One Bill may Serve for both said Towns, This Town to be
known by the name of S^t Josephs.
Signed p^r Order Tho: Grunwin Cl of Assembly.

The honourable Major Sewall goes with the last three
Messages
Captain Coode and Cap^t Hill from the Lower house &
bring this Message

Lower house 4th December 1688.
Upon Consideration of the Report of the Committee of
Reparations.
It is Voted and resolved that the Proceeding and Agree-
ment made by the Committee with the Workmen are good
and Beneficial and this house agree therewith

Upper house 4th December 1688.
This house desire the Lower house to send to this house
the Proclamation about Towns and the privy Councils Letter
about Bulk Tobacco as also this house desire the Lower house

Lib. W. H.