The Lower House. 149

Bill Against Excessive usury.
Bill empowring W^m Sweatnam to sell land.
Bill relating to the Standard of Weights and Measures.
Bill Setling An Annuall revenue on the Governo^r
Bill for killing Woolves and Crows &c.
Bill declaring Grantees of land lying within the Ind^ans
All which foregoeing bills were endorsd Viz^t

By the Councill Sept^r 15^th 1704.
Read the 1^st time and do pass W^m Bladen Cl Co.

Bill Ascertaining the expences of Delegates &c^a

Endorsd Sept^r 15 1704

Read in Counciil the first time and recomended that the
Sallary of Councello^rs be incerted. W Bladen Cl Coun

Bill for Advancement of Natives etc.

Endorsd Sept^r 15 1704
Read & will pass with Amendment W Bladen Cl Counc

Coll In^o Addison and Iames Saunders Esq^r enter the house
And delivers M^r Speaker the following bills.
Bill to make Vallid All manner of process &c^a

Endorsd Sept^r 15^th 1704 By the Councill
Read and will pass with Amendm^t W Bladen Cl Coun

Bill confirming to the Gov^r the duty of 3^d p tonn
Endorsd Read in Councill & will pass. W Bladen Cl Co.

Orderd the foregoing bills be read in the house in the
afternoone
M^r Sam" Dorsey According to order Enters the house p
permission And being demanded by M^r Speaker if he had
any thing to Say why A bill should not pass for Sale of land
etc. He answerd that forasmuch as it is Entaild And he a
party concernd Could not Consent to it Unless the money
that shalbe raizd by Sale thereof or so much thereof as he is
Concernd with be paid and deliverd to him
Jt was declard by Coll Dorsey that it was Allways so
intended.

P. R. O.

B. T. Md.
Vol. 17.