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The said Bill is sent up to the Honble Council by Mr Hill
and Mr Dashield
They return and say they delivered the same.
Capt. Thomas Dent from the Committee of Laws delivers
Mr Speaker a Bill directing the Manner of electing and sum-
moning Delegates and Representatives to serve in succeeding
Assemblies. Which Bill was ordered to be read in the
Afternoon.
Mr Robert Tyler has Leave to be absent from this House
till to Morrow Morning. Mr John Rousby is excused from
his further Attendance this Sessions.
The House adjourns till One O'Clock in the Afternoon
Wednesday Afternoon
The House met according to Adjournment. Present as in
the Morning
A Bill directing the Manner of electing and Summoning
Delegates and Representatives to serve in succeeding As-
semblies brought down from the Committee of Laws by Capt
Dent in the Morning being read the first Time; on a Motion
made the Question is put whether the said Bill as it is shall
pass or not and resolved in the Negative by Majority of
Votes.
A Bill laying an Imposition on Negroes and on several
Sorts of Liquors imported and also on Irish Servants to pre-
vent the importing too great a Number of Irish Papists into
this Province are sent up to the Honourable Council by Major
Josiah Wilson, Mr Hill, Mr Parran, Capt. Trippe, Captain
Harris and Capt. Dallahide.
They return and say they delivered the same.
Mr Thomas Bordley from the Committee of Laws delivers
Mr Speaker an ingrossed Bill for the publishing and record-
ing the Laws &ta and transmitting Journals of the Council in
Assembly and of the House of Delegates into the Secretary's
Office. The same is ordered to be read to Morrow morning.
Resolved That this House will sit to do Business from Seven
O'Clock in the Morning till Eleven and from One in the
Afternoon till Six in the Evening.
The House adjourns till to Morrow Morning Seven O'Clock
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