244 Assembly Proceedings, July 18-August 5, 1721.

L. H. J.

Days Attendance more than allowed in the Journal of the
Committee of Accounts. And Ordered the following Mes-
sage be prepared Viz :

By the Lower House of Assembly

August the 4^th 1721.
May it Please your Hon^rs
This House have Entered a Resolve to allow the Several
Members and Officers thereof for the Several Days Attend-
ance more than Allowed in the Journal of the Committee of
Acc^ts due to them at the Rate of Ten Shillings Current Money
p Hundred and desire to know if the same Allowance shall be
made to the Several Members & Officers of your House
Signed p Order. M. Jenifer Clk L^o Ho.

And Sent to the Upper House by Coll. Woolford and M^r
Dashiel. They Return & say They have Delivered it.
Resolved That the Committee for Laying the Publick Levy
in Case the Tobacco shall fall short shall Allow no more than
at the rate of Ten Shillings Current Money p Hundred.
The House adjourns till One a Clock in the afternoon.

Post merediem.
The House meet according to Adjournment

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A Bill for Laying the Puhlick Levy was read the first and
Second Times by Especial Order and will Pass which was
so Endorst and Sent to the Upper House by M^r Tasker and
M^r Earle. They Return & say They have Delivered it.
Philemon Lloyd Esq^r from the Upper House delivers M^r
Speaker the Bill for Encouragement of Tillage and Relief
of Poor Debtors thus Endorst Viz:

By the Upper House of Assembly
August the 4^th 1721.
Gentlemen On Reading the within Bill we are of Opinion
that the Laws already made do sufficiently provide for the
Encouragem^t of Tillage and Relief of Poor Debtors so far
as is Consistent with Justice. Wherefore we cannot Consent
to Pass this Bill.
Signed p Order. John Beale Clk Up. ho

Coll. Addison from the Upper House Delivers M^r Speaker