The Lower House, 327

Coll Holland and two Others from the upper house deliver
M^r Speaker the Explanatory Bill to the Act for Preventing the
Makeing Trashey Tobaco with the following Message Viz :

By the Upper House of Assembly ffeb^ry the 27^th 1721.
Gent.
In Answer to your Message by M^r James Stoddart and five
others members of your house We have read and Considered
the Alterations and additions proposed by said Mesage and
agree to the Same and desire that the bill may be Prepared
Accordingly.

Signed p Order Sam. Skippon Cl: Up. Ho.

Thereupon Order'd that the Comittee of Laws Prepare the
bill.
John Hall Esq^r from the upper house delivers M^r Speaker
the Petition of M^r Jacob Hendersons thus Indorst Viz :

By the upper house of Assembly ffdf the 27^th 1721.
Gent.
This Petition being Recomended to us by his Hon^r the Gov^t
has been read and Considered by us and is further Recom-
ended to the Consideration of the Lower house.
Signed p Order. Sam. Skippon Clk Up. H^o

Which was Referred till Next Sessions.
Coll: Addison from the Upp^r house delivers M^r Speaker the
bill for the Relief of sundry poor prisoners thus endorst Viz :

By the upper House of Assembly ffeb^ry 27^th 1721

Read and will pass w^th the allowance to the Coalers Men-
con'd in your Message by M^r Benjamin and M^r Lambert
Willmer
Signed p Order Sam. Skippon Cl Up. Ho.

Thereupon the same is read againe and past for Engrossing
and was sent to the Comittee of Laws to be engross'd.
The House adjourns till to Morrow Morning Nine of the
Clock.

Wednesday Morning ffeb. 28^th

The House meets according to Adjournment. Yesterdays
proceedings are read.
The Writt of Eleccon and Indenture whereon Cap^t Jnc
Dorsey a Memb^r return'd to serve for Baltemore County is

L. H. J.