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It passed in the negative.

The House Adjourns till Monday morning nine of the
Clock.

Monday Octob^r 7^th
The House Meets According to Adjournm^t
Saturdays proceedings are read.
On Debateing the Affairs of the Indians Lands the follow-
ing Message is prepared Viz :

By the Lower House of Assembly

Octob^r the 7^th 1723.
May it please Your Honours

This House haveing resolved to proceed on the Affairs of
the Indians Lands and to bring in a bill pursuant to your
Honours Message last Assembly relateing thereto, giveing
Leave to the proprietors of any lands within the Indians
bounds whose grants are prior to the Indians and who have
really received no Consideration therefore to purchase from
the Indians on the easiest Terms they Can and that the Agree-
ments for the purchase be made before some Magistrate of
the County where the Land is, not being of Kin to the party
purchaseing Desire that your Honours will be pleased to Ap-
point some of the members of your House to Joyn with Col.
John Mackall M^r Robert Tyler M^r Tho^s Gant and M^r Robert
King of our House in a Conference on the Subject matter of
the Bill to be prepared.
Signed p Order M. Jenifer Cl. Lo. Ho.

Which was sent to the Upper House by the Gent Appointed.
They return and Say they Delivered it.
Benjamin Tasker Esq^r from the Upper House Delivers M^r
Speaker the following Message Viz :

By the Upper house of Assembly
Octob^r 5^th 1723.

L. H.J.

Gent.
Wee are ready to Joyn with you in any proposalls you shall
think for the good of the Country; but for as much as wee
are at present Ignorant of the reasons which induce your
House to remove Richard Young from the Office of Gate
Keeper, we are desireous first to hear and be Satisfyed ir
what has been Alledged against him before wee Joyn with
your House In Your proposals
Sign'd p Order Sam Skippon Cl Up ho.

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