The Lower House. 683

Which Report was also read and agreed to by this House.
M^r Dulany is allowed One pound five Shillings Currant
money for a Ream of paper for the use of the Publick.

The House adjourns till to-morrow Morning nine of the
Clock.

Saturday Oct^r the 19^th 1723

The House meets According to Adjournment. Yesterdays
proceedings are read.

L. H. J.

An engrost Bill for the encourageing the makeing of Hemp
within this Province & An engrost Bill for the Relief of
Sundry poor prisoners were severally read and assented to
and were so endorst and sent to the upper House by M^r Sher-
wood and M^r Hopkins.
They return and Say they delivered them
Col. Young and two others from the upper House deliver
M^r Speaker the following Message (Viz)

By the Upper House of Assembly Oct^r 18. 1723
Gentlemen.
On reading the report of the Conferrees Appointed to Con-
ferr about the usuall Allowances to be made to the Members
of his Lordships Hon^ble Councill for their Attendance as a
Councill of State, Wee find that you still persist in your reso-
lutions not to make any such Allowances, Which has Occa-
sioned us again to peruse your Messages relating thereto and
Consider the reasons you have therein Given for such Reso-
lution, Whereupon We Observe that you mention a Law in
the Year 1670/1 for laying a Duty of Two Shillings p hh^d
on Tobacco exported out of this Province one Shilling Where-
of was given to his Lordship for the Support of Govern-
ment and for allowing convenient Sallaries to his Privey
Councill, Which was again continued in the year 1674 & 1678
for the same uses and you further allege that by the Late Act
made in the year 1717 One Shilling p hh^d was raised for
maintaining his Lord^pps Liev^t Governour for the Time being,
and for such other necessary uses Towards the Support of
Government as to his Lord^pp should seem meet, from whence
you inferr that the one Shilling p hh^d Anno 1717 ought to be
applyed to the same uses as th^t in Anno 1670/1 & conclude
that his Lordship is obliged to Maintain his Councill out of
the Aforesaid one Shilling p hh^d.

p. 114

We Cannot but think you are much mistaken in your argu-
ment and consequently in your Conclusion; for to have Re-
course to a Law made forty or fifty years agoe to explain a

p. 115