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changed his Opinion since that time We shew'd your Hon-
ours then our Reasons against the same remarks you are now
pleased to make but do not find we any ways called in Ques-
tion the Usefulness of a Council and are therefore Sorry
your honours give yourselves the Trouble to mention it now
But as it was and yet is evident to this House that there is

U. H. J.

another ample Provision made for defraying the Councillors
charge of Attendance we hope Your Honours will Give us no
further Trouble about the one hundred and fifty pounds of
Tobacco p diem
Signed p Order M. Jenifer Cl. Lo. Ho.

Read the Report of the Conferees and the Message from
the Lower House by Captain King and Captain Hooper and
the following Answer made thereon

By the Upper House of Assembly October 19^th 1724

This House Agrees with the Report of the Conferees ap-
pointed to propose proper Methods to relieve the Inhabitants
of this Province from the hardships they may Sustain by the
Great Scarcity of Tobacco and other Country Commodities
this Year and with the Additions proposed in your Message
by Captain King and Captain Hooper with a further Pro-
vision to be made against such as shall be found transporting
themselves and their Effects Out of the Province
Signed p Order Sam^l Skippon Cl Up Ho.

Sent by Esq^r Lloyd.
The Clerk of this House prayed that in Regard of his
Weakness and Indisposition and the Increase of Business he
may have an Assistant Allowed him during the remaining
part of this Session and M^r Richard Tilghman Junior was
Appointed his Assistant who being duly Sworn was Admitted
Accordingly

Read the Bill for the Relief of such as have suffered
by the Breach of the Tobacco Laws &c^a and the following
endorsement made thereon viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly October the 19^th 1724.

This Bill being read will pass the third Paragraph therein
being wholly Omitted and the following Amendment incerted
in the fourth Paragraph (that is to say) since the last day of
June last past
Signed p Order Samuel Skippon Cl Up Ho.

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