The Upper House. 255

Sent down by Philip Lee Esq^r who returns and says he
Delivered it.

A Bill from the Lower House by Col^o Mackall and Col^o
Thomas Truman Greenfield Entituled An Act to restrain the
ill practice of Attorneys thus Endorst

By the Lower House of Assembly Nov^r the 1^st 1725

Read the first and second time by Especial Order and will
pass
Signed p Order M. Jenifer Cl. Lo. Ho.

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Which being read is Ordered to lye on the Table.
This House Adjourns till to morrow Morning Eight of the
Clock

Tuesday Morning Novem^r the 2^d 1725

This House meet again according to Adjournment Present
as Yesterday

A Message from the Lower House by Coll^o Ward and
M^r Maldin viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly Nov^r the 2^d 1725
May it please Yo^r Hon^rs
The force of the new Authority yo^r Honours quote to Jus-
tifie yo^r Claim of 150^l of Tobacco p day for Attendance in
private Councills has been in our first debates sufficiently
refuted, that being at a time when the Crown had the Gov-
ernment and when the Revenue was wholly setled for the
Support of the Government and not as it is now for the like
Support and such other necessary Uses of Government as to

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his Lordship should seem meet; we pray you will be pleased
to [be] referr'd to our Message of the 25^th of October 1723
as you will readily find it in yo^r printed proceedings page 32
and you may thereby perceive how little Cause you have from
this new found proceeding to renew your Claim.
Signed p Order M. Jenifer Cl. Lo. Ho.

To which Message the following answer was prepared.

By the Upper House of Assembly Nov^r the 2^d 1725
Gentlemen
The reason you give for the reasonableness of the Allow-
ance of 150^l Tobacco p day for the attendance of the private
Councill under the Crown viz that the whole Revenue for sup-

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