32 Assembly Proceedings, October 6-November 4, 1724.

U. H. J.

p. 121

Read the Message concerning the Allowances of October
the 19^th by Col^o John Ward and M^r Crab and the following
Answer prepared thereto viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly October the 23^d 1723
Gentlemen.
It is strange to us that it should be evident to you that an
ample provision is made for defraying the Charge of the
Councillors Allowances by the Revenue Raised for Support
of Government when you by your Message of the 25^th of
October last by M^r Tyler and five Others have acknowledged
that it is his Lordships Option whether he will appropriate
any part of the Revenue for that purpose or not Certainly
Gentlemen if you were not possest with Overmuch Zeal for
your Country you would Agree to make the usual Allowance
of 150 Pounds of Tobacco p day for the Councillors At-
tendance until that Affair shall be fairly Adjusted with his
Lordship but if you will not we shall postpone any further
debate thereon to another opportunity always Reserving to
Our selves a liberty of Claiming the aforesaid Allowances
of One hundred and fifty Pounds of Tobacco p day for our
Attendance as A Council of State as a just and indubitable
Right
Signed p Order Samuel Skippon Cl Up Ho.

Sent by Col^o Tilghman
Read the Supplementary Bill to the Act for relief of
Debtors and thus further endorsed

By the Upper House of Assembly October 23^rd 1724
Read and will pass
Signed p Order Samuel Skippon Cl Up Ho.

Sent by Col^o Ward

Three Bills from the Lower House by John Beale Esq^r &
Captain Hooper viz

An Act to confirm unto William Anderson of Ann Arundel
County Planter a certain Tract of Land hereinafter men-
tioned

An Act to enable John Cheney and Mary his Wife to sell in
fee Simple three Hundred Acres part of a Tract of Land
call'd Waterford notwithstanding the same is specially en-
tailed on the Heirs of the Body of the said Mary by Benj^a
Williams of Ann Arundell County