354 Assembly Proceedings, October 6-November 6, 1725.

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Bill herewith Sent to prevent such unavoidable Charge to the
Sheriff or the Publick and Inconveniences to the Prisoners

themselves, wherefore we pray your Honours that the Bill

may pass, or that you'll be pleas'd to Communicate your Ob-
jections to us why the same will not.
Sign'd p order Mich: Jenifer Cl: Lo: Ho :

Which was sent to the Upper House by M^r Crabb and
Coll^o Belt.
They Return and Say they delivered it.
Phillip Lee Esq^r from the Upper House Delivers M^r
Speaker the Bill for Raising three pence p hh^d thus Endorst
viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly
Octo^r the 27^th 1725
Having Considered that the Bill for Raising the three
pence p hh^d and the Bill for Support of his Lordships Govern-
ment Expire at the same time and that it is Probable an As-
sembly may be Called before the 29^th of September next we
Concieve it will not be improper to deferr the Revivall of this
Bill untill the Assembly's next meeting.
Sign'd p Order Geo: Plater Cl. Up. Ho :

Benjamin Tasker Esq^r from the Upper House delivers M^r
Speaker the following message viz :

By the Upper House of Assembly
Octo^r the 27^th 1725
Gentlemen.
We are Sorry that you Still Insist upon our Sending Down
the Engrost Bills to Your House, without giving us any other
Reason, than that many Years agoe, there was such a prac-
tice, notwithstanding by our former Messages and your own
acknowledgment it appears, that practice has been altered
Ever since the Year 1715, And we think we have plainly made
Appear to your House that the present practice is most Rea-
sonable Convenient, and Conducive to the Dispatch of the

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publick business. We Cannot apprehend wherein you Can
Imagine any Injury done to the Priviledges of your House
by the practice or what Inconveniency you Can Suppose may
arrise from it, and as we are a part of the Legislature, we
think we ought to have one part of the Bills in our House for
our perusall during the Continuance of the Sessions. We
therefore hope you will not Longer Insist upon this Affair