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Dulany Esq^rs and past and was so Endorst and sent to the
Upper House by Col^o Greenfield and five others.
They Return and Say they deliverd it

The House adjourns till Monday Morning nine of the
Clock

Monday March the 21^st 1725
The House meets According to Adjournment.
Saturdays proceedings are Read.
M^r Tilden Appears in the House
The following Message is prepared Viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly March the 21^st 1725
May it please your Honours.

L. H. J.

In answer to Yo^r Message of the 18^th Instant by Benj^a
Tasker Esq^r relateing to the Officers frees, we desire that
Your Honours will not insist farther on the Amendments
propos'd by your Message last Sessions but that you'll agree
to the passing the Bill as then propos'd with the additionall
Clause propos'd in our Message the 18^th Instant by Cap^t King
and M^r Mackall.
Signd p order M. Jenifer Cl. Low. Ho.

Which was sent to the Upper House by M^r Courts and
M^r Sol^o Wright.
They Return and say they Deliver'd it
M^r Gant appears in the House
The Comittee appointed to treat with the printer return
the following proposalls and Report Viz.

Proposals humbly offer'd by William Parks

I^st He the said William Parks doth propose to print a Body
of such publick Provinciall Laws as hereafter shall be made
at Each Session of Assembly for Every Member of the As-
sembly, Each Comissioner of the peace for the Time being
and for Each County Court of the Province to be delivered
fairly printed and stiched at any one place where he shall
be directed your Excellency and Honours allowing him for
Each Sessions of Assembly Two Thousand pounds of To-
bacco for Each County Every Sessions of Assembly.
2^d That as to the Journals Votes, Speeches and other
debates and Resolves that may happen in Each Session of
Assembly the uncertainty of their number is so great that

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