514 Assembly Proceedings, July 12-25, !7²6.

U. H. J.

of the Bill for Advancing the Staple of this province make
report of the Conference to the Board which report is as fol-
lows viz.

At a Conference appointed by the Upper and Lower
Houses of Assembly and held in the Conference Chamber on
Thursday the 2 I^st of July 1726 on the Subject matter of the
Bill for Advancing the Staple of this province

The members appointed are as follows.

the
Honble

Philemon Lloyd Esq^r
Col Mathew T. Ward

James Bowles Esq^r
Philip Lee Esq^r

Of the
Upper
House

The
honble

Col^o John Mackall

Col^o T. Trueman

Greenfield
James Harris Esq^r
Capt. George Dent
Capt. Levin Gale
Capt. Henry Hooper

Capt. Robert King

Vachel Denton Esq^r

M^r James Holliday
M^r Thomas Gant
John Beale Esq^r
M^r Walter Smith

Of the
Lower
House

Who Choose Philemon Lloyd Esq^r Chairman and George
Plater Clk and thereupon proceed to the Subject matter given
them in Charge

p. 36

I^st The said Conferrees upon Mature Consideration of the
Bill aforesaid are of Opinion that the Clause relateing to Cut-
ting up Tobacco plants this present year stand as in the Bill.
2 That the Deduction of One third of all Tobacco Debts
and publick Allowances likewise stand as the Bill directs.
3 That foreign Merchants ought not to be Exempt from
the deduction therein
Signed p order Geo. Plater Cl Conf.

Which Report being read is not Agreed to by this House.
Read the Bill for Encouragement of Husbandry and Til-
lage which is ordered to be thus Endorst viz.

By the Upper house of Assembly July the 22^d 1726.
Read and will pass

Signed p Order Geo Plater Cl Up Ho.

[Sent down by James Bowles Esq^r]