552 Assembly Proceedings, July 12-25, 1726.

L. H. J.

to be great) the people having hitherto spent their Time and
Labour in tending it, And are not at all prepar'd to employ
themselves or Servants in any other Business that will be
advantagious to them the remaining part of the year, And
therefore cannot consent to that Part of the Bill; We are like-
wise of Opinion that the Deduction of one third part of all
Debts and fees sensibly affects Trade and therefore ought
not to be in force so soon, besides it is too much and do's not
bear a just proportion to the Quantity of Tobacco that will
be made less than usuall by the Restrictions in that Bill; there
are some other things which We think want Amendm^ts in it too
tedious to be reconciled by Messages and therefore desire a
Conference w^th some of the Members of your House such as
you think fit to appoint on the Subject Matter therein
Contain'd
Signd p Order. Geo Plater Cl. Up. Ho.

Thereupon resolved that a Conference be granted and the
foll^o Mess^a prepar'd viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly July the 21^st 1726
May it please y^r Honours.
In answer to your Message this Morning by Jn^o Hall Esq^r
and three other Members This House are willing that the
Conference proposed be granted and have appointed Col^o John
Mackall Col^o Tho^s Truman Greenfield James Harris Esq^r
Cap^t George Dent Cap^t Rob^t King Cap^t Levin Gale Cap^t Henry
Hooper Vachel Denton Esq^r M^r James Hollyday M^r Tho^s
Gant John Beale Esq^r & M^r Walter Smith Members of this
House to join w^th such of the members of your House as your
Hon^rs shall think fit to appoint on that Conference who are
ready to attend at such time and place as Your Hono^rs shall
appoint.
Sign'd p Ord^r M Jenifer Cl. Lo. Ho.

Which was sent by the Gent appointed. They return & say
they deliver'd it
The Question was put whether that part of the Tob^o Bill
that affects this Year's Crop shall be left out or not ?
Carried in the Negative
Nicholas Lowe Esq^r from the Upper House delivers M^r
Speaker the three engrost Bills sent up Yesterday Morning
severally thus endorst viz.
July the 21^st 1726.
The Engrost Bill whereof this is the Originall is read &
assented to by the upper House of Assembly &
Sign'd p Order Geo Plater Cl Up H^o