554 Assembly Proceedings, July 12-25, 1726.

L. H. J.

Thomas Gant, Jn^o Beale Esq^r & M^r Walt^r Smith Members
appointed by your House in the Conference propos'd who
will be ready to attend at the Conference Chamber at two of
the Clock this Afternoon

Signd p Ord^r Geo. Plater Cl Up H^o
The House adjourns till two of the Clock in the Afternoon

Post Merediem.
The House met.
A supplementary Bill to the Act for better Administration
of Justice in Testamentary Affairs &c. And
A Bill in favour of Jn^o Galloway and John Giles were
severally read the first and second times by especiall Order
and past which were so endorst & sent to the upper House by
M^r Beale & M^r Worthington
They return & say they delivered them

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An engrost Bill for repealing the Act for relief of poor
Debtors &c was read and assented to and was so endorst
and sent to the Upper House by Col^o Belt & M^r Mathews.
They return and say they delivered it.
On a Motion being made the Question was put whether the
Vote in the morning on the Tob^o Bill shall be resumed or not
Carried in the negative.
Col^o Ward from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker
The Paper Bill for dividing Part of Saint John's Parish And
the Paper Bill for repealing the Act for relief of poor pris-
oners severally thus endorst viz.
July the 21^st 1726.
The engrost Bill whereof this is the originall is read and
assented to by the Upper House of Assembly &
Signd p Order. Geo: Plater Cl. up. Ho.

And the Bill in favour of Jn^o Galloway and John Giles thus
endorst viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly, July the 21^st 1726.
Read and will pass.
Sign'd p Order Geo. Plater Cl. Up. H^o

A Bill for the further encouragement of Tillage was read
the first & second Times by especiall Order and past, which
was so endorst and Sent to the Upper House by Col^o Ward and
M^r Chairs.