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Monday Morning October the 21^st 1728
This House met again according to Adjournment Psent

U. H. J.
October 21

The
honble

Col^o William Holland
John Hall Bsq^r
Col^o Rich^d Tilghman
Col^o Mathew Tilghman
Ward

John Rousby Esq^r
Benj^a Tasker Esq^r
Philip Lee Esq^r
Nicholas Lowe Esq^r
Charles Calvert Esq^r

Members
of the
Upper
House

A Message from the Lower House by James Holliday Esq^r &
M^r Robins viz

By the Lower House of Assembly October the 21^st 1728
May it please your Honours
This House having voted that the Allowance of the Members
thereof in future Assemblys shall be reduced to 100 Pounds of
Tobacco p diem instead of the present allowance and that the
County Magistrates be allowed fees and perquisites, in the Suits
that shall be commenced in the respective County Courts and the
Business the said Magistrates shall do instead of the present Allow-
ance and we desire to know whether your Honours will Agree to a
Reduction of your own Allowance and if you do what you will
Agree to reduce it to that a Bill may be prepared accordingly
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl. lo. Ho.

Ordered to lie on the Table
Col^o Richard Tilghman & Charles Calvert Esq^r Members ap-
pointed by this House on the Committee to inspect and Regulate
Officers fees make report thereof to this House
Which being read the following message is prepared thereupon
and sent to the Lower House by Nicholas Lowe Esq^r

By the Upper House of Assembly October the 21^st 1728
Gentlemen
The Report of the Conferees appointed by both Houses to inspect
and Regulate Officers fees having been read & maturely considered
is disapproved of by this House of which we have thought fit to
advise you
Signed p Order Geo Plater Cl Up Ho.

The following Message is prepared & sent to the Lower House
by Philip Lee Esq^r

By the Upper House of Assembly October the 21^st 1728
Gentlemen
By your Votes and Resolves printed this Sessions we have ob-
served that you have Resolved that M^r William Parks of the City

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