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ernor in September 1694 & if we should now Consent to any Abate-
ment of our Allowances as an Upper House of Assembly the allow-
ance made us would not bear any reasonable proportion to our Ex-
pences in the Country's Service we therefore do not think it Con-
venient to admit of any abatement unless your House will Consent
to allow us as a Council of State and then we shall be willing to
Abate our Allowances in the same proportion as you do yours or

U. H. J.

otherwise if your House think Convenient to serve the Country at
your own Expence we shall readily Agree to do the same for we
think that more Honourable than to accept an Allowance not suffi-
cient handsomly to support us
Signed p Order Geo. Plater Cl. Up. Ho.

A Message from the Lower House by John Beale Esq^r & M^r
Chamberlain viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly October the 21^st 1728.
May it please your Honours
By your message of this day by Nicholas Lowe Esq^r you ac-
quaint this House that you have maturely considered of the Report
of the Conferees appointed by both Houses to inspect and Regulate
Officers fees & have Disapproved thereof
This House having also considered the said Report and approved
thereof think that any Objections thereto are Capable of an Answer
and that as it Consists of several Parts some of them are not liable
to any Objection of Weight and we cannot tell whether your Hon-
ours Disapprove of the whole or part only & the Subject matter of
the said Report being of very great Consequence to the People of
Maryland we request that your Honours will Acquaint us with
your motives and whether you Disapprove of the whole or part
only wherein we shall readily Acquiesce unless we can show good
Reasons to the Contrary and we shall be ready if your Honours
desire it to Inform you what reasons induced this House to approve
of the said Report
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl lo Ho.

A Bill from the Lower House by M^r Dashiel & M^r Stoughton
Entituled An Act for destroying of Bears in Somerset County thus
endors'd viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly October the 21^st 1728
Read the first and second time by an especial order and will pass
Signed p Order M. Macnemara Cl. lo. Ho.

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