The Lower House. 323

And thus, [See page 275.]
And the following Amendments [The text of these amendments
is printed at page 275.]
John Rousby Esq^r from the Upper House Delivered to M^r Speaker
the bill Entituled a Supplementary Act to the Act Entituled an Act
for Settling the rates of foreign Silver Coyns &c.
And the following Message [The text of this message is printed
at page 277.]
The said Bill was read here and with the Amendments proposed
by the Upper House passed for Ingrossing.
Maj^r King from the Committee appointed to Report what Repara-
tions were necessary to be made to the Stadt House, brought in the
following Report Viz.

Committee Appointed to View the Cupalo of the Stadt House
report as follows
That they find Several Repairs necessary for the Preservation
thereof, First your Committee proposes, that a new Door be made
without Glass, that some painting is Needfull, And a New Ladder of

Lasting wood is wanting, That the Ball of said Cupalo is Open in the
joynt thereof; And lets in the Weather that some Sheet Ledd be put
round the post under the Ball to prevent a Leake there, And some
Small Repairs wanting in the Lead Work, also some Plank to inclose
the Body of said Cupalo within the Ruff of said House with a Door
thereto to prevent any Person from Getting into the Severall offices
through the Lathing of them.
All which your Committee submitt to the Consideration of the
House
Rob^t King Ralph Crabb
Rob^t Hanson Rob^t Gordon

On reading of which said Report the House ordered the Gentlemen
of the said Committee to Agree with a Workman to make the Repairs
they Reported Necessary.
Coll^o Gale Delivered to M^r Speaker a bill Entituled an Act for
Easing sundry Inhabitants of this Province who are Owners of Ves-
sells from some Difficulties they are put to by an Act Entituled a
Supplementary Act to the Act Entituled an Act for laying an Impo-
sition on Negroes and several Sorts of Liquors Imported and also
on Irish Servants to prevent the Importing too Great a Number of
Irish Papists into this Province which bill was read the first time and

L. H. J.
pp. 337-8

Ordered to Lye on the Table.
An Ingrossed bill Entituled a Supplementary Act to the Act En-
tituled an Act for Settling the rates of foreign Silver Coyns within

p. 339