6o Assembly Proceedings, May 21-June 16, 1730.

U. H. J.
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By the Lower House of Assembly June the 16^th 1730.
May it Please Your Hon^rs
This House hath Resolved to discharge the Expence of this Assem-
bly from Saturday last in Cash at los p hundred and desireth
Your Honours Concurrence.
Signed p Order M: Macnemara Cl. Lo. Ho.

Whereunto the following Answer being prepared is Sent to the
Lower House by John Hall Esq^r

By the Upper House of Assembly 16^th June 1730
Gentlemen
This House doth Agree to the proposal of the payment of Ten
Shillings p hundred in Cash to discharge the Expences of this Assem-
bly from Saturday last
Signed p Order John Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

Philemon Lloyd Esq^r from the Committee of both Houses ap-
pointed to draw up an Address to the Right Honble the Lord Pro-
prietary produces the same to this House which being Read and
approved of, is as follows.

To the Right Honourable Charles Absolute Lord & Proprietary of
the Provinces of Maryland & Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore
The Humble Address of the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly.
May it please Your Lordship.
We Your Lordships most Dutiful and faithful Tenants the Mem-
bers of the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly of Maryland beg
leave to Solicit Your Lordships favour and Assistance in Relation to
Our Staple of Tobacco, which is the only dependance of the Inhabi-
tants of this Province and is now reduced to so small a Value that
the makers thereof cannot thereby provide such things as are neces-
sary for the Comfortable Subsistance of themselves and Familys and
must suffer the greatest hardships if some Expedient be not found
to raise the price of that Comodity.

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These Melancholly Circumstances and the Benefit Our neighbours
of Virginia whose dependance is on the same Staple have sometime
received by Air Act to prevent the making large Quantitys thereof
induced us to Pass a Law for that purpose and with concern We find
some Clauses therein Occasioned Your Lordship to Dissent to it. But
as w^ye are Convinced considering the deplorable Circumstances of Our
Tobacco Trade that a Law is Absolutely necessary to Advance the
Price of that Comodity We have passed another Bill for the same