274 Assembly Proceedings, March 20, 1734/5-April 24, 1735.

	L. H. J. Lib. No. 45	Arms and Ammunition the three pence p hhd last Raised that was Intended Solely for that purpose, I think myself Obliged to Acquaint you that tho no body is to receive more Benefit by that Distribution than myself, I must prefer the General Interest of the Publick before my Own private Advantage, Therefore must recommend it to you to Supply the Deficiencies of that Fund in the first Place, there being no other Publick Charge whatsoever more necessary. Sam: Ogle. Philip Lee Esqr from the Upper House delivers Mr Speaker the Bill Entituled an Act Ascertaining the Gauge and Tare of Tobacco Hogsheads &c. and the following Message. [This message is printed at page 206.]
	p. 584	Michael Howard Esqr from the Upper House Delivers Mr Speaker a Bill Entituled an Act for Limmitation of the Time of Shipping Tobacco Indorsed read by the Upper House the second time and will pass: which Bill was read here the first & second time and the word July altered to that of August and will pass. Sent to the Upper House by Mr Key & Mr Denton. The Question was put that the three pence p hhd raised between the 29th Day of September 1732 and the 29th September 1733 be applyed to the Purchase of Arms & Ammunition Resolved in the Negative.

		For the Affirmative
	Mr Key	Major Dashiel	Mr Hamilton
	Mr Dulany	Mr Goldsborough	Capt Gordon
	Col Hanson	Mr Tench Francis	Mr Rd Francis
	Col Gale	Col Hooper	Capt Elliott
	Col King	Mr George
	Mr Stoughton	Col Ward
	p. 585	For the Negative
	Mr Jourdan	Major Skinner	Mr Johnson
	Mr Wilson	Mr Courts	Mr Sheredine
	Mr Hall	Mr Middleton	Mr Moale
	Mr Hammond	Mr Hawkins	Mr Mathews
	Mr Denton	Mr Edmundson	Mr Magruder
	Mr Warfield	Mr Needles	Mr Sprigg
	Col Mackall	Mr Trippe	Col Belt
	Mr Mackall	Mr Woolford	Mr Stoddart
	Mr Smith	Mr Brown	Mr Wright

Benjamin Tasker Esq^r from the Upper House Delivers M^r
Speaker the following Message. [This message is printed at page
210.]