The Lower House. 389

You very Justly express your sence " That a people living under
a Government ought to be at the Charge of supporting it, and that
you have not, any other Intention then to give his Lordship such
an Honourable one as shall be adequate to the Ability of those you
represent " And in the Bill sent up to the Upper House you propose
twelve pence Sterling p hhd the same that the Government now
collects by the present Law, what then can remain to quiet the minds
of the most uneasy, but to Confirm the said Law if you think such A
Confirmation in any manner necessary, and I believe I may leave it
to yourselves, whether this will not more plainly manifest the desire
your House has of Cultivating a Good Understanding betwixt the
Government and people than Proposing A Bill with A Preamble
setting forth That it doth not appear to this present General As-
sembly that there is any law now in force to raise a sufficient Sup-
port for the Government but that from the 29^th day of September
in the year of our Lord 1732 down to this Time the sum of twelve
Pence for every hogshead of Tobacco exported out of this province
hath been collected without any Law for so doing &c^a

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45

It would be very easy to change this preamble and Substitute
an other in its place as much reflecting upon the Lower House of
Assembly, as that is upon the Government, but how much such
Proceedings contend to cultivate a good Understanding amongst
us, to which you say nothing shall be wanting on your part must
be left to impartial People to judge
Sam Ogle

On reading the Governors answer Ordered that an Address be
prepared to the Governor thereon, and that the Committee appointed
to prepare an Address to the Governor on the General Aggrievances
reported this Session prepare this Address
The Bill Entituled An Act for the Security of Orphans and
Creditors read and committed for Amendments
The House Adjourned until two of the Clock in the afternoon

Post Meridiem, The House met according to Adjournment &c^a
M^r Thomas hath leave of the House to go home
An Ingrossed Bill Entituled An Act for laying out and Applying
a Sum not exceeding 200 l Current money to the uses therein
mentioned And an Ingrossed Bill Entituled An Act to cut of and
Bar the Entail of part of A Tract of land called Williams Range
lying in Prince Georges County and to settle other lands in lieu
thereof severally Read and Assented to and sent to the Upper House
with the paper Bills by M^r Sheredine and M^r Pearce
Col^o Gale from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker the Fol-
lowing Bill Entituled An Act to raise A Fund to be Applied for the
payment of An Agent and other necessary uses of this Province
viz.

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