The Upper House. 475

alledged against a good Proprietary as has been in every Age in-
sinuated against good Kings: but however we doubt not of your
agreing with us that Clamours of Aggrievances & Oppressions are
not confined Solely to Administrations of Government by a Pro-
prietary
Since what we said of the Difference of Dependent and Inde-
pendent Governments accounted for that Subserviency, which you
objected to any one part of the Legislature in a dependent Gov-
ernm^t, it sufficiently proves that whatever Fault you found with our
Constitution in this respect would reach all the Plantations
We shall only hint that the Act of Will 3 Cap: 4 has not been
always looked upon to extend here, for we are informed that a cause
of Brook and Cole was determined not many years ago in the
Provincial Court against the Penal Statutes mentioned in that Act
And now, Gentlemen, to close our Altercations by Messages on
this Bill it remains for us to say, that as you have given us a Choice
of two Alternatives, one of which we have chose, and given you in a
former Message our Reasons for not taking the other, and as you
have not attempted to shew that our Choice of nine years (tho one
of ninety nine as bearing no proportion to any supposition of the
Continuance of the War would be) too long or that the present
Exigence may not require it; We hope you will not think we were
immoderate in the Length of time which we cannot depart from:
But since you desire a Conference this House has appointed the
Honourable Benjamin Tasker, George Plater and Edmund Jenings
Esq^rs to join such Members as you may be pleased to appoint of your
House in a Conference
Signed p Order John Ross Cl Up. Ho.

Adjourned till to Morrow Morning nine of the Clock

U. H. J.
Calvert
Paper

No. 735

Tuesday morning 20 May 1740

This House met again according to Adjournment Present as
yesterday
A Message from the Lower House by Mess^rs King and Colvile

By the Lower House of Assembly 20 May 1740
May 1t please your Honours
We have appointed M^r James Calder, Doctor Charles Carrol, Col
Robert King M^r Vachel Denton Colonel Thomas Colvile and Wil-
liam Stoughton Esq^r Members of this House to join Benjamin
Tasker George Plater and Edmund Jenings Esq^r named by your
Honours to conferr about the subject Matters proposed by Our Mes-

May 20
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