484 Assembly Proceedings, April 23-June 5, 1740.

U. H. J.
Calvert
Paper

No. 735

And it is therefore agreed by the Conferees of both Houses that
the money to be advanced for Encouragement of Levies, be paid in
by a moderate Tax on the People
The Conferees enter upon the Consideration of a Bill for raising
Money for Arms and Ammunition
The Conferees of the Upper House deliver themselves in the
words following
Since your House has given Our House the Choice of two Al-
ternatives, One of which Our House has taken, and since Our House
apprehends you have given us no Reasons for their Departing from
the Choice they have made, we have it in Command from Our
House to know whether your House will not agree to such Choice,
and if not, whether you have any Reasons to offer why Our House
should depart from the Choice they have made of One of your
Alternatives
In Answer to which the Conferees of the Lower House say, they
desire to withdraw and acquaint their House therewith
The Conferees adjourn until the Afternoon
In the Afternoon the Conferees met again
The Conferees of the Lower House deliver themselves in the fol-
lowing words

p. 75

We are directed by the Lower House of Assembly to acquaint your
Honours, that they cannot agree to the Continuance of the Bill for
Arms and Ammunition for nine Years, or for any Number of Years
more than three; And although they do not look upon themselves
in any wise Obliged to give Your House the particular Reasons which
guide their Resolutions as a House of Delegates in any Matters that
come under their Consideration concerning money Bills, and that
their Reasons in the present Case are sufficiently set forth in their
Message to the Upper House of the 17^th Instant yet to comply with
the present Desire of Your House, we are directed to give you as
follows
First, That Our Offer of A Bill was not for any number of years
generally but coupled with these Words, " as the necessity of the
present Juncture may require," and that our House, as the legal
Representatives of the People, have an unquestionable Right to
Judge of the necessity of Raising Money, the Quantity of money to
be applied to that Necessity, and the Time of Continuance of any
Bill for that purpose.
And, that the Reason of making the Offer in the manner above
mentioned, was to give Your House an Opportunity in Conjunction
with Ours deliberately to consider both of the Time and Sum, and
to Form the Bill accordingly, instead of which your House has