186 Assembly Proceedings, May 26-June 22, 1741.

U. H. J.

The Clerks of each House of Assembly have Salaries for their
Services in Sessions time, and as Ours has no other Allowance for
such Services, so we think neither ought Yours and You may per-
ceive We have given both equal Fees for transcribing in the Interval

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of Assemblies, Besides that as M^r Ross's Charge for Copying the
Regulation of Officers Fees arose from Your House or Your Clerks
refusing to lay before a Committee of this House the Book wherein
they were Registred; which being a thing of a Publick Nature, We
think We had a Right to, We therefore cannot allow for that Charge
M^r Greens Charge for Printing some Orders of Council which
appears to have been done for the Satisfaction and at the desire of
some private Gentlemen, We cannot allow, the People having no
Interest or Benefit by that Publication, We think they ought not to
be Charged with it nor have We allowed him for any thing of the
same nature
Since therefore Your Honours have agreed that the Articles of
our Journal are just We hope you will Pass it, without the Allow-
ances desired, and that without any further Message or Debate
about it, for since the People We represent can have no beneficial
Laws passed, We would desire the heavy Charge which now hangs
over them may be increased as little as Possible
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Up Ho.
Read the second time the Bill entituled An Act for raising three
Pence p hhd on all Tobacco to be exported for purchasing Arms &
Ammunition for the Defence of this Province and with the Amend-
ments proposed in a Message herewith sent will Pass
By the Upper House of Assembly 18 June 1741
Gentlemen
We have carefully perused the Bill sent Us Yesterday by
Col^o Hanson and Col^o Hooper, and sorry it gives us so much Room
to believe You have little desire to raise any Money to purchase
Arms and Ammunition for Defence of the Country
By this Bill, although you have two Treasurers of Fortune and
Probity who have given large Securities for the faithful discharge
of their Offices, You propose another Person to receive the Money
to be raised, you likewise deny the Council who have always since
any Money hath been raised for this Purpose which is now upwards
of twenty years been jointly intrusted with the Governor in laying
it out any share in the disposition of this and reserve a very unusual
Power of disposition in yourselves
What Conduct of Ours induces you to attempt doing a thing that

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carrys such severe Reflection on the Upper House We are at a Loss
to guess, But this We assure you, We shall always endeavour to
guard Our Characters in the best manner We can, and admit no
Innovations to lessen the Power of the Governor and Council in the