The Lower House. 361

On Motion of a Member that an Address be prepared to his Lord-
ship relating to the Quit Rents Ordered that the Committee of Laws
prepare and bring in such Address
The House Adjourns until 2 of the Clock in the Afternoon

Post Meridiem
The House met according to Adjournment &c^a
M^r Worthington from the Committee of Accounts delivers
M^r Speaker the Journal of Accounts
On Reading the Journal of Accounts the Question was put
Whether this Question shall be put viz.
Whether the Secretarys Accounts shall be allowed as stated in the
Journal of Accounts as to his Fees; or not ? Resolved in the Nega-
tive
For the Negative

M^r Waughop M^r Stoughton M^r Colvill
Swann Gale Hyland
Griffith Martin Caswell
Chesley N. Goldsborough Scott
Calder Thomas Gordon
Smith J. Goldsborough Tasker
Weems Ennalls Pemberton
Brome George Wright
King Hindman

L. H. J.

For the Affirmative

M^r R. Gresham M^r Smallwood M^r Magruder
Wilson Harrison Wootton
Carroll Yeates Sprigg
J. Gresham Lecompte T. Wilkinson
Worthington Sheredine

The Journal of Accounts was Read and committed for Amend-
ments in the Money Allowance
The House Adjourns until Monday Morning at nine of the Clock

p. 354

Monday Morning October 25. 1742

The House met according to Adjournment &c^a
An Ingrossed Bill entituled an Act to divide Somerset County
and to erect a new County on the Sea board Side thereof by the
Name of Worcester
An Ingrossed Bill entituled an Act encouraging the raising of
Copper Ore erecting of Stamping Mills and Copper Works and
making of Copper within this Province and

October 25