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Arundel, Calvert and Charles, Nicholas Goldsborough and Lloyd of Talbot,
John Hall of Baltimore, Wootton and Sprigg of Prince George's and Bordley
of Annapolis. Next the House determined not to pay the Governor £1000 out
of the shilling tax, by a vote of 18 to 26. The affirmative votes were cast by
the anti-Proprietary delegations from Anne Arundel, Calvert and Charles,
Nicholas Goldsborough and Lloyd of Talbot, Pearce of Cecil, John Hall and
Buchanan of Baltimore, Wootton and Sprigg of Prince George's and Bordley
of Annapolis. By the same vote, the House decided not to use part of the
twelve pence for arms and ammunition. Though the result was the same,
Thomas of Talbot changed from negative to affirmative and Pearce of Cecil
from affirmative to negative.

The Proprietary Party held its control of the House and carried the quit-
rent bill by a vote of 28 to 16. The delegates from Anne Arundel, Calvert and
Charles, Nicholas Goldsborough and Lloyd of Talbot, John Hall and Buchanan
of Baltimore, Wootton and Sprigg of Prince George's and Bordley of An-
napolis formed the opposition.

On September 16, the House voted that the bill for an imposition on tobacco
should be engrossed by 28 to 17, the opposition being composed of the strong
anti-Proprietary members from Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Talbot, Bal-
timore, Prince George's and Annapolis.

The House voted, on September 17, not to read the quit-rent bill by a vote
of 24 to 26. It was an anti-Proprietary triumph; for the affirmative votes
were Abell and Barnes of St. Mary's, the Greshams of Kent, the Somerset,
Dorchester, Queen Anne's and Worcester delegations, Thomas of Talbot and
Gordon of Annapolis. By a vote of 34 to 14, the House then again decided to
pay nine pence per side, the negative votes being cast by Harris of Kent, the
delegation from Anne Arundel, Smith and Joseph Hall of Calvert, Small-
wood of Charles, Nicholas Goldsborough of Talbot, Lecompte of Dorchester,
the Prince George delegates and Bordley of Annapolis.

On September 19, the question arose as to whether Prince George's County
should have one or two divisions and it was decided in favor of the former,
by a vote of 27 to 23. In the affirmative, voted the delegations from Kent,
Somerset, Talbot, Dorchester, Cecil, Queen Anne's and Worcester and Gordon
of Annapolis (the only delegation which did not vote together).

The quit rent bill finally passed on September 20, by a vote of 30 to 18, the
minority being composed of the anti-Proprietary votes from Anne Arundel,
Calvert, Charles, Talbot, Baltimore and Prince George's and Bordley of
Annapolis.