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498 Assembly Proceedings, May 8-May 30, 1754.
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L. H. J.
Liber No. 47
May 25
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Doctor Carroll, from the Conference appointed by both Houses,
delivers to Mr. Speaker the following Report, viz.
At a Conference appointed by the Honourable the Upper and Lower
Houses of Assembly, May 24, 1754, and met in the
Paper Office.
Were Present;
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The Honourable
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George Plater,
and
Philip Thomas,
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Esquires; Members of the
Upper House
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p. 444 Doctor Charles Carroll,
Mr. Matthew Tilghman,
Major Henry Hall,
Mr. James Hollyday,
Mr. William Murdock,
and
Mr. John Goldsborough,
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Members of the Lower House
of Assembly.
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Who make choice of the Honourable George Plater, Esq; Chair-
man, and William Wilkins Clerk.
The Conferees of the Upper House moved (as the Lower House
had desired the Conference), to know what your Conferees had to
propose, upon which your Conferees entered upon the Business as
follows, viz.
May it please your Honours,
The House of Delegates have desired this Conference, on the
proposed Amendments of your House, to the Bill, for his Majesty's
Service, in Hopes thereby to expedite the same, that it may be car-
ried into Execution, and notwithstanding their undoubted Right of
forming Money Bills, and granting Money, have agreed to several
Amendments to that Bill proposed by your House, in Order to give
Dispatch thereto, which Concessions they Hope will not be drawn
into Precedent.
And we are instructed to acquaint your Honours, that the House
cannot depart from their Resolution of not agreeing to the pro-
posed Amendment, set forth in our first Reason, and that there is a
Mistake in omitting to insert the Sum of 3000 1. in the Bill, in the 4th
Line of the 3d Page, which it is desired may be inserted in its proper
Place, your Conferees then delivered the following Reasons, viz.
To the Second Amendment our House cannot agree, because by
the Bill, as sent up, a Mode was ascertained for Recovery of the Tax
imposed upon Hawkers and Pedlars, and an Encouragement given
to Informers to prosecute, both which are struck out by the Amend-
ment, and no Mode prescribed for the Recovery of the Tax: As this
House had no Inclination to draw his Lordship's Claim to Fines and
Forfeitures into Question, upon this Occasion (which seems to be
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