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Read the first time in this house and Ordered to lye on the Table
Read the Second time the Bill Entituled a farther Additional
Supplementary Act to an Act Entituled an Act for amending the
Staple of Tobacco &ca and will not pass sent to the Lower house by
Samuel Chamberlaine Esqr
Read the Second time the Bill Entituled an Act for Granting a
Supply of Forty thousand pounds for his Majestys Service and
Striking Thirty four thousand and fifteen pounds six Shillings
thereof in Bills of Credit and raising a fund for Sinking the same
and will not pass Sent to the Lower house with the following Message
by Benedict Calvert Esq.r
By the Upper House of Assembly 24 :th April 1756
Gentlemen
By your Message of Yesterday it seems to us that there can be
no further intercourse by Messages between the Two houses since
you are now pleased to tell us in plain and express Terms that to
Justify our own or to blame your Conduct can tend to nothing but
to promote Controversy we shall not therefore take the Trouble to
do either but herewith send you the Bill for forty Thousand pounds
for his Majestys Service and striking thirty four Thousand and
fifteen pounds six Shillings thereof in Bills of Credit and raising a
fund for Sinking the same with a Negative in which altho there are
some Alterations from the former there are few or no amendmts
and the same objections for the most part that were made to that
Bill still lye against this with another arising in this Bill from that
Clause giving such extraordinary power to a Committee to Settle a
Land Tax at their discretion and shall only add that as we have at
least an Equal Right to Judge of as you to propose any Bills we
have our Conduct to be Justified or blamed as it shall appear
Signed p Order John Ross Cl: up Ho
Adjourned till Monday Morning ten of the Clock
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