The Lower House. 371

the Bill, we shall just take Time to observe, that should we, upon
your sending us some of the several material Objections you have
to the Bill, proceed, contrary to the established Rules of Proceeding,

L. H. J.
Liber No. 48
April 17

to take into Consideration those Objections, and even to the contrary,
to the undoubted Rights and Privileges of this House, concur with
you in all of them, What might reasonably be concluded would be
the Consequences Why, most clearly, that according to the Temper
you should discover in this House of giving up Rights, your Demands
would rise, and after spending a long Time in considering new
Objections, and for the Relief of the poor unhappy People on the
Borders, and for his Majesty's Service in general, giving up some
of the Rights of the Whole, you would still proceed in starting
Objections, and we must go on giving up Rights, till you had new
formed our Bill; and what Shape it would appear in, when entirely
agreeable to your Honours, must remain in Conjecture only. We
shall rejoice at an Opportunity of shewing, in any regular Way of
Proceeding on this Bill, how much we have at Heart, his Majesty's
Service in general, the Safety and Welfare of this Province in par-
ticular, and more especially the Relief of our poor distressed In-
habitants on the Western Frontier, from the horrible Effects of
Savage Cruelty. But in our Resolution, not to proceed in an unheard
of, unparliamentary and endless Method of obviating old and re-
ceiving new Objections, we firmly persist; and hope, after your
Honours have taken up such Time in considering the Bill, as to be
able to make all your Objections, you will proceed in such regular
Manner as may conduce to an happy and speedy Conclusion of this
important Affair.
Signed per Order, M. Macnemara, Cl. Lo. Ho.

Being read, the Question was put, Whether the House Approves
of the same, or Not? Resolved in the Affirmative.

p. 235

For the Affirmative,

J. Reeder, Edmondson, Dulany,
Hynson, Edge, Jordan,
Williamson, Travers, Lloyd,
Wallis, Tolley, E. Tilghman,
Hammond, Govane, Bracco,
Hall, Smith, Crabb,
Gassaway, Earle, Chapline,
Carroll, Baker, Sprigg,
Stoddert, Ward, Jenifer.
Handy, Addison, 31
M. Tilghman, Murdock,

For the Negative,
R. Henry, J. Dennis, Casson. 3