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shall be always ready to concur with you, in taking every Measure
that might tend to promote the Public Good.

Hor.^o Sharpe.
15th December, 1757.

Which Message was Read, and Referred for Consideration of the
next Assembly.
The House adjourns until 2 of the Clock Afternoon.
Post-Meridiem. The House met according to Adjournment.
Benedict Calvert, Esq; from the Upper House, delivers to Mr.
Speaker, the Bill, entituled, An Act for Reducing the Allowances of
the Members of the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly: And,
The following Message, viz. By the Upper House of Assembly,
15^th December 1757
[This message printed in full in Upper House Journal pp.
192-194]

On Reading the said Message, the Question was put, Whether
a Message shall be prepared to be sent to the Upper House, setting
forth the Irregularity of the Alterations proposed in the Message
brought this Afternoon by Benedict Calvert, Esq; with the Bill,
entituled, An Act for Reducing the Allowances of the Members of
the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly, or Not? Resolved in

L. H. J.
Liber No. 49
Dec. 15

the Affirmative.
For the Affirmative,

p. 217

Plater, Hanson, Fraser,
Williamson, Lee, T. Gantt,

Hynson, Dent, King,
Rasin, M. Tilghman, Lloyd,
Tilden, Govane, E. Tilghman,
Gassaway, J. H. Dorsey, Bracco,
Carroll, Owings, Sudler,
Worthington, Earle, Scarborough,
J. J. Mackall, Ward, Harris,

Reynolds, Baker, E. Dorsey.

E. Gantt, Murdock, [32]

For the Negative,

Sothoron, Wilson, Dulany.
Key, Cockey Deye, [5]

The House adjourns til the Morrow Morning at 9 of the Clock.

Friday, 16^th December, 1757.

The House met according to Adjournment: The Members were
called, and all appeared as Yesterday. The Proceedings were Read.

Dec. 16