594 Assembly Proceedings, Mar. 28-May 13, 1758.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 50
April 19
p. 69

Wednesday, April 19, 1758.

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

On Progression in Reading the second Time the Bill, entituled,
An Act for Reducing the Allowances of the Councillors, Deputies
and Delegates, &c. the Question was put, That the Councillors, for
each Day they attend in Assembly, as Members of the Upper House,
the Judges of the Court of Appeals, Delegates and Provincial Magis-
trates, who dwell in the City of Annapolis, be Reduced by the said
Bill one half less than what is allowed to those who don't reside in
the said City. Resolved in the Affirmative.

For the Affirmative,
Williamson, Lecompte, King,
Hynson, Govane, E. Tilghman,
Rasin, J. H. Dorsey, Bracco,
Hammond, Cockey Deye, Handy,
J. J. Mackall, Owings, Beatty,
Hanson, Hyland, Cresap.
M. Tilghman, Earle,

Oldham, Ward, 22

For the Negative,

Tilden, Wilson, Fraser,
Gassaway, Goldsborough, T. Gantt,
Worthington, Edmondson, Lloyd,
Reynolds, Gray, Harris,
E. Gantt, Sulivane, Chapline.
Waggaman, Baker,

Lowes, Murdock, 19

The Bill, entituled, An Act for Reducing the Allowances of the
Councillors, Deputies and Delegates, that serve in the General As-
sembly and ascertaining the allowances of the clerks and other officers
of both Houses and for securing the independency of the said Dep-
uties and Delegates was Read and committed for Amendments.
Ordered, That Col. Tilghman be added to the Committee ap-
pointed to prepare and bring in the Bill, entituled, An Act for
Reducing the Allowances of the Councillors, Deputies and Dele-
gates, &c.

p. 70

The Order of the Day being Read; the House took into Considera-
tion the Message from the Upper House of Yesterday by Richard
Lee, Esq; and on Motion, the Question was put, That the said
Message be Read and Considered Paragraph by Paragraph. Resolved
in the Negative.