The Lower House. in

		For the Negative,			L. H. J. Liber No. 51
	Greenfield,	Hanson,	Ward,		Dec. 19
	Williamson,	Dent,	Mauldin,
	Hynson,	Stoddert,	Murdock,
	Hammond,	Sulivane,	Beall,
	Gassaway,	Cockey Deye,	Lloyd,
	Carroll,	J. H. Dorsey,	Tilghman,
	Worthington,	Owings,	T. Harris,
	J. J. Mackall,	Earle,	E. Dorsey,
	Gantt,	Baker,	Cresap.	27

	On Motion, Unanimously Resolved, That in the Case of a con- troverted Election, if from Evidence given at the Bar, the House should suspect, that Bribery and Corruption have been made Use of in that Election, the House will proceed to examine into and con- sider the same, though not made an Objection against a Voter on the Lists exchanged by the contending Parties. The House, after the Examination of several Witnesses at the Bar, relative to the Facts contained in the Petition of Mr. Henry Wood- ward, Referred the same for Consideration in the Afternoon. Ordered, That the Petition of Mr. Henry Woodward be heard at the Bar of this House at Half an hour past Two of the Clock Afternoon. The House adjourns till Half an Hour past 2 of the Clock. Post-Meridiem. The House met according to Adjournment, &c. The Order of the Day being Read; the House proceeded to an Hearing on the Petition of Mr. Henry Woodward. Col. Hammond and Col. Tasker, from the Upper House, ac- quainted Mr. Speaker, that the Governor requires the Attendance of the Lower House immediately in the Upper House. Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and (with the Members of the Lower House) went to the Upper House, where his Excellency made the following Speech, viz.t Gentlemen of the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly, In Consequence of an Intimation from the Lords of Trade and Plantations, the Right Honourable Lord Proprietary hath com- manded me to recommend it to you, to agree and prepare a Bill for obliging the Masters of all Vessels that shall come to this province, through the Capes of Virginia, to pay a Duty of Two Pence Sterling
	a Ton, towards building a Light-House on Cape-Henry, and keeping a Light therein, the said Duty to commence from the Time that a similar Act shall be made by the Legislature of Virginia for the same Purpose; and the Amount thereof, or a Part of it, to be ex- pended and paid Annually, in Proportion to what shall be expended	p. 81