The Lower House. 361

Thursday, 2^d October, 1760.

The House met according to Adjournment. The Members were
called, and all appeared as Yesterday, except Mr. Sothoron. The
Proceedings were Read.
On Reading the second Time, the Amendments proposed by the
Upper House to the Bill, entituled, An Act for easing the In-
habitants of this Province, from the great and unequal Burthen of

L. H. J.
Liber No. 51
Oct. 2

the additional Land-Tax, Ordered, That a Message be prepared,
and sent to the Upper House, with the said Bill; and that Mr.
Matthew Tilghman, Mr. Murdock, Mr. Charles Goldsborough, Mr.
Carroll, and Dr. Steuart, do prepare and bring in the same.
On Motion, the Question was put, That in the aforesaid Message
it be proposed, the Commissioners of the Upper House may be
nominated by the Upper House, in equal Number with those
Commissioners nominated by the Lower House in the said Bill.
Resolved in the Affirmative.

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For the Affirmative,

Greenfield,

Bowman,

Dulany,

Thomas,

Gibson,

Steuart,

Wilson,

Sulivane,

Hopper,

Waters,

C. Goldsborough,

Chapline,

J. Goldsborough,

Travers,

Selby.

Edmondson,

Mauldin,

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For the Negative,

Gresham,

Stoddert,

Murdock,

Gassaway,

Govane,

Fraser,

Carroll,

Owings,

King,

Worthington,

Earle,

M. Tilghman,

Gantt,

Baker,

Cresap.

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