The Lower House. 397

The ingrossed Bill, N.^o 3, was read and assented to, and sent to
the Upper House, with the Paper Bill thereof, by M.^r Hollyday and
M.^r Wright. They return and acquaint M.^r Speaker they delivered
the Bill.
The ingrossed Bill, N.^o 4, was read and assented to, and sent to
the Upper House, with the Paper Bill thereof, by M.^r Aquila Hall
and M.^r Deye. They return and acquaint M.^r Speaker they delivered
the Bill

The ingrossed Bill, N.^o 5, was read and assented to, and sent to the
Upper House, with the Paper Bill thereof, by M.^r Wootton and M.^r
Heugh. They return and acquaint M.^r Speaker they delivered the
Bill.
Upon a second reading the Bill, entitled, An Act for the Relief
of certain Prisoners in the several Jails therein mentioned, with the
Amendment proposed by the Upper House, Ordered, That M.^r Holly-
day, M.^r Johnson, M.^r Ringgold, and M.^r Allen, do prepare a Mes-
sage to the Upper House, in Answer to the Subject Matter of the
said Amendment. On a second reading the Bill entitled An Act to
enable the Commissioners for emitting Bills of Credit to pay to John
Duckett William Mills and John Peacock the sums of Money therein
mentioned with the Amendment proposed by the Upper House
Ordered that M.^r Chase M.^r Tilghman M.^r Johnson M.^r Allen M.^r
J. Hall and M.^r W. Paca do prepare a Message to the Upper House on
the subject Matter of the said Amendment.
M.^r Luckett brings in, and delivers to M.^r Speaker, the Bill, en-
titled, An Act to divide All Saints Parish in Frederick County, and
to erect two new Parishes, by the Names of Eden Parish and Fred-
erick Parish; Which was read with [the] Amendments for which it
was [committed], and will pass. Sent to the Upper House by M.^r
Heugh and M.^r Wootton — They return and acquaint M.^r Speaker
they delivered the Bill
John Ridout, Esq from the Upper House, delivers to M.^r Speaker
the following Message
By the Upper House of Assembly, November 13:^th 1770

L. H. J.
Liber No. 54
Nov. 13

Gentlemen
Our last Message contained the Propositions, which our Conferrees
would have been instructed to make, had a Conference taken Place,
according to any of the Precedents we have pointed out. The Elec-
tion we are willing to extend to all Persons as well Plante[r]s as
others, to discharge all ffees and the Poll Tax in Tobacco or Money,
as might occasionally best suit them, would be an effectual Reduction
of fifees, and contribute very much to the Ease and Convenience of
the People; but we think the new Regulation you have proposed,
would reduce them so low as not to leave a sufficient and proper Sup-
port for the Officers. If there have been Abuses in the Practice under

p. 165