154 Assembly Proceedings, October 2-November 30, 1771.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 54
Nov. 6

of the old Table and do adhere to the 14.^th 15.^th & 16.^th Propositions
we have no Hopes of bringing about the Passage of a Bill allowed
on all Hands to be of great Importance to the Welfare and Happiness
of the People; therefore upon your Honours declaring your fixed
Resolution to adhere, an End may be put to this Conference.
Resolved in the Affirmative

For the Affirmative

Reeder,

Dennis,

Paca,

W. Thomas,

Gale,

N. Thomas,

Jordan,

Adams,

Chamberlaine,

Gresham,

J. Richardson,

So. Wright,

Buchanan,

W. Richardson,

Earle,

Mackall,

Ennalls,

Chaille,

Grahame,

Veazy,

Holland,

Parran,

Baxter,

Allen,

Weems,

Hall,

Robins.

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For the Negative

Worthington,

Moale,

Contee,

Johnson,

Risteau,

Tilghman,

Chase,

Deye,

Luckett,

Smallwood,

Ward,

Wootton,

Harrison,

Rumsey,

Beatty.

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Handy,

Tyler,

The Question was then put that the said Paper be given as an
Answer to the Conferrees of the Upper House to their last Proposi-
tions? Resolved in the Affirmative. Same Division as above.
Ordered, That no new Business be moved for after Saturday next.
The House Adjourns till To Morrow Morning 9 O'Clock

Nov. 7

Thursday November 7.^th 1771
The House met.

All Members present as on Yesterday.
The Proceedings of Yesterday were read.

M.^r Grahame delivers to M.^r Speaker a Petition of Alexander
Cumming setting forth that he preferred a petition at the last Session
of Assembly in which he set forth That his Father, at the Time
of his Death, had, within the City of Annapolis, a Lot of Ground,
with a Dwelling House, and Out Houses thereon, in which Part of
his Majesty's Forces were quartered in the Year seventeen hundred
and fifty seven who did considerable Damage thereto; and then