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At a Conferance appointed by the Honourable the Upper and
Lower houses of Assembly May 24.th 1754 and met in the Paper
Office
Were Present
The Honb.le George Plater & Philip Thomas Esq.rs Members of
the Upper House.
Doctor Charles Carroll
M.r Matthew Tilghman
Members of the Lower house of Assembly
M.r James Hollayday
M.r William Murdock &
M.r Jn° Goldsborough
Who made Choice of the Honourable George Plater Esq.r Chair-
man and William Wilkins Clerk
The Conferees of the Upper house delivered themselves to the
Conferees of the Lower house in the following manner viz, Gentle-
men, as Your house has desired this Conference We are ready to hear
and Receive what Objections you have to the Amendments proposed
by the Upper house to the Bill for his Majestys Service, upon which
the Conferees of the Lower house delivered the following objections
in writing viz.t
As to the Second Amendment our house cannot agree because by
the Bill as Sent up a mode was ascertained for the Recovery of the
Tax Imposed upon Hawkers and Pedlars and an Encouragement
given to Informers to prosecute, both which are Struck out by the
Amendment and no mode prescribed for the Recovery of The Tax
as this house had no Inclination to draw his Lordships Claim to
Fines and forfeitures into Question upon this Occasion/ which Seems
to be done by the Amendment/all Tendency towards it was Carefully
avoided by the Bill, for these Reasons it is hoped their honours will
not adhere to the Amendment proposed to that part of the Bill — To
the fourth Amendment the house cannot agree because they appre-
hend it may leave Room for Evading the Tax. To the Sixth amend-
ment by which it is proposed to give the Naval Officers such Com-
missions as is usually Received upon other duties they cannot agree
because they think the Commission Settled by the Bill is Adequate to
the Service. —
Altho' our house have agreed to the Amendment for Replacing the
Money to be taken Out of the Treasurers hands yet they think that
Amendment Imperfect as it is not ascertained what Sum of Current —
Money/which only can be raised by the funds/shall be applied to that
purpose, nor what proportion of the Money arising on Each Fund —
shall be annually paid to the Treasurer and what to the Commission-
ers of the Paper Currency Office and therefore proposes that the
Sum of Four hundred and fifty pounds be paid to the Treasurers in
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U. H. J.
Liber No. 34
May 30
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