The Lower House. 205

Wednesday Afternoon

The House met again according to Adjournment and being
called over were present as in the Morning
Ordered M^r Hunt and M^r Gale lay before this House to
Morrow Morning her Majesty's gracious Proclamation and
the late Act of Parliament for regulating foreign Coins and
Resolved this House will then consider thereof.
The Committee for Election and Privileges enter the House
and by Col^{o
Walter Smith their Chairman deliver Mr Speaker
their Report.
That Part of the Report relating to the Sheriffs Return of
Talbot County first under Consideration being debated.
Resolved it is a good Return and Queen Ann's likewise
As to Saint Mary's County Returns now under Considera-
tion and referred Ordered That the Papers against them be
delivered Colo
John Coode and that the Members have Liberty
to withdraw in Order to prepare themselves against to Morrow
Morning
The House adjourned till to Morrow Morning Eight o'Clock}

Thursday the 30^th September 1708

The House met again according to Adjournment & being
called over were present as Yesterday. Read what was done
Yesterday.
The House proceed to the Consideration of his Excellency's
Speech And as to that Part relating to the Gauge of Tobacco
Hogsheads and Masters of Ships Resolved a Message be pre-
pared and sent to his Excellency and Council to desire a Con-
ference with some of the Members of her Majesty's Honble
Council and some of this House which follows.

By the House of Delegates September 30^th 1708.

This House having taken into Consideration that Part of
your Excellency's Speech relating to her Majesty's Dissent to
the Act for Gauge of Tobacco Hogsheads and that against
Masters of Ships cropping Tobacco on Board their Ships hum-
bly desire your Excellency and Honours to appoint some
Member of her Majesty's Honble Council to join in Confer-
ence with some of the Members of this House upon that Sub-
ject and that you will please to appoint the Time and Place
for Meeting Signed p Order
Rich^d Dallam Cl. Ho. Del.

Sent up to his Excellency and Council by M^r Gale and M^r
Woolford They return and say they delivered the same

L. H. J.