The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

186 COMMONS JOURNAL, APRIL 17, 1758–MAY 19, 1758The 4th Paragraph being read a Second time was disagreed with by theHouse.Resolved that it is the Opinion of this House that the sending recruitingofficers to inlist Men in the Northern Collonies will farther tend to theSpeedy raising of the said Regiment.The Last Paragraph of the Report being read a Second time was agreedto by the House.A Motion was made & the Question being put, That his Excellency theGovernor be humbly desired to order Osznabrigs Cloaths, to be made forthe Men of the said Regiment, not Exceeding the Value of £1000, CurrentMoney, to be paid out of the Money granted for raising the Said Regiment.It Passed in the Negative.Ordered that an Answer be prepared to his Excellency’s Said Message.Then the House (according to Order) proceeded to take the Reportfrom the Committee who were appointed to prepare and bring in a Scheduleof the Charges of this Government to be annexed to the Tax-Bill intoConsideration.And the Several Articles under the Several Heads in the said Scheduleas far as Parochial Charges being Severally read a Second time, were Severallyagreed to by the House.Then a motion being made.Resolved that the Sum of £120 be inserted in the Said Schedule for threeYears Rent of a House for the Rector of the Parish of St. Peter Purrysburgh.Another Motion being made and the Question being Put, That TheSum of £700 be inserted in the said Schedule, towards reimbursing theChurch Wardens & Vestry of the Parish of Prince George the Expence of purchasinga Glebe & building a Parsonage.It Passed in the Negative.Resolved upon the Question, that the Sum of Five hundred Pounds beinserted in the Said Schedule for the said Purposes.Ordered That the farther Consideration of the said Schedule be adjourned.And then the House adjourned till four of the Clock.P.M.The House resumed the adjourned Consideration of the Residue of theReport from the Committee who were appointed to prepare & bring in aSchedule to be annexed to the Tax bill.And Severall other Articles under the Several heads in the said Schedule,as far as Expences for Indians, being Severally read a Second Time, wereSeverally agreed to by the House.