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The House again, according to order, resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the Bill for the support of Government; and after some time spent therein, Mr˙ Speaker resumed the Chair, and Mr˙ Crane, Chairman of the Committee, reported that the Committee had gone through the matters to them referred, and had come to several Resolutions, which he was ready to report whenever the House would please to receive the same;
Ordered, That the said Report be made immediately.
Whereupon Mr˙ Crane reported the Resolutions of the Committee, as follow, viz:
1. Resolved, That in and by the said Bill when passed into a law, there be paid to his Excellency William Franklin, Esq˙, Governour of this Colony, at the rate of twelve hundred Pounds per annum, Proclamation Money, to
commence the first day of October last.
And, on the question, whether the House agreed to the said sum or not?
It passed in the affirmative, as follows:
Yeas.
Nays.
2. To David Ogden, Esquire, second Justice of the Supreme Court of this Colony, at the rate of one hundred and fifty Pounds per annum, money aforesaid.
And on the question, whether the House agrees thereto or not?
It passed in the affirmative, as follows:
Yeas.
Nays.
Who voted for £100.
3. To Richard Stockton, Esquire, third Justice of the Supreme Court of this Colony, at the rate of one hundred and fifty Pounds per annum, money aforesaid.
And on the question, whether the House agrees thereto or not?
It passed in the affirmative, as follows:
Yeas,
Nays.
Who voted for £100.
4. To Cortland Skinner, Esq˙, Attorney General of this Colony, at the rate of forty Pounds per annum, money aforesaid.
And on the question, whether the House agrees thereto or not?
It passed in the affirmative, as follows:
Yeas.
Nays.
Who voted for £30.
5. To Samuel Smith, and John Smith, Esquires, Treasurers of this Colony, each at the rate of forty Pounds per annum, money aforesaid.
To which the House agreed.
6. To the Clerk of Council for the time being, at the rate of thirty Pounds per annum, money aforesaid.
To which the House agreed.
7. To the Agent of this Colony for the time being, at the rate of one hundred Pounds per annum, money aforesaid.
To which the House agreed.
8. To the Clerk of the Circuits for the time being, residing in this Colony, the sum of twenty Pounds per annum, money aforesaid.
To which the House agreed.
9. To the Doorkeeper of the Council of this Colony, at the rate of ten Pounds per annum, money aforesaid.
To which the House agreed.
10. To his Excellency William Franklin, Esquire, at the rate of sixty Pounds per annum, money aforesaid, for house rent, provided he makes Perth Amboy, or Burlington the place of his residence.
To which the House agreed.
11. To the Justice or Justices of the Supreme Court of this Colony for attending the Circuit Courts, and Courts of Oyer and Terminer in the manner prescribed by the said Act, the sum of ten Pounds for each time.
To which the House agreed.
12. To each of the Council for the time being, for the time they may attend at any sitting of the General Assembly within the time, eight Shillings-per-day.
On the question, whether the sum be eight Shillings or
For Eight Shillings per Diem.
Mr˙ Crane,
For Six Shillings per Diem.
Mr˙ Combs,
13. Jonathan Deare, one of the Clerks of the House of Representatives, or any other Clerk for his attendance, the sum of ten Shillings per day, for the time he hath or shall attend at any sitting of the General Assembly, during the continuance, of this Act; and also the sum of four Pence per sheet, reckoning ninety words to the sheet, for entering the Minutes of any sitting during the continuance of this Act, fair in the Journals, and copying the Laws and Minutes for the Printer; and to the said Jonathan Deare, the sum of twelve Pounds, for Pen, Ink, and Paper, and hiring Clerks to forward the business of this session.
To which the House agreed.
14. To Charles Pettit, Esq˙, Deputy Secretary, or to the Deputy Secretary for the time being, for copying publick; Laws to send home to England, during the continuance of this Act, four Pence per sheet, reckoning ninety words to the sheet.
To which the House agreed.
15. To each of the Treasurers of this Colony, six Pence per Pound for exchanging ragged and torn Bills of Credit of this Colony.
To which the House agreed.
16. To Isaac Collins, or any other Printer hereafter to be appointed, for printing the Minutes of the House of Representatives, of any sitting during the continuance of this Act, and for printing the Laws passed at any sitting as aforesaid, or any other printing, such sums as Hendrick Fisher, Stephen Crane, James Kinsey, and Thomas Polgreen Hewlings, Esquires, or any two of them, shall agree to be paid for the said service.
To which the House agreed.
17. To the Sergeant-at-Arms for the time being, who shall attend the Council, the sum of three Shillings per diem; and to the Sergeant-at-Arms who shall attend the House of Representatives, the sum of three Shillings per diem.
To which the House agreed.
18. To the Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives for the time being, who shall attend the House in manner aforesaid, the sum of three Shillings and six Pence per diem.
To which the House agreed.
19. To the Speaker and every of the Members of the House of Representatives for the time each of them shall attend at any sitting of the General Assembly, during the continuance of this Act, eight Shillings per diem.
On the question, whether the sum be eight Shillings or six Shillings per diem? It was carried for eight Shillings as follows, viz:
For Eight Shillings per Diem.
Mr˙ Crane,
For Six Shillings per Diem.
Mr˙ Combs,
Ordered, That the Bill for support of Government, as reported and agreed to, be engrossed.
Proceedings on the Bill for the Support of Government
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Mr˙ Crane,
Mr˙ Hewlings,
Garritse,
Hinchman,
Fisher,
Eldridge,
Roy,
Tucker,
Dey,
Mehelm,
Demarest,
Sheppard,
Ford,
Elmer,
Winds,
Kinsey,
Pettit.
Mr˙ Combs,
Wetherill,
Taylor,
Lawrence,
Sykes,
Hand.
Who voted for £1000.
Mr˙ Crane,
Mr˙ Sykes,
Fisher,
Hinchman,
Roy,
Mehelm,
Demarest,
Sheppard,
Ford,
Elmer,
Kinsey,
Hewlings,
Pettit.
Mr˙ Combs,
Mr˙ Dey,
Wetherill,
Winds,
Taylor,
Hand,
Lawrence,
Eldridge,
Garritse,
Tucker.
Mr˙ Crane,
Mr˙ Sykes,
Fisher,
Hinchman,
Roy,
Mehelm,
Demarest,
Sheppard,
Ford,
Elmer,
Kinsey,
Hewlings,
Pettit.
Mr˙ Combs,
Mr˙ Winds,
Wetherill,
Hand,
Taylor,
Eldridge,
Garritse,
Dey,
Tucker.
Mr˙ Crane,
Mr˙ Kinsey,
Garritse,
Hewlings,
Fisher,
Sykes,
Roy,
Hinchman,
Demarest,
Mehelm,
Ford,
Elmer,
Winds,
Pettit.
Mr˙ Combs,
Mr˙ Hand,
Wetherill,
Eldridge,
Taylor,
Tucker,
Lawrence,
Dey,
Sheppard.v1:1129
six Shillings? It was carried for eight Shillings, as follows, viz:
Mr˙ Winds,
Garritse,
Kinsey,
Fisher,
Hewlings,
Roy,
Mehelm,
Dey,
Elmer,
Demarest,
Ford,
Pettit.
Mr˙ Eldridge,
Wetherill,
Tucker,
Taylor,
Lawrence,
Sykes,
Hinchman,
Hand,
Sheppard.
Mr˙ Winds,
Garritse,
Kinsey,
Fisher,
Hewlings,
Roy,
Mehelm,
Dey,
Elmer,
Demarest,
Ford,
Pettit.
Mr˙ Eldridge,
Wetherill,
Tucker,
Taylor,
Lawrence,
Sykes,
Hinchman,
Hand,
Sheppard.