Bill to Increase the Number of Representatives

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"Wednesday, March 13, 1776.

The House met pursuant to adjournment; and, taking into consideration the Bill intituled "An Act to increase the number of Representatives in Assembly for the City of Philadelphia, and in the several Counties therein named," the question was called for, and put by the Speaker, whether the blank in the first clause of the said Bill shall be filled with the words " the twenty-fifth day of April next?" Carried in the affirmative.

Yeas.
Mr˙ Hillegas,
Mr˙ Potts,
Mr˙ Miles,
Mr˙ Parker,
Mr˙ Morris,
Mr˙ Rittenhouse,
Mr˙ Rodman,
Mr˙ Wynkoop,
Mr˙ Bartholomew,
Mr˙ Grubh,
Mr˙ Slough,
Mr˙ Ross,
Mr˙ Ewing,
Mr˙ Swoope,
Mr˙ Montgomery,
Mr˙ Chreist,
Mr˙ Kachlein,
Mr˙ Taylor,
Mr˙ Dougherty,
Mr˙ Hunter,
Mr˙ Thompson.

Nays.
Mr˙ Gray,
Mr˙ Roberts,
Mr˙ Foulke,
Mr˙ Chapman,
Mr˙ Twining,
Mr˙ Brown,
Mr˙Jenks,
Mr˙ Pearson,
Mr˙ Jacobs,
Mr˙ Humphreys,
Mr˙ Webb.

The said Bill having been read the second time, and debated by paragraphs, the question was called for, and put by the Speaker, whether it shall be transcribed for a third reading? Carried in the affirmative.

Yeas.
Mr˙ Hillegas,
Mr˙ Gray,
Mr˙ Potts,
Mr˙ Miles,
Mr˙ Parker,
Mr˙ Morris,
Mr˙ Rittenhouse,
Mr˙ Rodman,
Mr˙ Wynkoop,
Mr˙ Bartholomew,
Mr˙ Jacobs,
Mr˙ Grubb,
Mr˙ Slough,
Mr˙ Ross,
Mr˙ Ewing,
Mr˙ Swoope,
Mr˙ Montgomery,
Mr˙ Chreist,
Mr˙ Kachlein,
Mr˙ Taylor,
Mr˙ Dougherty,
Mr˙ Hunter,
Mr˙ Thompson.

Nay.
Mr˙ Roberts,
Mr˙ Brown,
Mr˙ Foulke,
Mr˙ Chapman,
Mr˙ Twining,
Mr˙ Jenks,
Mr˙ Pearson,
Mr˙ Webb.

The House adjourned to three o' clock, P˙ M.