140 HISTORY OF DELAWARE COUNTY. [1682. 



committee for Grievance" was also appointed, viz: Griffith 

 Jones, Luke Watson, William Sample, William Yardley, and 

 Thomas Brassey. It was Resolved that Ralph Withers " on 

 extraordinary occasions, have leave from this house to be absent 

 to-morrow." 



Then " the house adjourned to the 10th hour to-morrow." 



"About the time appointed the house sat." 



"Dr. Moore, President of the Society in Philadelphia," [of 

 Free Traders] it was reported by the Committee, " should be 

 preferred as chairman." 



" Then they called to account the Sheriff of New Castle, 

 for undue electing a member to serve in Assembly for that 

 County." John Moll was declared duly elected from New 

 Castle, instead of Abraham Mann. 



John Simcock and Christopher Taylor were appointed a Com- 

 mittee of '■'•Foresight for the preparation of provincial bills." 



" Then the House proceed further unto four more for the said 

 Committee, viz, W" Clark, Nicholas Moore, President, Griffith 

 Jones, and Luke Watson." 



" It being moved that an address be sent to the Governor, 

 by four select members, humbly to desire him to honour the 

 house with a transmission of his constitutes ; and thereupon 

 appointed Thomas Holmes, Surveyor General, William Clarke, 

 Thomas Winn, and Edward Southrin, should go with the afore- 

 said address, and make a return of his answer in the afternoon." 



In the afternoon, " the Governor's answer by the four mem- 

 bers was : that the Constitutions they desired, were not ready, 

 but when ready he would immediately send them by one of his 

 servants.'' 



Rules and regulations for the government of the proceedings 

 of the Assembly were adopted, some of which are not found in 

 legislative Manuals of the present day. 



" Offending members were to be repj-oved for the first offence ; 

 for the second reproval and fine of 12t?., and so for each offence 

 not to exceed 10s." A resolution was not before the House till 

 "seconded or tJm'ded." Any member presuming to pervert the 

 sense of questions agreed to by the house, was to be " put out 

 of the house." Two members were elected, "to inspect which 

 party carried it by the major votes, on diversity of votes arising 

 in the house." On the question, "whether the house now 

 proceed or not," on a division, the noes go out; if for adjourn- 

 ment, the yeas. None to speak but once before the question is 

 put, nor after but once. 



Most of the rules adopted are, however, substantially the same 

 as those now used in legislative bodies, though given in the 

 quaint language of the day. 



