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| 1774. | |
May
11, |
Debate—Mr. Grey Cooper, |
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| Mr. Anthony Bacon, |
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| Governour Pownall, |
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| Lord John Cavendish, |
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| Mr. T. Townshend, |
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| Mr. Sawbridge, |
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| Lord North, 52 |
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| Governour Johnstone, 53 |
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| Mr. Sawbridge, 57 |
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| Lord North, 57 |
| | The Bill passed, 57 |
| | Remarks on Governour Jahnstone's Speech, (Note,) 56 |
House of Lords. |
March
26 |
Boston Port Bill received from the Commons, 57 |
| | Read the first time, 58 |
| | Second reading ordered on the 28th, and the Lords summoned, 58 |
| 28, | Petition of Stephen Sayre and others, Natives of America, presented by Lord Wycombe, 58 |
| | Papers relating to the Disturbances in America, read, 59 |
| | Bill read the second time, 59 |
| | Motion to commit the Bill, after long debate, agreed to, 59 |
| | Committed to a Committee of the Whole House for to-morrow, 60 |
| 29, | Considered in Committee of the Whole, 60 |
| | Reported to the House, 60 |
| | Third reading ordered to-morrow, 60 |
| 30, | Petition of William Bollan, Agent of Massachusetts, presented by the Earl of Stair, 60 |
| | Mr. Bollan heard at the Bar of the House against the Bill, 60 |
| | Bill read the third time, 60 |
| | Passed. 60 |
| 31, | Royal assent to the Bill, 60 |
| | Petition of Natives of North America, to the King, against the Bill, 61 |
| | "An Act to discontinue in such manner, and for such time, as are therein mentioned, the landing and discharging, lading or shipping, of Goods, Wares, and Merchandise, at the Town, and within the Harbour of Boston, in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, in North America," 61-66 |
ON THE BILL FOR BETTER REGULATING THE GOVERNMENT OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY. |
House of Commons. |
March
25, |
Committee of the Whole House ordered on the Kind's Message of March 7, and Papers presented by Lord North, 65 |
| | Papers presented November 28, and December 7, 1768, January 20, 1769, and May 7, 1770, relating to his Majesty's Colonies in North America, referred to the Committee, 65 |
| | Massachusetts Bay Charter, granted by King William and Queen Mary, presented to the House on the 22d of January, 1740, referred to the Committee, 65 |
| 28, | House in Committee on the Message and Papers, 65 |
| | Lord North's Speech, 65 |
| | His motion for leave to bring in a Bill for better regulating the Government of Massachusetts Bay, 66 |
| | Debate—Mr. Byng, 66 |
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| Sir, F. Norton, (Speaker,) 67 |
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| Lord North, 67 |
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| Mr. Stephen Fox, 67 |
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| Lord George Germain, 67 |
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| Lord North, 68 |
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| Mr. Pownall, 68 |
| | Lord North's motion agreed to, 68 |
| | Committee to prepare and bring in the Bill, 68 |
April
15, |
The Bill presented by Lord North, 68 |
| | Debate—Lord North, 68 |
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| Mr. R. Fuller, 69 |
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| Mr. Dempster, 69 |
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| Lord North, 69 |
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| Mr. Dowdeswell, 69 |
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| Governour Pownall, 69 |
| | The Bill read the first time, 70 |
| | Second reading ordered for the 22d, 70 |
| | Bill ordered to be printed, 70 |
1774,
April
19, |
Address to the King, for copies of Acts of the General Court of Massachusetts Bay, for summoning, returning, and regulating the choice of Grand and Petit Jurors, and copies of all other Acts of the said General Court, for the regulation of Townships and Town Meetings, 70 |
| | Address to the King, for Letters and other Papers, 70 |
| 21, | The Letters and other Papers presented by Lord North, 70 |
| 22, | Order of the Day, for the second reading of the Bill, read, 71 |
| | Debate—Mr. Fuller, 71 |
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| Sir George Savile, 71 |
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| Mr. Welbore Ellis, 71 |
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| General Con way, 72 |
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| Lord North, 72 |
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| Sir George Yonge, 73 |
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| Governour Johnstone, 73 |
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| Mr. C. Jenkinson, 73 |
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| Mr. Harris, 74 |
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| Sir Edward Astley, 74 |
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| Mr Ward, 74 |
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| Governour Pownall, 74 |
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| Mr. Rigby, 76 |
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| Governour Pownall, 76 |
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| Mr. Charles James Fox, 77 |
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| Sir Gilbert Elliot, 77 |
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| Sir Richard Sutton, 77 |
| | The Bill read the second time, 77 |
| | To be considered in Committee of the Whole House, on the 27th, 77 |
| 25, | Acts of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, presented to the House pursuant to the Address to the King, of the 19th, 77 |
| 27 | House in Committee on the Bill, 79 |
| | Report of Committee to be received to-morrow, 79 |
| 28, | Petition of William Bollan, Agent for Massachusetts Bay, offered by Mr, Dowdeswell, 79 |
| | Debate—Mr, Dowdeswell, 79 |
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| Sir George Savile, 80 |
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| Lord North, 80 |
| | The House refuse to receive the Petition, 80 |
| | Entries in the Journals of the House, of 9th of November, 1696, 19th of March, 1722, and 22d of March, 1722, read, 81 |
| | Motion the Report of the Committee of the Whole House be received this day four months, 81 |
| | Rejected, 81 |
| | Report of the Committee of the Whole House received, 81 |
| | Bill ordered to be engrossed, 81 |
| 29, | Third reading of the Bill ordered for Monday next, 81 |
May
2, |
Petition of several Natives of America, presented by Sir George Savile, 81 |
| | Motion for the third reading of the Bill, 83 |
| | Debate—Mr, Dunning, 83 |
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| Sir William Meredith, 84 |
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| Mr. Stanley, 84 |
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| Mr. T. Townshend, 85 |
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| Colonel Barré, 85 |
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| Mr. Stephen Fox, 87 |
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| Marquis of Carmarthen, 87 |
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| Mr. St. John, 87 |
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| Mi. Byng, 88 |
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| Mr. Rigby, 88 |
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| General Conway, 89 |
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| Lord George Germain, 89 |
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| Mr, Charles Fox, 90 |
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| Mr. Attorney General Thurlow, 90 |
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| Mr. Edmund Burke, 90 |
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| Lord North, 91 |
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| Sir George Savile, 91 |
| | Bill read the third time, and passed, 91 |
House of Lords.
| May
3, |
Bill for the better regulating the Government of Massachusetts Bay, received from the Commons, 92 |
| | Read the first time, 92 |
| 6, | Read the second time, 92 |
| 9, | Considered in Committee of the Whole, 92 |
| 10, | Reported, with Amendments, 92 |
| | Amendments agreed to, 92 |
| | Third reading ordered for to-morrow, 92 |
| 11, | Petition from several Natives of America presented, 92 |
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