HE Parliament meet January 15, 1735-36, 103
The King's Speech at opening the Second Seffion, ib.
Mr Stephen Fox's Motion for an Address of Thanks, 105
A Petition of Sir Rowland Winn, complaining of
an undue Election for the County of York,
The Commons Address of Thanks for his Majesty's
Speech,
His Majefty's Answer thereto,
Debate on a Petition complaining of an undue Election
for the County of Norfolk,
Debate on a Petition of John Neale, Efq; complaining
of an undue Election for Coventry,
A Petition of Anthony Chute, Efq; complaining of an
undue Election for Hampshire; with the Debate
thereon,
A Petition of Richard Sheppard, Efq; complaining of
an undue Election for Southwark; with the De-
bate thereon,
Sir Charles Wager's Motion for 15,000 Men for the
Sea-Service for the Year 1736; with the Debate
thereon,
Debate on Mr Pulteney's Motion for referring the
Eftimate of the Navy for the Year 1736 to a felect
Committee,
Debate on a Motion, to address the King for a far-
ther Reduction of the Forces,
Mr Sandy's's Motion for raifing, within the Year,
the Supplies neceffaty for the current Service,
Debate on the faid Motion,
Mr Heathcote voted duly elected for Southwark,
A Petition of the Justices of the Peace for Middlesex,
against the exceffive Ufe of Spirituous Liquors, which
is referred to a Committee of the whole House,
Four Refolutions of the faid Committee thereupon,
Which Refolutions are agreed to by the House,
Proceedings on the Petition of Sir Rowland Winn,
complaining of an undue Election for the County of
York,
A Bill ordered in, for limiting the Number of Officers
in the House of Commons,
Second Debate on the Yorkshire Election,
Debate on a Motion fer enabling the King to borrow
600,000 1. at 31. per Cent. chargeable on the
Sinking Fund,
Farther Debate on the Yorkshire Election,
A Petition of the Quakers for Relief, relating to
Tithes; and a Bill ordered in accordingly,
Sir Jofeph Jekyll's Motion for a Duty of 20 s. per
Gallon to be laid on all Spirituous Liquors,
Mr Pulteney's Speech against the Motion,
Arguments in Behalf of the Motion,
The Motion for laying a Duty of 20 s. per Gallon on
all Spirituous Liquors agreed to in the Grand Com-
mittee, who refolve alfo, That all Retailer's thereof
Shall pay 50 1. yearly for a Licence,
Sir Robert Walpole moves, That the Committee might
fit again, to make good what Deficiencies might
happen in the Civil Lift, by the above Refolutions,
which is agreed to,
The Houfe proceed farther on the conteftea Election for
Yorkshire, and refolve, That Freeholders in the Ayn-
y have a Right to vote for Knights of the Shire,
A Petition of the Druggifts, &c. complaining of the
unequal Duties upon Tea, and the pernicious Prac-
tice of Smuggling,
Mr Plummer's Motion for repealing the Teft-Act,
Debate on the above Motion,
The Motion for repealing the Teft-Act paffes in the
Negative,
Sir Robert Walpole's Proposals, that the Lofs the Civil
Lift might fuftain by the Duties on Spirituous Li-
quors, might be made good by fome other Fund,
and all the Duties on Spirituous Liquors appropriat-
ed to the Sinking-Fund; with the Debate thereon, ib.
Two Refolutions in Purfuance thereof,
The Quaker's Bill ordered to be printed,
A Bill ordered to be brought in, relating to Spirituous
Liquors,
Debate on a Motion for an Account of the Produce of
the Excife, from 1716 to 1726,
Petitions from the Clergy against the Quakers Bill,
Sir Jofeph Jekyll prefents to the Houfe the Bill against
Spirituous Liquors; which is twice read and com-
mitted,
The Bill for limiting the Number of Officers in the
Houfe dropt,
A Petition of the Traders to the British Sugar-Colo-
nies in America against the Bill relating to Spiri-
tuous Liquors; with the Debate thereon,
A Petition of the Bristol Merchants against the Bill
relating to Spirituous Liquors; and from the Liver-
pool Merchants to the fame Purpose,
Distillers enabled to follow any other Sort of Bufines
in any Corporation in England,
Farther Debate concerning the Application of the Re-
venues arifing by the Retailing of Spirituous Li-
quors,
Debate concerning what Sum fhould be granted to the
King for fupplying fuch Deficiency as fhould happen
in the Civil Lift by altering the Duties on Spiritu-
ous Liquors,
Argument for granting only 43,000l. for that Pur-
pofe,
Argument for granting 70,000 1. on that Account,
Farther Arguments for granting no more than
43,000 1.
In a Committee of the whole House, 70,000 1. is vot-
ed, for making good the Deficiencies, that may hap-
pen in the Civil Lift, by the Bill relating to Spi--
rituous Liquors,
Counsel heard for and against the Quakers Bill,
Which is committed,
Debate upon the Report of the Refolution of the Com-
mittee for granting the above Sum of 70,000 1.
Arguments against that Resolution,
Argument in Favour of the above Refolution of the
Committee,
Reply to the Arguments in Favour of the Refolutions of
the Committee,
The Houfe refolve to agree with the Committee in
their Vote of 70,000 1. for the Civil Lift,
A Claufe offer'd for excepting Punch out of the Bill
relating to Spirituous Liquors,
Arguments in Favour of that Clause,
Arguments against that Clause,
Farther Arguments in Favour of the Claufe,
The Claufe offer'd for excepting Punch out of the Bil!
relating to Spirituous Liquors is rejected,
The Bill relating to Spirituous Liquors pass'd, and
fent up to the Lords,
Farther Debate on the Quakers Bill,
Farther Proceedings on the Yorkshire Election,
Motion for an Addrefs to the King, on the Marriage
The Bill against Smuggling read a third Time, and
Debate on an Amendment made by the Lords,
Which is agreed to and the Bill passed,
The King's Speech at putting an End to the Second
SeTion,
The Parliament prorogued,
The Third Seffion of the Second Parliament
The Speech of the Lords Commissioners taken into
Confideration,
Debate on the Number of Land-Forces for the Year
1737,
Mr Pulteney's Motion for an Address to the King to
fettle 100,000l. per Annum upon the Prince of
Wales, with the Debate thereon,
Refolutions of the Committee of Supply,
Debate on a Motion for granting 10,000 1. for
Greenwich Hospital,
Sir Robert Walpole's Motion for granting to his Majesty
1,000,000l. for redeeming the like Sum of the
encreas'd Capital of the South-Sea Company, com-
monly call'd Old South-Sea Annulties, with the
Debate thereon,
Sir John Barnard's Motion for enabling the King to
raife Money by Sale of Annuities for Years, or
Lives, or by borrowing at 31. per Cent. Intereft,
towards redeeming Old and New South-Sea An-
nuities, with the Debate thereon,
Sir John Barnard's Motion for taking off fuch Taxes
as are most burthenfome to the Poor, and to the
Manufacturers, as foon as the National Debt fhall
be reduced to 31. per Cent. Intereft, with the
Debate thereon,
Sir Robert Walpole's Motion for laying a Duty upon
Sweets made for Sale, with the Debate thereon, 480
Debate on a Bill, intitled, An Act to disable Alex-
ander Wilfon, Efq; from taking, holding, or en-
joying any Office or Place of Magiftracy in the City
of Edinburgh, or elsewhere in Great Britain, and
for imprisoning the faid Alexander Wilson, and for
abolishing the Guard kept up in the faid City, com-
monly called the Town Guard, and for taking away
the Gates of the Nether-Bow Part of the faid City,
and keeping open the fame,
The faid Bill with Amendments pales into a Law,
"he King's Speech at putting an End to the Third
Seffion,
The Parliament prorogueð,
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