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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
Congress assembled. Present, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, South Carolina and Georgia; and from Connecticut, Mr. [William Samuel] Johnson; fron New York, Mr. [Melancton] Smith, and from Maryland, Mr. [William] Hindman.
A motion was made by Mr. Kean, seconded by Mr. Ramsay,
That the Grand Committee be directed to govern themselves by the principles of the resolution of Congress of 27
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April, 1784; and to call upon the deliquent states to make up their respective quotas of the said 8 millions of Dollars.
A division of the motion being called for, On the question to agree to the first clause as far as "1784" inclusive, the yeas and nays being required by Mr. Kean,
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So the question was lost.
On motion of Mr. [David] Howell, seconded by Mr. [Rufus] King,
Resolved, That a committee be appointed the board of treasury be directed to consider and report the most practicable measures for expediting the settlement of the accounts, subsisting betwixt the several States and the Federal Union United States.1
[Note 1: 1 This motion, in the writing of David Howell, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 36, III, folio 55. The words lined out so appear in the motion but not in the Journal.
On this day, as the indorsement states, was read a letter of John Allan, dated June 29, forwarding a speech of the Micmac and Penobscot Indians at Passamaquoddy in November 1783, and a wampum belt. A copy of the speech had been forwarded to Congress December 25, 1783. Allan's letter is in No. 58, folio 71.]
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Board of Treasury, July 6th, 1785.
The Board of Treasury to whom was referred the claim of Major Adams formerly Commissary of prisoners at the Port of Elizabeth Town, Report:
That from the report of the War Office of the 3 of June last and the testimonials of General Dayton and other officers, there is reason to presume that the claimant was exposed from the peculiar situation of Elizabeth Town, to contingent expences which by the rules of office could not be admitted on a former settlement,--
That though the benevolent purposes, for which these expences accrued and the demands to which Mr Adams has in consequence exposed himself give a weight to his application for immediate compensation, such is the present state of the finances of the United States (arising from an almost total stagnation in the receipt of taxes) that it is not practicable to pay what might be reasonably found due, without exposing the Treasury to applications, equally well grounded, to which their resources are totally inadequate--
The Board therefore submit to Congress the following Resolve:
That the Comptroller examine the claims of Mr John Adams late Deputy Commissary of Prisoners at the Port of Elizabeth Town for his contingent disbursements whilst at that Port in the execution of his office, and that he be authorised to make him such an allowance for extra expences as he shall judge reasonable.
That a certificate issue for the amount of the accounts so liquidated, redeemable out of the requisition for the year 1785 and bearing an interest of six pct. till paid1--
[Note 1: 1 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 138, I, folio 37.
The indorsement states that it was read on this day and the question taken and lost July 15, 1785.
On this day, according to Committee Book No. 190, the committee on the letter of Marbois and Chaumont's memorial was discharged and the matter referred to the Board of Treasury whose report, dated July 30, was delivered August I and read August 2. It is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 138, II, folio 105.]
[Mr. Charles Pinckney moved] That a Committee be appointed to report to Congress such provision as may ought in their opinion to be made by the United States for the Baron Steuben, late Major General and Inspector General of the Armies of the U. S. in consequence
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of the relinquishments he made, previous to his entering into their service; and of the important consequences derived from his talents and military experience during the war.1
[Note 1: 1 This motion, in Pinckney's handwriting, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 164, folio 264. It was, along with the unsettled part of the report of March 17 on Steuben's claim, recommitted on this day to Mr. [David] Howell, Mr. [Elbridge] Gerry, Mr. [Samuel] Hardy, Mr. [William] Grayson and Mr. [James] Wilson. They reported July 13. See ante, March 17. To this committee also, according to Committee Book No. 190, was referred "Calonne's letter to Mr. de Vergennes, Vergennes letter to Mr. de Marbois and two accots."
On this day, according to indorsement, was read a letter of June 1, from John Armstrong, Jr., Secretary of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania, relative to the Pennsylvania troops on the western frontier. It is in No. 69, II, p. 495.]
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