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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
Journals of the Continental Congress --THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1775
On motion made, Resolved, That the Committee appointed for fitting out ships of war be directed to engage seamen on the best terms in their power not exceeding
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six dollars and two thirds for the best able bodied seamen per month.
Resolved, That the regulations and articles for governing and manning the ships now fitting out as they have been settled by Congress be immediately printed.
On motion made, Resolved, That the Committee appointed to revise the journal of last session be directed to revise the journal of the present session, and prepare them for the press; and also to examine whether it will be proper yet to publish any of those parts omitted in the journal of last session. And as Mr. J[ohn] Rutledge, one of the Committee, is absent, that another member be chosen in his room.
The member chosen Mr. [George] Wythe.
Resolved, That a Committee of three be appointed to report a letter of thanks to the three general Officers employed in the northern Department for their services.
The members chosen, Mr. [James] Wilson, Mr. W[illiam] Livingston, and Mr. [John] Jay.
The Congress then resumed the consideration of General Washington's letter of the 19th;
Resolved, That the General be directed to suspend the raising two battalions of Marines out of his present army.
Resolved, That the two battalions of marines be raised, independent of the army already ordered for the service in Massachusetts bay.
On a motion made and question put, Resolved, That no bounty be allowed to the army on re-inlistment.
Sundry letters from General Schuyler, W. Livingston, and the Committee [sent] to the northward, being received, were read.1
[Note 1: 1 Schuyler's letters, dated November 11 and 20, are in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 153, I, folios 256 and 320. A letter from the committee to the northward dated November 23, is in the same collection, No. 78, XIV, folio 31. That from Walter Livingston is in the same number, folio 39. It is dated November 24.]
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Resolved, That the further consideration of the General's letter and the other matters to this day referred, be postponed till to Morrow.
Adjourned to ten o'Clock to Morrow.
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