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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 --TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1777
Prayers.
Congress resumed the consideration of the 14 article of confederation, and, the amendments moved, and after a considerable debate adjourned to 4 o'Clock.
Four o'Clock, p.m.
Met.
The Committee on the Treasury brought in a report, which was taken into consideration; Whereupon,
Ordered, That a warrant issue on the treasurer, in favour of Robert Jewell, for maintaining prisoners in the Philadelphia new gaol, from the 19 August to the 24 September, for the salary due him and his two assistants,
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for mending a pump, for candles, &c. the sum of 933 37/90 dollars.1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, I, folio 455.]
A petition from Henry Watts, and a memorial from the Chevalier Dorset, were read :2
[Note 2: 2 The memorial of Dorset is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 41, II, folio 424.]
Ordered, That the former be referred to the Board of War, and the latter to the Committee on Foreign Applications.
Congress resumed the consideration of the articles of confederation, and instead of the two former amendments, it was moved to add to the paragraph as reported these words, "provided, that the legislative right of any State, within its own limits be not infringed or violated." The question being put on this amendment, the same was agreed to.
∥The several matters to this day referred, being postponed,∥
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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