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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 --MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1778
A letter, of 6, from James Deane, was read:
Ordered, That it be referred to a committee of three:
The members chosen, Mr. [John] Witherspoon, Mr. G[ouverneur] Morris, and Mr. [William Henry] Drayton.
A letter, of 13, from Mr. C[harles] Stewart, was read: Whereupon,
Resolved, That Major James Gray be appointed deputy commissary general of issues in the northern department.
A letter, of 17, from Major General Lord Stirling, was read:2
[Note 2: 2 The letter of Deane is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 78 VII, folio 217; that of Stewart, is in XX, folio 319; that of Stirling, in No. 162, folio 531.]
Whereas, by the 8th article of the articles of confederation and perpetual union, agreed upon for the United States of North America, it is provided, that all expences for the common defence or general welfare, and allowed by the United States in Congress assembled, shall be defrayed out of a common treasury to be supplied by the several states, in proportion to the value of all lands within each State, granted to, or surveyed for any person, as such land, and the buildings and improvements thereon, shall
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be estimated, according to such mode as the United States in Congress assembled shall, from time to time, direct and appoint:
And, whereas, the value aforesaid must, from the nature of things, frequently change, and frequent valuations thereby become necessary: therefore,
Resolved, That it be recommended to the several states to instruct their delegates to fix the period of such valuation.
Resolved, That in the opinion of Congress five years will be a proper term for that purpose.
∥Adjourned to 9 o'Clock to Morrow.∥
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