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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. OCTOBER 29, 1778
The committee to whom was referred the letter of 18, from D. Franks, brought in a report; Whereupon,
Ordered, That D. Franks be furnished with a copy of his letter of 18, to his brother Moses Franks.
Resolved, That the Board of War shall consist of three commissioners, who are not members of Congress; and two members of Congress; and that three or more of them, who shall be present, shall constitute a board.
A motion being made and seconded, and called for in writing; after being reduced to writing, and before it was read from the chair, an objection was made against taking it into consideration, as being contrary to the order, assigning Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays to the business of finance:
On the question, whether the motion can be admitted;
The yeas and nays being required by Mr. G[ouverneur] Morris,
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So it passed in the negative.
Resolved, That whenever a person is nominated to any office, his name, together with that of the person nominating him, be entered on the minutes.
It was moved, that upon an election, an entry be made of the states who shall respectively ballot for any person so nominated:
Resolved, That the consideration thereof be postponed till to morrow.
Congress proceeded to the nomination of a commissioner and secretary of the Board of War; when the following persons were nominated; for commissioner,
Colonel Jesse Root, of Hartford, in Connecticut, by Mr. [Roger] Sherman; Colonel R. H. Harrison, secretary of General Washington, by Mr. [William] Duer.
For secretary to the Board of War and Ordnance,
Major [Peter] Scull, of Pensylvania, by Mr. [William] Duer; Colonel Hezekiah Bissel, by Mr. [Henry] Marchant.
Congress proceeded to fix the salaries of the officers in the treasury office; and whereupon,
Resolved, That the salary of the comptroller be four thousand dollars per annum:
That the salary of the treasurer be four thousand dollars per annum:
That the salary of the auditor be three thousand five hundred dollars per annum:
That the salary of each of the commissioners of accounts be three thousand dollars per annum.
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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