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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 --SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1778
An extract from the minutes so far as relates to the proceedings of Congress on the proceedings and sentence of the general court martial on the trial of Major General Lee, was laid before Congress, and read: Whereupon,
A motion was made, That the Secretary be directed to furnish Major General Lee with a certified copy of the said extract.
To which an amendment was moved to add "except the yeas and nays of the respective members."
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Question put on the amendment,
Passed in the negative.
At 1 o'Clock the order of the day was called for.
On motion,Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed to confer with the Commander in Chief and the principal officers of the staff, on ways and means for retrenching the expences of the army:
The members chosen, Mr. [James] Duane, Mr. [Henry] Laurens, Mr. [Oliver] Ellsworth, Mr. [Elbridge] Gerry, and Mr. M[eriwether] Smith.
Congress proceeded to the consideration of the report of the committee of the whole, when the fourth proposition was read, viz.
4. That they be received into the continental loan offices, either for loan office certificates or in order to be exchanged for other bills of like tenor to be provided, at the election of the owners, until the first day of June next:
To which an amendment was moved; after debate,
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock on Monday.
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