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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 --WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1779
A letter, of 24, from the president of Pensylvania, was read:
Ordered, That it be referred to the Board of War.
A letter, of 8, from Major General Phillips, was read, with sundry papers enclosed:
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Ordered, That the same be transmitted to the Commander in Chief, and that he take order thereon.
A letter, of July 16, from J. M. Varnum, Ephraim Bowen and Nicholas Brown, directed to the delegates of Rhode Island, was laid before Congress and read, together with a vote of the town of Providence, enclosed:1
[Note 1: 1 Reed's letter is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 69, II, folio 145; that of Phillips, in No. 57, folio 415; that of Varnum, in No. 78, XXIII, folio 169; the vote of Providence is on folio 173.]
Ordered, That the same be referred to the Board of War.
Ordered, That Mr. G[ouverneur] Morris have leave of absence.
The Committee on the Treasury brought in a report; Whereupon,
Ordered, That a warrant issue on the treasurer, in favour of Charles Morse, one of the clerks in the secretary's office, for five hundred dollars, on his application; for which sum he is to be accountable.
Ordered, That a warrant issue on the treasurer, in favour of Joseph Nourse, assistant auditor general, on his application, for fifteen hundred dollars; for which he is to be accountable.
Ordered, That a warrant issue on the treasurer, in favour of John Levinus Clarkson, clerk to the Board of Treasury, for one thousand dollars, on his application; for which sum he is to be accountable.2
[Note 2: 2 This report, dated August 21, is in thePapers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, III, folio 573.]
The Marine Committee, to whom was referred the memorial of James Hopkins, brought in a report; Whereupon,
Resolved, That if James Hopkins, at his own risk and expense, shall raise and weigh any or all of the seven vessels sunk in the Delaware, as mentioned in his memorial, on or before the first day of December next, he be entitled to have and enjoy all the right and interest which the United States
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have or might claim in the said vessels and their cargoes sunk as aforesaid.
Congress resumed the consideration of the report of the committee relative to an embargo; and,
A motion was made by Mr. [Gouverneur] Morris, seconded by Mr. [Thomas] McKean, to postpone the farther consideration of the said report; on which the yeas and nays being required by Mr. [Meriwether] Smith,
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So it passed in the negative.
The next resolution in the report being amended, when the question was about to be put, the previous question was moved by Mr. [Gouverneur] Morris, seconded by Mr. [Nathaniel] Scudder;
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On which the yeas and nays being required by Mr. [Meriwether] Smith,
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So it passed in the negative; and thereupon the main question was put.
On which the yeas and nays being required by Mr. [Nathaniel] Scudder,
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So it was resolved, that it be earnestly recommended to the several states to take off every restriction on the inland trade between the said states.
A motion was then made by Mr. [Thomas] M'Kean, seconded by Mr. [Gouverneur] Morris, to reconsider the resolution of Congress passed on Saturday last, recommending to the several states the continuing or laying embargoes to the 1st. January next.
After debate thereon,
Adjourned to 10 oClock to Morrow.
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