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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, NOVEMBER 23, 1779
The President laid before Congress a letter, of July 6, from Mr. Van der Capellan to Governor Trumbull, of Connecticut, which the governor had transmitted to him for this purpose:
Ordered, That the same be referred to the Committee of the whole.
According to order, Congress was resolved into a committee of the whole, and after some time the President resumed the chair, and Mr. [George] Plater reported, that the committee have had under consideration the report of the committee on ways and means, and come to a resolution thereon, which he was directed to report: but not having come to a conclusion desire leave to sit again:
Resolved, That on Thursday next Congress be resolved into a committee of the whole to consider farther the report of the committee on ways and means:
The report being read,
"That bills of exchange be drawn on Mr. J. Jay, to the amount of one hundred thousand pounds sterling, and on Mr. Henry Laurens to the amount of one hundred thousand pounds sterling, payable at six months sight; and that the same be sold at the current rate of exchange."
A division was called for, and that the first question be, that bills of exchange be drawn on Mr. J. Jay, to the amount of £100,000 sterling, payable at six months sight; and that the same be sold at the current rate of exchange.
On which the yeas and nays being required by Mr. [James] Forbes,
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So it was resolved in the affirmative.
The question was taken on the second part: resolved in the affirmative.1
[Note 1: 1 Statements, prepared in January, 1780, and showing the manner in which those bills were disposed of among the different States, are in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 34, folios 39, 51, 65, 71, and 73.]
Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to report on the manner of carrying the above resolution into effect:
The members chosen, Mr. [Robert R.] Livingston, Mr. [John] Mathews and Mr. [Elbridge] Gerry.
Resolved, That a member be appointed to the Board of War, in the room of Mr. [Samuel] Atlee:
The member chosen, Mr. R[obert] R. Livingston.
Resolved, That the Board of Treasury be authorized to appoint one or more special commissioners of accounts in conjunction with any one or two of the commissioners already appointed, to proceed to Maryland, in order to settle such public accounts as the said Board shall direct.
Adjourned to 10 oClock to Morrow.
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