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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, MAY 3, 1780
The committee, to whom was referred the report of the Board of Treasury, respecting an allowance to the deputy paymasters, brought in a report, which was read;
The Committee to whom was referred a report of the Board of Treasury respecting an allowance to the deputy Pay Masters report:
That the blank in said report for the allowance to be made, be filled up with the following words Vizt. eight Tenths
That those words in the report "agreeably to the arrangement of that Department" be struck out, and in the room thereof be inserted these words Vizt., To the Army
And that the following words be added at the end of the report Vizt. for themselves and Assistants4
Whereupon the report of the Board of Treasury as amended on the 20th of April, was taken into consideration, and being farther amended, was agreed to, as follows:
Resolved, That until the farther order of Congress, the deputy pay masters general, under the pay master general of the armies of the United States, be allowed at the rate of
[Note 4: 4 This report, in the writing of Oliver Ellsworth, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 22, folio 113.]
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eight-tenths per cent. on the monies which they may pay out respectively to the army; and that this commission have retrospect to commence from the 29th day of May, 1779, when the pay office was last regulated: that the said allowance be in full payment for the services of themselves and assistants, and in full compensation of all expences, except one ration a day each, while in camp, for themselves and assistants.
The committee, to whom was referred the memorial of James Wilson, in behalf of the Board of Admiralty, respecting an appeal from the judgment of the Court of Admiralty in the State of Massachusetts bay, respecting the Sandwich Packet, which has not been lodged with the Secretary in due time, brought in a report, which was read, and the first paragraph being taken under consideration, viz.
That the memorial of James Wilson, Esquire, in behalf of the commissioners of the Admiralty of the United States, respecting the Sandwich Packet, and the papers accompanying the said memorial, be transmitted to the Court of Appeals to hear, try and determine all appeals from the Court of Admiralty, respectively, in cases of capture, and lodged with the register of the said Court of Appeals.
A motion was made by Mr. Burke, seconded by Mr. Holten, to amend the proposition by inserting after "that," the words "the appeal mentioned in;" and after the word "be" inserting the words "received, admitted and;" and on the question to agree to the amendment, the yeas and nays being required by Mr. Scott,
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So the states were equally divided and the quest ion lost.1
[Note 1: 1 Thomson's note in margin: "May 4. Struck out by order, with the consent of the member calling the yeas and nays." See post, May 24.]
After debate,
Ordered, That the report be re-committed.
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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