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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, FEBRUARY 24, 1780
A letter, of this day, from John Benezet, was read; Whereupon,
Ordered, That the same, together with the report of the Board of Admiralty on Mr. Bingham's letter, of December 25th, be referred to the Commercial Committee.
The Medical Committee, to whom was referred the letter from the governor of South Carolina, and the committee on the letter from the governor of Maryland to the delegates of that State; also the committee on the letter from the president of the council of Massachusetts Bay, delivered in reports.
The Committee to whom was referred the letter of His Excellency the Governor of the State of Maryland to the Delegates of the Said State dated February the 18th 1780.
Report,
That the monies directed by Congress to be raised by the States was intended for defraying the public expences upon a certain calculation and should any of the same be diverted to purposes not in contemplation at the time of making the requisition dangerous disappointments might happen and consequent injury and inconvenience to the United States.
That as the request in the letter referred might possibly have such effect should it be complied with, your committee are of opinion,
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that the Delegates from the State of Maryland return for answer to His Excellency the Governor of said State, that Congress deem it inexpedient to comply with his request.1
[Note 1: 1 This undated report, in the writing of Thomas Burke, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 70, folio 347. A copy in the writing of George Bond, Deputy Secretary of Congress, is in No. 20, II, folio 223.]
Congress resumed the consideration of the report of the committee for estimating supplies, and some time being spent therein,
A motion was made by Mr. [George] Partridge, seconded by Mr. [Nathaniel] Peabody, to reconsider the following paragraph, viz. "West India rum good proof, one dollar and an half, per gallon."
On the question for re-considering,
The yeas and nays were required by Mr. [James] Forbes,
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So it was resolved in the affirmative.
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A motion was then made by Mr. [George] Partridge, seconded by Mr. [Roger] Sherman, to strike out the words, "one half," and in lieu thereof, insert "three quarters."
On the question shall the words moved to be struck out stand,
The yeas and nays were required by Mr. [James] Forbes,
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So it passed in the negative and the words were struck out.
It was then moved by Mr. [Nathaniel] Peabody, seconded by Mr. [William] Ellery, to strike out the words, "one," and in lieu thereof, insert "two."
And on the question, shall the word moved to be struck out stand,
The yeas and nays were required by Mr. [James] Forbes,
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So it passed in the affirmative.
A motion was made by Mr. [George] Partridge, seconded by Mr. [Thomas] Burke, to insert "three quarters."
On which, the yeas and nays were required by Mr. [James] Forbes,
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So it passed in the negative.
A motion was then made by Mr. [Allen] Jones, seconded by Mr. [Cyrus] Griffin, to insert "two thirds."
On which, the yeas and nays were required by Mr. [James] Forbes,1
[Note 1: 1 Here Thomas Edison begins the entries.]
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So it passed in the affirmative.
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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