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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, JULY 12, 1780
A letter, of 10, from Mr. Du Simitière was read:3
[Note 3: 3 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, XX, folio 515.]
Ordered, That the consideration of the report of the committee on his memorial, of 22d July, be assigned for Friday next.
A petition of Lieutenant Henry La Clause; and
A petition of Lieutenant Louis J. de Beaulieu,4 were read:
[Note 4: 4 La Clause's petition, undated, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 42, II, folio 82; that of de Beaulieu, undated, in No. 42, I, folio 214.]
Ordered, That they be referred to the Board of War.
A report from the Board of War was read:
At a Board of War July 11, 1780
Present. Col Pickering, Mr. Peters, Col. Grayson Genl. Scott.
The Board having taken into consideration the enclosed extract of a letter from Genl. Washington, and entirely coinciding with his Excellency in opinion, beg leave to report,
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Whereas great inconveniences have arisen in consequence of the regulation of June the 28th 1779 respecting promotions in the army of the United States, and there being too much reason to apprehend that if the present mode is pursued, the whole business of arrangement will be involved in the utmost perplexity and confusion, to the great prejudice of the service, it is therefore resolved.
That the act of June the 28th 1779, giving the States the exclusive right of making promotions in their respective lines, be repealed.
That when vacancies happen in any Regt. in the service of the United States, the commanding officer shall signify the same to the Commander in Chief, or the commanding officer of the Department where such regiment shall be, who shall transmit information thereof to the Board of War, with the names of the officers intitled to promotion, agreeably to the principles established by Congress to the end, that commissions may issue, provided, nevertheless that nothing herein contained shall be construed to take from the States their right of nominating for all new appointments1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 147, IV, folio 425. It was negatived July 26, see post under that date.]
Ordered, That it be taken into consideration on Monday next.
Ordered, That the memorial of William Stewart, which was read yesterday, together with his memorial, read February 17, 1779, and reported on the 18 of the same month, and the papers therein enclosed, be referred to the Board of Treasury.
Congress resumed the consideration of the report of the committee on the quartermaster's department, and in considering that part of the report allowing the brigade forage master one ration of forage,
A motion was made by Mr. [Thomas] McKean, seconded by Mr. [John] Fell, to strike out that part, and on the question shall it stand, the yeas and nays being required by Mr. [Ezekiel] Cornell,
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So it passed in the negative.
The report being gone thro,
Ordered, That it be re-committed for revision.
Congress took into consideration the report of the committee on the petition of lieutenant Colonel Deriks, and thereupon,
Resolved, That Lieutenant Colonel Deriks have leave of absence, agreeably to his request, till the farther order of Congress:
That a bill of exchange for four hundred and forty four dollars, drawn on the honble Henry Laurens, be advanced to the said Lieutenant Colonel Deriks, on account of his pay.
That the part of his petition, which respects a commission in the line, be referred to the Board of War.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, in the writing of John Morin Scott, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, II, folio 111. It is dated May 11, 1780, and another report, of the same date, also written by Scott, and recommending an advance of five hundred and fifty-five dollars, is on folio 109.]
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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