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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 --FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1780
A letter, of 17, from Major General R. Howe was read, with sundry papers enclosed:
Ordered, That the same be referred to the Board of Treasury.
A letter, of 10, from Mr. P. Schuyler was read:
Ordered, That so much thereof as relates to cloathing for the Indians be referred to the Board of War, and the remainder to the Board of Treasury.
A letter, of 17, from Colonel J. White was read.
A letter, of 14, from Governor Jefferson, with sundry papers enclosed, and a letter, of 17, from General Washington, were read.1
[Note 1: 1 Howe's letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 160, folio 519; Schuyler's is in No. 153, III, folio 541; Jefferson's is in No. 71, I, folio 445; Washington's is in No. 152, IX, folio 319.]
The committee to whom were referred General Washington's letters, and particularly that of the 11th, delivered in a report, which was read and taken into consideration, and in debating the following paragraph, to wit:
"That the Commander in Chief and commanding officer in the southern department direct the officers of each State to meet and agree upon the officers for the regiments to be raised by their respective states, from those who incline to continue in service, and where it cannot be done by agreement, to be determined by seniority, and make return of those who are to remain, which is to be transmitted to Congress, together with the names of the officers reduced who are to be allowed half pay for --."
A motion was made by Mr. [John] Mathews, seconded by Mr. [James] Madison, to fill up the blank with the words "for life." On which the yeas and nays being required by Mr. [Ezekiel] Cornell,
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So it was resolved in the affirmative.
After debate on the paragraph,
On motion of Mr. Madison [Willie] Jones, seconded by Mr. [James] Lovell,
Resolved that the amended motion for filling up the blank be reconsidered.
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
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