| PREVIOUS | NEXT | NEW SEARCH |
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
Journals of the Continental Congress --WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1780
A petition of Peter Bensey was read:1
[Note 1: 1 This petition, dated September 13, 1780, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 42, I, folio 220.]
Ordered, That it be referred to the committee on the petition of J. S. Phillips.
Congress resumed the consideration of the report of the committee on salaries; Whereupon,
Resolved, That the officers and others undermentioned, be allowed by the year the sums following, that is to say,
Judges of the court of appeals in cases of capture, each, 2250 dollars; secretary of Congress, 2000 dollars; chaplains of Congress, each, 400 dollars; commissioners of the Board of War and Ordnance, Board of Treasury and Board of Admiralty, each, 1850 dollars; treasurer, 2000 dollars; auditor-general, 1750 dollars; assistant auditor-general, 1200 dollars; commissioners of the chambers of accounts, each, 1500 dollars; auditors of accounts at the army, each, besides a ration of provisions and forage for a horse, while with the army, 1200 dollars; treasurer of loans, 900 dollars; postmaster general, 1000 dollars; secretary and comptroller of the post office, 500 dollars; interpreter and translator of foreign languages, 600 dollars; secretary of the Board of War, 1500 dollars; secretary of the Board of Ordnance, who is paymaster of the Board of War and Ordnance, 900 dollars; secretary of the Board of Treasury, 1100 dollars; secretary of the Board of Admiralty, 1100 dollars; deputy secretary of Congress, 1000 dollars; messenger and door keeper to Congress, each, 400 dollars.
Page 823 | Page image
Resolved, That the said salaries and wages be paid quarterly, for the time of attendance and service, in specie or other current money equivalent.
Resolved, That when it is necessary that persons be employed under any of the boards on public accounts, for temporary purposes, they be paid such wages as are suitable to the service; always taking care that they be retained no longer than necessity shall require.
The Committee have reported the salary of the Commissioners of the Eastern Navy Board only as they think the other in the Middle District wholly unnecessary since the institution of the Board of Admiralty, and therefore propose that it be resolved,
That the Navy Board of the Middle District be discontinued, the institution of the Board of Admiralty having rendered the same unnecessary.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, in the writing of William Churchill Houston, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 26, folio 193. It is indorsed: "Delivered August 22, 1780; read; passed September 13, 1780. So much as respects the clerks referred to Mr. [Timothy] Matlack, Mr. B[enjamin] Huntington, Mr. [Whitmill] Hill." A copy of that part of the report relating to the navy boards, in the writing of Charles Thomson, is in No. 26, folio 203.]
Ordered, That so much of the report as relates to the surveyors of the Post Office be re-committed.
That so much as relates to the clerks in the several boards be referred to the committee, to whom was referred so much as relates to the navy boards.
On motion of the committee, to whom was referred the letter, of 8, from General Washington;
Ordered, That so much of the said letter, as relates to a supply of specie be referred to the Board of Treasury.
Congress took into consideration the report of the committee on the hospital department, and made some progress:
Page 824 | Page image
Resolved, That Friday next be assigned for electing a major general for the Maryland line.
The committee, to whom was referred the memorial of M. Sheftall, delivered in a report.
Treasury Office September 13th. 1780
The Board of Treasury Report,
That on the application of Thomas Edison one of the Clerks in the office of the Secretary to Congress, a warrant issue on the Treasurer in his favor for six thousand dollars on account of his salary.
That on the application of James Milligan Auditor General, a warrant issue on the Treasurer in his favor for twenty five thousand dollars on account of his salary.1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 136, IV, folio 581.]
Adjourned to 10 o'Clock to Morrow.
PREVIOUS SECTION .. NEXT SECTION .. NAVIGATOR
| PREVIOUS | NEXT | NEW SEARCH |