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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, JUNE 26, 1782
The order of the day being called for by the State of Pensylvania, to proceed on the business respecting the difference subsisting between the states of Pensylvania and Connecticut, the agents William Bradford, James Wilson, and Jonathan D. Sargeant, esqrs. agents, and H. Osborne, esq. solicitor, for Pensylvania, and Mr. Dyer, one of the agents for Connecticut, attended without the bar; and the former, in behalf of their State, prayed for the following order, viz.
"That the State of Connecticut, not having appeared by their lawful agents, agreeably to the resolution of the 14th day of November last, therefore Congress will, on theday ofnext, proceed to nominate three persons out of each State, in order that due proceedings may be had on
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the dispute mentioned in the said resolution, agreeably to the 9th Article of the Confederation."1
[Note 1: 1 This motion, in the writing of Thomas Smith, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 36, I, folio 335.]
And Mr. Dyer, on the part of Connecticut, prayed for the following resolution, viz.
"Colonel Root, one of the joint agents on whom the State of Connecticut depends to manage this cause, being absent from Congress on important business of the United States:
Resolved, That all proceedings on this case be postponed until theday of July next, by which time Colonel Root's return may be expected."2
[Note 2: 2 This motion, in the writing of Eliphalet Dyer, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 36, I, folio 343.]
Both parties agreed that the blank should be filled with the 25 or 26 of July.
Congress took the motions under advisement, and the parties withdrew.
The Committee to whom was referred the information respecting the payment of Interest on Loan Office certificates report the following Resolution.--
Whereas the drawing bills upon Europe for the Payment of interest due on Loan Office certificates has been attended by many inconveniences, and the continuance of it would be inconsistent with the public service,
Resolved, That the Superintendant of Finance be directed to draw no more bills on Europe for the payment of Interest due or that may become due on monies lent to the United States, but that he take measures in future for the seasonable payment of the Interest on all Loans out of the duties laid and to be laid on imported goods in the several States at the disposal of Congress.3
[Note 3: 3 This report, in the writing of John Witherspoon, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, IV, folio 359. The committee, according to the indorsement, was [Samuel] Osgood, [Ralph] Izard and [John] Witherspoon. It was referred to the Superintendent of Finance to report.]
The Committee for the Week [Mr. James Duane, Mr. John Taylor Gilman, Mr. Noble Wimberly Jones] report, That the Petition of Col°. G. Van Schaick praying relief touching the grievance respecting
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his rank complained of in his former memorial be referred to the committee of five appointed yesterday.1
[Note 1: 1 This report, in the writing of James Duane, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 32, folio 369. The memorial of Goose Van Schaick, dated Albany, June 6, 1782, was referred, according to the indorsement, to Mr. [Ezekiel] Cornell, Mr. [Samuel] Osgood, Mr. [Ralph] Izard, Mr. [Theodorick] Bland, Mr. [James] Duane. It is in No. 41, X, folio 305. On November 18, 1782, the Committee was discharged.]
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