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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, APRIL 18, 1782
On a report of the Secretary at War:
War Office April 17th. 1782.
Sir,
On the motion made by the honorable Delegates from the State of Georgia referred to me, I beg leave to inform Congress, that two hundred pair of pistols a little out of repair can be supplied, and that the Clothier general reports, that he has on hand a quantity of white serge or wilting cloth, which is not immediately wanted for the Continental Army.
I beg therefore to submit the following resolution to the consideration of Congress.
Resolved, That the Secretary at War be directed to supply the delegates of the State of Georgia, with two hundred pair of pistols, and serge sufficient for two hundred pair of breeches and waistcoats, and provide for the transportation of these articles and the arms at Richmond, for which the said State is to be accountable.2
[Note 2: 2 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 149, I folio 253. The motion, in Edward Telfair's writing, is on folio 257. The Secretary at War's letter of April 15 on the subject is on folio 249.]
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The order of the day for taking into consideration the report of the committee on the cessions of New York, Virginia and Connecticut, and the petitions of the Indiana, Vandalia, Illionois and Wabash companies, being called for by the delegates for Virginia, and the first paragraph being read,
A motion was made by Mr. [Arthur] Lee, seconded by Mr. [Theodorick] Bland, in the following words:
"That the first resolve in the report under consideration be postponed till Congress shalt have determined on the following motion:
"'That previous to any determination in Congress, relative to the cessions of the western lands, the name of each member present be called over by the secretary, that on such call, each member do declare upon his honour, whether he is, or is not personally interested directly or indirectly in the claims of any company or companies, which have petitioned against the territorial rights of any one of the states, by whom such cessions have been made, and that such declaration be entered on the journals.'"
A motion was made by Mr. [Abraham] Clark, seconded by Mr. [William] Ellery, to strike out the words "till Congress shall have determined on the following motion:"
And on the question, shah those words stand? the yeas and nays being required by Mr. [Theodorick] Bland
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So it passed in the negative.
A motion was then made by Mr. [Abraham] Clark, seconded by Mr. [Samuel] Osgood, to strike out the words, "the first resolve in," and on the question, shall these words stand? the yeas and nays being required by Mr. [John Morin] Scott,
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So it passed in the negative.
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A motion was then made by Mr. [James] Madison, seconded by Mr. [John Morin] Scott, after the word "postponed," to insert the words "until to-morrow:" on which the yeas and nays being required by Mr. [Theodorick] Bland,
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So the question was lost.
A motion was then made by Mr. [Arthur] Lee, seconded by Mr. [Joseph] Montgomery, after the word "postponed," to insert the words "until Monday next:" on which the yeas and nays being required by Mr. [Daniel] Carroll,
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So the question was lost.1
[Note 1: 1 On this day, according to the indorsement, was read a letter of the same date, from Thomas Edison. It is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, VIII, folio 385.
Also, one dated April 18, from the Secretary at War. It is in No. 149, I, folio 263.]
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