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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, MARCH 21, 1783
Congress resumed the consideration of the report of the committee on the means of restoring and supporting public credit, and of obtaining from the states substantial funds for funding the whole debt of the United States, and three paragraphs of the report, beginning with the words "that it be further recommended" to the words "whole revenue received from each State" inclusively, being re-committed;
A motion was made by Mr. Gilman, seconded by Mr. Wolcott,
That the whole report be recomitted; and, on the question for recommitment, the yeas and nays being required by Mr. Bland,
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So it passed in the negative.
A motion was made by Mr. [Abraham] Clark, seconded by Mr. [Theodorick] Bland,
That Congress now take up and complete that part of the report for supporting and establishing public credit, which relates to the raising a revenue by imposts upon imported goods and merchandise:
And on the question to agree to this, the yeas and nays being required by Mr. [Theodorick] Bland,
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So it passed in the negative.
War Office, March 21st, 1783.
Sir,
The letter from Major General Knox which respects the officers and men of the Artificers referred to me, is so expressive of the merits of the officers, and the justice of their claims to commissions with the officers of the line, that I am persuaded of the propriety of the following draught of a resolve in their favour, which I beg leave to submit to the consideration of Congress:
Resolved, That commissions conferring rank from the dates of their appointments, issue to the officers of the Artillery Artificers now in service.
The resolve of Congress on the 19th December 1782 provides for that part of General Knox's letter which relates to the pay of the men.1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 149, II, folio 361. According to the indorsement it was read on this day and entered.]
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