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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 --MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1784.
Mr. Gunning Bedford, a delegate for the State of Delaware, attended.
Congress assembled: Present, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pensylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina; and from the State of Maryland, Mr. [Jeremiah Townley] Chase.
Congress proceeded in the farther consideration of the report of the committee appointed to consider and report what further arrangements are necessary to carry into effect the proposed treaty with the Indians:
And the following paragraph being under debate, and amended to read,
That each of the commissioners attending the treaty, shall be alloweddollars a day, in full for his services during such attendance, exclusive of his expences necessarily incurred.
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A motion was made by Mr. [David] Howell, seconded by Mr. [James] Tilton, to strike out the words between "allowed" and "his expenses," and after "incurred," to add, "and such compensation for his time, as the nature and extent of his services may require."
A motion was made by Mr. [William] Ellery, seconded by Mr. [Elbridge] Gerry, to postpone the paragraph and amendment under debate, in order to take up the following:
That Congress will make each of the commissioners for negotiating a treaty with the Indians, an adequate compensation for his time and services; and that the Superintendant of finance be directed to advance each of them eight hundred dollars on account. And on the question to postpone for the purpose above-mentioned, the yeas and nays being required by Mr. [David] Howell,
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So the question was lost.
A motion was then made by Mr. [Elbridge] Gerry, seconded by Mr. [Jacob] Read,
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To postpone the consideration of the paragraph under debate, together with the amendment proposed, in order to take up the following: "That each of the commissioners for negotiating with the Indians, be allowed seven dollars a day for his services and expences:" And on the question for postponing, the yeas and nays being required by Mr. [Elbridge] Gerry,
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So it was resolved in the affirmative.
A motion was then made by Mr. [William] Ellery, seconded by Mr. [John] Beatty, to strike out the word "seven," in the motion before the house, and in lieu thereof to insert "six:"
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And on the question to agree to this amendment, the yeas and nays being required by Mr. [William] Ellery,
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So the question was lost.
Ordered, That the further consideration of the motion be postponed till to-morrow.1
[Note 1: 1 On this day, according to the indorsement, a letter of John Allan, dated February 9, 1784, was read. It is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 58, folio 67.
Also, a letter of Joshua Barney, dated March 6, 1784. It was referred to the Agent of Marine. It is in No. 78, IV, folio 383.]
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