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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 7, 1785.
Congress assembled. Present, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, and South Carolina; and from North Carolina, Mr. [Hugh] Williamson.
On motion of Mr. [Melancton] Smith,
Resolved, That the determination of the question which was yesterday postponed by the state of Rhode Island, be further postponed till to Morrow.
Congress resumed the Consideration of the report on the motions relative to the western frontiers, and a motion being made by Mr. [David] Howell, seconded by Mr. [John] Beatty,
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That the 700 non commissioned officers and privates determined to be necessary, by the act of 1 April, be raised by the following states, in the following proportions:
A motion was made by Mr. [William] Ellery, seconded by Mr. [Rufus] King, to postpone that motion, in order to take up the following:
That it be recommended to the states hereafter named, as most conveniently situated, to furnish forthwith, from their militia, the seven hundred non commissioned officers and men, agreed to be raised by the resolution of 1 April, in the following proportions, viz.1
[Note 1: 1 This motion, in the writing of William Ellery, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 30, folio 399, in which the words, "from their militia," have been crossed out.]
And on the question to postpone for the purpose aforesaid, the yeas and nays being required by Mr. [Rufus] King,
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So the question was lost.
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After further debate the original motion was withdrawn, and thereupon,
On motion of Mr. [William] Ellery, seconded by Mr. [Rufus] King,
Resolved, That it be recommended to the states hereafter named, as most conveniently situated, to furnish forthwith, the seven hundred non commissioned officers and men, agreed to be raised by the resolution of I April, in the following proportions:
Ordered, That the remainder of the report be committed, and that the committee be instructed to report the states to be called upon, and the proportions to be furnished by them respectively.1
[Note 1: 1 "What states to be called upon to furnish men and in what proportions referred to a committee."
This motion is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 30, folio 399. See ante, February 21, 1785. Committee Book No. 190 shows that the "remainder of the report" was committed to Mr. [James] Monroe, Mr. [William Samuel] Johnson, Mr. R[obert R.] Livingston, Mr. [Rufus] King, Mr. [John] Beatty, Mr. J[ohn] Henry and Mr. [Gunning] Bedford, who reported April 11.]
A letter, of this day, from Mr. S. Osgood, was read, accepting the Office of Commissioner of the board of treasury.2
[Note 2: 2 This letter is in No. 78, XVII, folio 369.
On this day, according to Committee Book No. 190, the committee of February 7 on the memorial of Donald Campbell, for payment of the certificate given him on settlement of his account, brought in a report. See post, June 1.
On this day, according to the indorsement, the Secretary for Foreign Affairs delivered in a report on a letter from Stephen Sayre, dated February 15, 1785. The report was read and referred, this day, to Mr. [Rufus] King, Mr. [William Samuel] Johnson and Mr. [John] Beatty. It is in No. 81, I, folio 187, and bears also an indorsement by Roger Alden "Letter from Mr. Sayre & all the papers transmitted to the Office f: f: Affairs Decr. 1787."]
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