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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 --TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1785.
Congress assembled: Present, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina and Georgia; and from the state of New York, Mr. [Melancton] Smith; from New Jersey, Mr. [Samuel] Dick, and from Delaware, Mr. [John] Vining.
Congress resumed the consideration of the report under debate yesterday, And a motion being made to postpone the further consideration of a part thereof, in order to take up a proposition, which was read,
A question of order was moved as follow: July 20 Ordered to be erased. When a question is before the house, and it is moved to postpone the further consideration of the said question, in order to take up the consideration of a new preposition, is it in order to propose an amendment to such new preposition before the question for postponing has been determined?
The President determined that it was in Order.
An appeal was made to the house, and the question being put, shall the decision of the President be reversed? was lost.
and spent some time thereon.
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