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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, AUGUST 1, 1785.
Congress assembled. Present, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina and Georgia; and from the state of New Hampshire, Mr. [Abiel] Foster; from Connecticut, Mr. [Joseph Platt] Cook; from New Jersey, Mr. [Lambert] Cadwallader, and from North Carolina, Mr. [William] Cumming.
A letter, of the 31 from A. Lee, esqr. was read, accepting office of Commissioner of the board of treasury.3
[Note 3: 3 This letter is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 78, XIV, folio 657.]
A letter, of this day, from O. Pollock, was read.
Whereupon, on motion of Mr. Wilson, seconded by Mr. Gerry
Resolved, That the Board of Treasury take order to pay fifteen hundred dollars to Oliver Pollock. in part of the interest of the sum due to him from the United States.4
[Note 4: 4 This motion, in the writing of James Wilson, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 36, III, folio 93.]
The motion which was before the house on Friday, and the determination of which was postponed by the state of Massachusetts being read, by unanimous consent,
Ordered, That the motion be referred to a grand Committee.
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A motion being made by Mr. [Charles] Pinckney, seconded by Mr. [Jacob] Read,
That when a motion is made to postpone a report, motion or proposition before the house, in order to take up another proposition, no amendment shall be made or received, until the question is put and decided to postpone what was before the house.
And on the question to agree to this, the yeas and nays being required by Mr. [Charles] Pinckney,
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So the question was lost.1
[Note 1: 1 On this day, as the indorsement states, was read a letter of Oliver Pollock. It is dated August I and prays "a small pittance on account" to support his small family. It is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 50, folio 503.
August 1: The following committees were appointed: Of the Week: Mr. [John] Haring, Mr. [James] Wilson and Mr. [Charles] Pettit.
Mr. [Abiel] Foster, Mr. [Elbridge] Gerry, Mr. [David] Howell, Mr. [Joseph] Platt] Cook, Mr. [John] Lawrance, Mr. [Lambert] Cadwallader, Mr. [Charles] Pettit, Mr. [John] Vining, Mr. [William] Hindman, Mr. [Samuel] Hardy, Mr. [William] Cumming, Mr. [Jacob] Read and Mr. William Houstoun, a Grand Committee, on "The motion of Mr. Gerry the determination of which was on friday last postponed by a State and which now by unanimous consent is refered to a grand comee. To meet in Congress in Chamber on Wednesday Aug. 3. at 9 o'clock. Aug. 2. Motion of Mr. McHenry of July 29."
Also on this day, a translation of a letter from Frederic Wernecke, dated August 1, 1784, inquiring about his brother, said to have entered the service of the U. S. in 1776, was forwarded by the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, and read. It was referred to the Secretary at War to take order. Jay's letter, dated July 29, is in No. 80, I, folio 321. A copy of Wernecke's letter and the order thereon is in Resolve Book No. 123.
Also, were read, two letters from the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, dated July 29: one relating to the request of Marbois for an answer to his memorials on the subject of debts due to French subjects and the other on the claim of the heirs of Ducoudray against the United States. These were both referred to the Board of Treasury, which reported August 2. Jay's letters are in No. 80, I, folios 317, 321 and 325.
Committee Book No. 190.]
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