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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, FEBRUARY 9, 1786
Congress assembled. Present as before.
On the report of a committee, consisting of Mr. [Charles] Pinckney, Mr. [Rufus] King, Mr. [William Samuel] Johnson, Mr. [William] Grayson and Mr. [William] Hindman, to whom was referred a letter from Cyrus Griffin, esqr.
Resolved, That Congress are fully impressed with a sense of the ability, fidelity and attention of the judges of the court of Appeals, in the discharge of the duties of their Office; but that as the war was at an end, and the business of that court in a great measure done away, an attention to the interests
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of their constituents made it necessary that the salaries of the said judges should cease.1
[Note 1: 1 February 9: The following committees were appointed: Mr. [Rufus] King, Mr. [Charles] Pinckney, Mr. [John] Kean, Mr. [James] Monroe and Mr. [Charles] Pettit, on the report of the Board of Treasury and motion of Mr. Pinckney. See ante, February 3. Report was rendered February 13.
Mr. [John Cleves] Symmes, Mr. [Arthur] Lee and Mr. [Pierse] Long, on the letter of October 15, 1785, from Count de Beaufort. Report was rendered February 14.
Also the petition of Stephen Ranney, Jr., was referred to the "Board of treasy. to report whether any or what wages are due the petitioner." Report was rendered February 25. The petition is in No. 42, VI, folio 510.
Also "Letters of Mr. Adams and Mr. Jefferson on the Prussian treaty &c." were referred to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs to report. He reported March 10. These letters were forwarded by Jay February 9 and his letter (No. 80, II, folio 141) was read this day.
Committee Book No. 190.]
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