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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 --FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1787.
Congress assembled. Present as yesterday.
The Comee. on qualifications having reported2 on the Credentials of the delegates for Maryland, thereupon
[Note 2: 2 The report in the writing of Mr. William Few and Mr. Egbert Benson, with corrections to make it agree with the Journal entry and indorsed as read February 16, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 23, p. 273. A longer report in the writing of Mr. Benson, on the same matter, which apparently was not considered, is on pp. 275--276.]
On the motion of Mr [Nathaniel] Mitchell seconded by Mr [William] Few
Resolved That though by the commission of Mr [Uriah] Forrest delegate for Maryland the time for which he is appointed to serve in Congress is not clearly expressed, yet it appears that it was intended by the State that his appointment should extend from the second Monday of December last until the second Monday in December last until the second Monday in December next and that the commission will admit of such a construction.
The Comee of qualifications report That Mr [James Mitchel] Varnum the delegate attending from the State of
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Rhode island &c is duly appointed to serve in Congress for one year from and after the first Monday in November last.
Resolved That Congress agree to the said report.
[Report of Committee on recruiting1]
[Note 1: 1 Papers of the Continental Congress, [email protected] 27, p. 319, in the writing of Mr. Charles Pinckney. Read February 16 and made the order of the day for Monday, February 19, 1787.]
The Committee consisting of [Mr. Charles Pinckney, Mr. James Madison, Mr. Rufus King, Mr. William Samuel Johnson and Mr. William Bingham] To whom was referred a motion for instructing immediately [directing] the Secretary at war to issue instructions [immediately] to the officers in the recruiting service to suspend any future inlistments of troops under the resolutions of Congress of the 20th October 1786 until the farther direction of Congress
Report that in their opinion the present situation and circumstances of the United States make it prudent to postpone for a short time a decision on the subject which has been referred to them.
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