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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, JULY 25, 1788.
Congress assembled present New Hampshire, Massachusetts Connecticut New York New Jersey Pensylvania Delaware Maryland Virginia North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia and from Rhode island Mr [Peleg] Arnold.
The comee . consisting of Mr [Abraham] Clark Mr [Pierpont] Edwards and Mr [William] Irvine to whom was referred a motion1 of the delegates of Pensylvania, in pursuance of Instructions from the Supreme executive council of the said state having reported2 thereon and the following proposition being under debate viz That the secy . at war direct the detachment of troops marching to the westward to rendezvous at Easton in Pensylvania and from thence march into the county of Luzerne for quelling the disturbances in that county provided the executive council of Pensylvania shall find the assistance of those troops necessary, provided also that the said troops shall not be delayed in the march to the Ohio more than two weeks.
[Note 1: 1 See July 22, 1788.]
[Note 2: 2 See July 24, 1788.]
A motion was made The previous question was moved by the State of Virginia seconded by the State Massachusetts, that the main question be not now put and on the question
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to agree to the previous question the yeas required by Mr [William] Irvine
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1So the question was lost.
[Note 1: 1 The following sentence was entered by John Fisher.]
2On the question to agree to the main question the yeas and nays being required by Mr [William] Irvine
[Note 2: 2 Charles Thomson continues the entry.]
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So it was
Resolved1 That the Secretary at War direct the detachment of troops marching to the westward to rendezvous at Easton in Pensylvania and from thence march into the county of Luzerne for quelling the disturbances in that county, provided the executive council of Pensylvania shall find the assistance of those troops necessary provided also that the said troops shall not be delayed in their march to the Ohio more than two weeks.
[Note 1: 1 This resolve was entered by John Fisher, in Western Territory, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 176, p. 55. See August 11, 1788.]
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[Report of committee on Salary and allowances of the Secretary at War1]
[Note 1: 1 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 27, p. 349, in the writing of Mr. Edward Carrington. Read July 25, 1788. See July 14, 18 and 22, 1788.]
The Committee consisting of [Mr. John Eager Howard, Mr. William Few, Mr. Jonathan Dayton, Mr. Nicholas Gilman, and Mr. Edward Carrington] to whom were recommitted the report upon the War Office, and a report upon a motion of the Honble Mr [Pierpont] Edwards, beg leave to report the following Resolutions, Viz.
That from and after the passing hereof the Secretary at War be allowed the Sum ofdollars per annum, in full for his sallary and for defraying all expences of Clerks and Contingencies of his Office, Rent excepted.
That the secretary at War be allowed for his services heretofore, the sum ofdollars per Annum in addition to the sallary he has received, in consideration of additional an encrease of the duties of his Office, since the establishment thereof, to be computed from the 25th . of July 1785.
[Report of committee on case of Baron von Steuben2]
[Note 2: 2 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, V, pp. 497--502, in the writing of John Fisher. Read July 25, 1788. With slight verbal changes the report was entered in the Journal on August 25, 1788 and it is therefore not printed here. See June 4, July 7, 9, and September 11, 1788.]
[Report of committee on memorial of J. Trumbull3]
[Note 3: 3 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, VI, p. 93, in the writing of Mr. Nathan Dane. Read July 25 and passed July 28, 1788. See July 22, 1788.]
The Committee consisting of [Mr. Nathan Dane, Mr. Hugh Williamson and Mr. Abraham Clark] to whom was referred the report of the board of Treasury on the memorial of Jonathan Trumbull Jur . Report
That Mr . Trumbull, amongst other certificates for his public services, has a certificate for 1,752 Dols . 52/90th . issued to him for his services as Special Commissioner in settling the accounts of the late Commissary General Trumbull, that the appointment under which the services were performed for which the said Certificate was given may properly be considered as an appendage of the civil establishment; and that other persons for similar services have generally been
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paid in Specie pursuance of the Act1 of Congress of the 2th . of August 1781. Wherefore the Committee submit the following resolution.
[Note 1: 1 Journals, vol. XXI, p. 825.]
That the board of Treasury cause the certificate given to Mr . Jonathan Trumbull Commissioner for settling the accounts of the late Commissary General Trumbull, amounting to 1,732 53/90 Dollars to be cancelled, and that the said board take order for paying him the amount of the said certificate.
[Report of committee on petition of R. Walton2]
[Note 2: 2 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, VI, p. 147, in the writing of Mr. William Few. Read July 25 and passed July 28, 1788. See May 30 and July 18, 1788.]
The Committee consisting of [Mr. William Few, Mr. Abraham Clark, and Mr. Jeremiah Wadsworth] To whom was refered the Petition of Robert Walton setting forth that he had furnished the Southern army, for the use of Colo . Lees Legion, with a number of valuable Horses, for which he recieved a bill Drawn by General Greene on the State of Virginia which was protesed by the Executive of said State, and that he had been greatly injured by recieving no payment thereon.
Your Committee are of opinion that notwithstanding the extreme hardship of Mr Waltons case Congress cannot consistently with established regulations place him in a situation different from other Creditors of the United States; (and therefore recommend that the Board of Treasury be directed to liquidate the claims of Robert Walton for sixteen Horses furnished the Southern army agreeably to the valuation of said Horses on oath of any two Officers of Colo . Lees Legion at the time of Delivery and issue a Certificate in his favor for that sum including Interest from the first day of February 1781).
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