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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 --1TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1788.
[Note 1: 1 Charles Thomson resumes the entry.]
Congress assembled present as yesterday
Letter2 of the 4 from the board of treasury was read informing Congress of the death of Mr Pierce late commissioner of army accots . and paymaster genl .
[Note 2: 2 Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 140, II, p. 543, read August 5, 1788. A copy of a letter of the Secretary at War to the Board of Treasury, August 2, 1788, announcing the death, is on pp. 547--548. See August 8 and 28, 1788.]
On motion of Mr [Abraham] Clarke seconded by Mr [Jonathan] Dayton
Ordered That thursday next be assigned for electing a commissioner of army accounts.
The order of the day3 being called, the preamble moved by Mr [Thomas Tudor] Tucker seconded by Mr [Daniel] Huger was read in the words following "Whereas the Constitution proposed by the late general Convention held in the city of Philadelphia has been ratified in the manner therein declared to be sufficient for the establishment of the same; and whereas the ratifications of the several states are to be considered as containing virtual authority and instructions to their delegates in Congress assembled to make the preparatory arrangements recommended by the said convention to be made by Congress, therefore",
[Note 3: 3 Organization of the government under the Constitution. See July 8, August 4, 6 and September 13, 1788.]
A motion was made by the delegates of North Carolina to amend this proposed preamble by striking out the words "and instructions to their delegates in Congress" and in lieu thereof to insert "to the United States in Congress assembled."
A motion was thereupon made by Mr [Nathan] Dane seconded by [Mr. Egbert] Benson to postpone both the proposed preamble and the amendment; and on the question to amend the y postpone the yeas and nays being required by Mr [Hugh] Williamson.
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So it was resolved in the affirmative.
A New preamble being agreed to, a motion was made by Mr [Alexander] Hamilton seconded by Mr [Nathan] Dane to reconsider the question for filling the blank in the resolution with the words "The town of Baltimore in the state of Maryland", and on the question for reconsideration the yeas and nays being required by Mr [Joshua] Seney.
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So it passed in the negative.1
[Note 1: 1 August 5, 1788. According to indorsement and the Committee Book, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 190, p. 201, was referred to the Board of Treasury to report:
Petition of Joseph Spencer, dated July 31, read August 5, 1788, for the settlement of his accounts. Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 42, VII, pp. 305--307. Report rendered August 14, 1788. See August 20 and September 30, 1788.]
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