FRIDAY, December 6,....
Congress - Remarks thereon-Letter of
Ordinance extending the franking privilege
Mr. Pendleton to Mr. Madison, stating the
to the heads of departments discussed —
repeal, by the legislature of Virginia, of
Motion relative to statements by a mem-
her law for the impost - The departure
ber in a Boston newspaper - Motions of
of the deputation to Rhode Island sus.
Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Rutledge, requiring
pended until the further order of Congress
compliance with the requisitions of Con-
— Motion by Mr. Rutledge against salvage
gress, for funds to pay the interest of the
for recaptures on land - Passed by com-
domestic debt, and defraying the expenses promise as reported by the committee -
of the ensuing year — Objections - Depu-
Report of the grand committee
tation to Rhode Island.
spect to the old paper money.
SATURDAY, December 7,.............14
.......14 | Monday, December 30,..............18
Meeting of the grand committee on the Mr. Clark's motion to exempt ministers
old paper emissions -- Plan reported by
from control of France in negotiations
the sub-committee agreed to - Discussion for peace - Reasons for and against --
on the rate of depreciation - Opposition Postponed - Letter of Dr. Franklin on
to the rates by the southern delegates.
commercial reciprocity referred - Con-
tract of Gen. Wayne with British individ-
TUESDAY, December 10,.............14 uals, confirmed with great reluctance.
deliver the resolutions relative to Vermont
TUESDAY, December 31,......
- Reasons for and against - Motion for Report on Mr. Madison's motion, instruct-
determining finally the affair of Vermont. ing the ministers plenipotentiary to obtain
commercial reciprocity and trade with the
WEDNESDAY, December 11,..........15 West Indies — Passed unanimously.
Secretary of war authorized to permit the
WEDNESDAY, January 1,........
British prisoners to hire themselves out -
.....19
The transmission of the resolutions con Decision of the controversy between Con-
cerning Vermont.
necticut and Pennsylvania reported -Vote
of thanks to Count Rochambeau,
THURSDAY, December 12, ............15
Report by the committee touching the FRIDAY, January 3, ......
publication in the Boston paper.
Vote of thanks to the minister of France
Friday, December 13,........ .....15
repealed by his desire - Answer to the
note of the French minister passed unan-
Mr. Howell's acknowledgment of the
imously — Proceedings of the court in the
authorship of the letter in the Providence dispute between Connecticut and Penn-
Gazette.
sylvania, entered on the Journals.
- Monday, December 16,..... ......15
Monday, January 6, ................20
Passage of the answer to the objections
Memorial from the army laid before Con.
by Rhode Island as to the impost.
gress - Debate on the plan of a consular
TUESDAY, December 17,.............15
convention with France - Subject post.
poned - Conference of the grand com-
The affair of Mr. Howell.
mittee with the superintendent of fi-
WEDNESDAY, December 18,... 15 nance.
Discussion on the case of Mr. Howell —
TUESDAY, January 7,................21
Character of his protest, and the indigna-
tion excited thereby.
Conference of the grand committee with
Mr. Morris.
FRIDAY, December 20,...............16
WEDNESDAY, January 8, THURSDAY, Jan-
Debate on Mr. Hamilton's motion for re-
uary 9, and Friday, January 10,....21
vising the requisitions of the preceding
and present years - Mode of transmitting
Debate on the report for valuation of land
to the executive of Rhode Island the sev - Letter from the superintendent of fi-
eral acts of Congress, with a state of for. nance, and special committee appointed
eign loans.
to confer and report - Conference of the
committee - Mr. Peters's report relative
SATURDAY, December 21,.....
to secrecy of proceedings — Discussion
Report of the committee to confer with on the report on the mode of valuation of
Mr. Livingston to prevail with him to serve land, continued.
till the spring.
MONDAY, January 13,................22
Monday, December 23, ..............16 Report on the valuation of land, referred
Letters from Dr. Franklin, Mr. Jay, and to a grand committee - Discussion on the
the Marquis de la Fayette – Embarkation motion to make further loans — Audience
of the French troops for the West In by the grand committee to the deputies of
dies.
the army - Sub-committee appointed.
TUESDAY, December 24,.. .....17 | TUESDAY, January 14,.. .......24
Letter of Mr. Jay, with a copy of the in Meeting and discussion of the grand com
tercepted letter from Marbois, laid before I mittee on the valuation of land