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On motion, ordered that the same be read; which was done accordingly.
On motion, ordered that the said petitions be referred to a committee of two, to report thereon, to wit: Mr. Baning and Mr. Tilton.
Adjourned to 3 o'clock.
EODEM DIE, P. M.
Council met according to adjournment.
Mr. Speaker laid on the table a letter addressed to him from the Chairman of Congress, containing a report of a committee concerning the system of general revenue.
On motion, by order, the said letter was read, and also the report of the committee.
Mr. Craghead presented to the Chair a petition from divers inhabitants of New Castle County, praying an alteration in the mode of making and repairing the public roads, and for the col- lecting the poor of the said county into one house.
On motion, by order, the said petition was read.
Ordered to lie on the table.
Adjourned to ro o'clock to-morrow.morning.
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SATURDAY, A. M., June 3, 1786.
Council met. Present the same members as on yesterday.
The committee to whom were referred the petitions of divers inhabitants of New Castle County, members of the Presbyterian churches of White Clay Creek and of Mill Creek Hundreds, praying leave to bring in a bill to incorporate the said congrega- tions, now brought in their report; which was read, and follows in these words: *
On motion, ordered,
That Mr. Baning, Mr. Tilton, and Mr. Snow are appointed a committee to bring in a bill for granting a general charter of in- corporation to all the churches and religious societies of every Christian denomination, agreeable to the recommendation of the committee in their report upon the petitions of the members of the said churches, &c.
Adjourned to Monday next at ro o'clock in the morning.
MONDAY, June 5th, A. M.
Council met pursuant to adjournment.
Mr. Joshua Polk appeared in Council and took his seat.
On motion, by order,
The bill entitled "An act for laying a rate or duty on certain offices and lowering the salaries of the Justices of the Courts of Common Pleas and Orphans' Courts, and for other purposes," was read.
Adjourned to 3 o'clock.
* This report does not appear on the record.
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Council met according to adjournment.
The committee appointed to prepare and bring in a bill for the more equal assessment of the property of the inhabitants of this State, as also of the property in the same belonging to inhab- itants of any other State, now laid one on the table; which was read.
Ordered to lie on the table.
On motion, by order,
The bill entitled "An act for the further security of Govern- ment," was read a second time and unanimously rejected. .
Ordered, That Mr. Craghead wait upon the House of Assen- bly and return the bill entitled "An act for the further security of Government," and inform them that Council have rejected the same.
On motion, by order,
The bill for laying a rate or duty on certain offices, &c., was read a second time.
Ordered to lie on the table. .
Adjourned to 10 o'clock to-morrow morning.
TUESDAY MORNING, June 6th, 1786.
Council met pursuant to adjournment.
Mr. Read appeared in Council and took his seat.
On motion, by order,
The bill entitled "An act for the more equal assessment of
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property within this State, and for other purposes therein men- tioned," was read a second time.
Ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. Craghead, having returned, reported that he had deliv- ered to the Speaker of the House of Assembly the bill entitled "An act for the further security of Government."
On motion,
Resolved, That Council will go into a third reading of the bill entitled "An act for laying a rate or duty, &c.," to-morrow afternoon.
Adjourned to 3 o'clock.
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Council met according to adjournment.
The House now went into the consideration of the bill entitled "An act for raising twenty-one thousand pounds for the service of the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six," and after some time spent therein it was committed to Mr. Read, Mr. Snow, and Mr. Polk, to report thereon.
Adjourned to ro o'clock to-morrow morning.
WEDNESDAY, June 7th, 1786, A. M.
Council met according to adjournment.
Mr. Patten, a member of the House of Assembly, attending, was admitted and delivered to the Chair the following papers, viz : A supplementary bill to the act vesting Congress with power to levy duties, &c .; letter from the Chairman of Con-
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gress, recommending a revision of the impost law ; petitions from Joseph Tatlow to the General Assembly of the Delaware State; a memorial of Richard Bassett, Esquire, and the report upon the petition of Joseph Tatlow and memorial of Richard Bassett ; Auditor's report upon the first petition of Joseph Tat- low, and the depositions of Samuel Fisher and Joseph Tatlow, with a certificate of Thomas Carrell, Deputy Quartermaster, and another of General Mifflin, Quartermaster-General ; which said papers were severally read.
Council resumed the consideration of the bill entitled "An act for the more equal assessment of property within this State, and for other purposes therein mentioned," and after some time spent therein, resolved that Council will go into a third reading of the said bill on the day after to-morrow, in the forenoon.
Adjourned to 3 o'clock.
EODEM DIE, P. M.
Council met according to adjournment.
Council now went into the consideration of the bill entitled "An act for the laying a rate or duty on certain offices, &c.," and after some time spent therein, it was deferred for further con- sideration.
The committee appointed to bring in a bill for granting a gen- eral charter of incorporation to all religious societies of every Christian denomination, now laid one on the table; which was read.
Ordered to lie on the table.
Adjourned to 10 o'clock to-morrow morning,
THURSDAY, June 8th, 1786, A. M.
Council met and adjourned to 3 o'clock.
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Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The committee to whom was committed the bill entitled "An act for raising twenty-one thousand pounds for the service of the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six," now informed Council that they had made some progress in that business, but had not been able to finish the same, and desired a longer time; which was granted.
A petition from divers of the inhabitants of New Castle County, praying an alteration in the law for maintaining public roads, was presented to the Chair and read.
Ordered to lie on the table.
Council now resumed the consideration of the bill entitled "An act for laying a rate or duty on certain offices, &c.," and after some time spent therein, the same was again deferred for further consideration.
Adjourned to 10 o'clock to-morrow morning.
FRIDAY, June 9th, 1786.
Council met according to adjournment.
Council, agreeable to the order of Wednesday, went into the further consideration of the bill entitled "An act for the more equal assessment of property within this State, and for other purposes therein mentioned," and after some time spent therein, the still further consideration was deferred until this afternoon.
Adjourned to 3 o'clock.
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Council met. Present the same members.
On motion, the memorial of Richard Bassett, and the resolu- tion of the House of Assembly thereon, was read a second time, and thereupon the Council concurred in opinion with the House of Assembly that the General Assembly, at their present sitting, should proceed to the appointment of persons as Judges of the Court of Appeals for this State, agreeable to the 17th section of the Constitution, but
Resolved, That such appointment, on the part of the Council, be postponed until the bill proposed by the House of Assembly, in their resolutions aforesaid, for ascertaining the allowance to the said Judges, &c., shall have been acted upon by the Council.
Ordered, That the foregoing be transcribed and sent to the House of Assembly.
STE. SYKES, Cl'k P. T.
Ordered, That Mr. Tilton wait upon the House of Assembly with the foregoing motion and resolution;
Who, being returned, reported he had delivered the same to the Speaker of that House, the House of Assembly having ad- journed for that day.
On motion, Council now resumed the consideration of the bill entitled "An act for the more equal assessment of property within this State, and for other purposes therein mentioned," and after some time spent therein the same was recommitted to the gentlemen on the first committee, to which were added Messrs. Read and Craghead.
Adjourned to 10 o'clock to-morrow morning.
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SATURDAY, June Ioth, 1786, A. M.
Council met according to adjournment.
On motion, by order,
The bill entitled "An act to enable all the religious denom- inations in this State to appoint Trustees, who shall be a body corporate for the purpose of taking care of the temporalities of their respective congregations," was read a second time, and the same was recommitted to the gentlemen on the first commit- tee, to which Mr. Read was added.
Adjourned to 3 o'clock.
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Council met pursuant to adjournment, and adjourned to 10 o'clock on Monday morning.
MONDAY, June 12th, 1786, A. M.
Council met according to adjournment. Present the same members.
The committee to whom was committed the bill entitled "An act for raising twenty-one thousand pounds for the service of the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six," now reported several amendments, which were read.
Adjourned to 3 o'clock.
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Council met according to adjournment.
The Council now proceeded in the consideration of the bill entitled "An act for raising twenty-one thousand pounds for the service of the year 1786," with the several amendments proposed thereto, and after making considerable progress therein the same was deferred to further consideration. .
Adjourned to 10 o'clock to-morrow morning.
TUESDAY, June 13th, 1786, A. M.
Council met pursuant to adjournment. Present the same mem- bers.
Council now went into the consideration of the bill entitled "An act for raising twenty-one thousand pounds for the service of the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six," and the amendments proposed thereto by the committee appointed to report thereon, and upon debating the. 45th amendment, which is as follows:
But whereas it is just and reasonable to provide for the dis- charge of such of the certificates to be given for interest due, as well on all Continental Loan Office certificates issued from the office in this State, as on liquidated debts of the United States, due to the inhabitants of this State, which may not have' been received from the taxables by any of the County Collectors; be it therefore enacted that the State Treasurer is hereby authorized and required, so often as he shall have any monies in his hands under this act, where the proportion is greater than one-third of the amount of the interest certificates aforesaid, to exchange, without fee or reward therefor, any such interest certificates that may be brought to him for that purpose, paying the amount thereof, in specie, to the bearer, from the said overplus propor-
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tion, and that the holders of such interest certificates may have notice when to attend the State Treasurer for this purpose, he is hereby also authorized and required, at the expense of the State, to give public notice, by advertisement, to be inserted in the Delaware Gazette, when and where such holder may attend him for exchange as aforesaid.
And on the question to agree to the same, the yeas and nays were required by Mr. Read, and are as follows:
Yeas-Mr. Craghead, Mr. Read, Mr. J. Polk, Mr. Snow, and Mr. Bassett.
Nay-Mr. Tilton.
As also the 46th amendment, which is as follows: And to the end that the taxables, within this State, who may hold any cer- tificates of liquidated debts of the United States, and that all holders of Loan Office certificates issued from the Office in this State may obtain certificates for all the interest due thereon, to the last day of the year 1784, in a reasonable time after the pas- sing of this act, for the purpose of discharging the two-thirds part of their tax therewith, or otherwise obtaining the exchange directed to be made as aforesaid; and the General Assembly of this State, considering the provisions in this act as a compliance with the first hereinbefore recited requisitions of Congress, be it therefore enacted, that if the Commissioner of the Continental Loan Office of this State shall refuse or neglect to settle and cer- tify the interest due on any of the certificates aforesaid, to the last day of the year 1784, upon reasonable application to him made, at any time after one month from the passing of this act, that it shall and may be lawful for the President or Commander- in-Chief, for the time being, and he is hereby authorized and required, upon any and every complaint to him made, and sup- ported by an oath or affirmation of the party, or any credible witness, of such refusal or neglect in the Commissioner of the Continental Loan Office aforesaid, forthwith to summons the Privy Council, notifying the Commissioner and the party com- plaining to attend the meeting thereof, and then proceed into the inquiry of the facts of refusal or neglect aforesaid, and if the same shall be made clearly to appear, to the satisfaction of the President and Privy Council, the President is hereby authorized and re- quired to issue his proclamation declaring a suspension of the collection of taxes, directed to be made by this act, until such
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cause of complaint, as aforesaid, shall be removed, and when and as often as the President and Privy Council shall have satis- factory evidence that it shall be so done, the President, with the advice of the Privy Council, is hereby also authorized and re- quired to take off such suspension and revive the collection of the taxes aforesaid by other proclamation for that purpose to be issued, anything herein before contained to the contrary notwith- standing.
And on the question to agree to the same, the yeas and nays were required by Mr. Read, and are as follows:
Yeas-Mr. Craghead, Mr. Read, Mr. J. Polk, and Mr. Snow. Nays -- Mr. Tilton and Mr. Baning.
So it passed in the affirmative.
Adjourned to 3 o'clock.
EODEM DIE, P. M.
Council met and proceeded in the consideration of the bill entitled "An act for raising twenty-one thousand pounds for the service of the year A. D. 1786," with the amendments proposed thereto, and having made considerable progress therein, adjourn- ed to ro o'clock to-morrow morning.
WEDNESDAY, June 14th, 1786, A. M.
Council met according to adjournment.
Mr. Daniel Polk appeared in Council and took his seat.
The Council now went into the further consideration of the several amendments proposed to the bill entitled "An act for raising twenty-one thousand pounds for the service of the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six," and after some time spent therein, the amendments were agreed to.
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Ordered, That the same be transcribed and sent to the House of Assembly for their concurrence.
The said amendments being transcribed and compared,
Ordered, That Mr. Craghead wait upon the House of Assem- bly with the said bill entitled "An act for raising twenty-one thousand pounds, &c.," with the amendments proposed thereto by Council;
Who, being returned, reported the delivery thereof according to order.
On motion, by order,
The supplementary bill to the act vesting Congress with power to levy duties, &c., was read a second time.
Mr. MeLane, a member of the House of Assembly, attend- ing, was admitted and delivered to the Chair a bundle of papers respecting the proceedings of the House of Assembly upon the accounts of John McKinly, Esquire, with the said accounts and papers relative thereto.
Ordered, That Mr. Snow wait upon the House of Assembly and return the supplementary bill to the act vesting Congress with power to levy duties, &c., with a paper of amendments proposed thereto, and a letter from the Chairman of Congress, recommending a revision of the impost law;
Who, being returned, reported he had delivered the same ac- cording to order.
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Council met.
Cn motion, by order, the accounts of John McKinly, Esquire, with the papers relative thereto, were read.
Ordered to lie on the table.
Adjourned to 10 o'clock to-morrow morning.
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THURSDAY, June 15th, 1786, A. M.
Council met according to adjournment. Present the same members as on yesterday.
On motion, by order,
The accounts of John McKinly, Esquire, with the papers rela- tive thereto, were read a second time.
Adjourned to 3 o'clock, P. M.
EODEM DIE, P. M.
Council met, and in the consideration of the proceedings of the House of Assembly respecting the accounts of John Mc- Kinly, several amendments were proposed and agreed to.
Ordered, That the said amendments be transcribed and sent to the House of Assembly for their consideration.
The said amendments being transcribed and compared,
Ordered, That Mr. Joshua Polk wait upon the House with the amendments aforesaid proposed by Council to the proceedings of the House of Assembly respecting the accounts of John Mc- Kinly, Esq., together with the said accounts and all the papers relative thereto;
Who, being returned, reported the delivery thereof according to order.
Mr. Nixon, a member of the House of Assembly, attending, was admitted and delivered to the Chair the following papers, viz: A bill for printing and emitting twenty-one thousand pounds in Bills of Credit, to be let out on loan, and providing a fund for sinking the same; a message to the Council from the House of Assembly respecting the said bill; three petitions, praying relief
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from the distresses occasioned by the scarcity of money; report of the committee upon the papers accompanying the President's Message of the 9th instant; resolutions appointing commission- ers, &c .; paper having the names of the commissioners proposed to meet commissioners from the other States, &c, with a message from the President, with a bundle of papers;
And in the course of the reading the said papers, Council took into consideration the resolution of the House of Assembly ap- pointing commissioners to meet commissioners, &c., and their nomination of persons to fill up the blank in said resolution, and the said resolution proposing the persons for the purpose afore- said was rejected.
Adjourned to 10 o'clock to-morrow morning.
FRIDAY, June 16th, 1786, A. M.
Council met.
On motion, by order, the message from the House of Assem- bly to the Council respecting the bill for printing and emitting twenty-one thousand pounds in Bills of Credit, to be let out on loan, and providing a fund for sinking the same, and the afore- said bill, and also three petitions, praying relief from the distresses occasioned by the scarcity of money, were read.
Council, upon considering the aforesaid bill for emitting twen- ty-one thousand pounds in Bills of Credit, &c., do reject the same.
Mr. Tilton, Mr. Snow, and Mr. D. Polk are appointed a com- mittee to prepare an answer to the message from the House of Assembly, in which answer the reasons inducing Council to reject the said bill are to be expressed.
Council took into consideration the resolutions transmitted yesterday respecting the appointment of commissioners, &c., and several amendments were proposed thereto and agreed to.
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Ordered, That the same be transcribed and sent to the House of Assembly for their consideration, together with the following verbal message:
Gentlemen :
Your resolve of yesterday, proposing the names of five persons as commissioners, to be inserted in the transmitted resolutions as to the intended meeting at Annapolis, for conferring on the trade of the United States and forming a system of commercial regula- tions for the adoption of all the States in the American Union, is returned to you as rejected by Council, for that, agreeable to the rules laid down by the General Assembly of this State, in the session of February, 1777, and regularly persevered in as to all appointments to offices of public trust of importance since that time, such appointments have been made under the regulations then adopted respecting the choice of civil officers of the State, Delegates to Congress, and the Continental Loan Officer, &c., by the two Houses meeting together for the purpose of nominat- ing a number of persons for the consideration and comparison of their fitness for the service to be performed, and after to elect by ballot. These rules of nomination and election the Council conceive it right and incumbent on them to adhere to, as well with respect to the commissioners to be inserted in the blank left for their names in the resolution aforesaid as to all other nomina- tions to be made of civil officers, commissioners, &c., necessary to be appointed in the present session; and as its continuance will probably be short, the Council therefore propose to the House of Assembly that a meeting be had of the members of both Houses, in the Council Room, at 6 o'clock this afternoon, for the purpose of general nomination as aforesaid.
Ordered, That Mr. Craghead wait upon the House of Assem- bly with the resolutions of that House respecting the appoint- ment of commissioners, with the several amendments proposed thereto by Council, as also with the above verbal message from Council to that House.
Adjourned to 3 o'clock.
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Council met.
Mr. Craghead, being returned, reported the delivery of the above mentioned message from Council to the House of Assem- bly, according to order.
Mr. McLane, a member of the House of Assembly, attend- ing, was admitted and returned to the Chair the following papers: The resolutions of the Assembly appointing commis- sioners, &c .; the verbal message sent this morning from the Council to the House of Assembly; the paper of amendments proposed by the Council to the said resolutions of the House of Assembly, with a paper of amendments proposed by the House of Assembly to the said amendments of Council, with the follow- ing verbal message to the Council:
Gentlemen :
The House of Assembly having taken into consideration your verbal message delivered this afternoon, respecting the mode of nominating and appointing commissioners to form, with the com- missioners from the other States in the Union, a convention for the purpose of framing and reporting a system of commercial regulations, &c., do concur in the mode proposed; and will meet Council for that purpose, at the time and place therein mentioned.
The amendments proposed by the House of Assembly to those of Council, as also the verbal message from the House of As- sembly, were read, and the amendments of the House of Assem- bly to those of Council were acceeded to.
The Council and the House of Assembly met in the Council Chamber for the purpose of electing Commissioners, agreeable to the appointment of both Houses, and the ballots being taken and examined, George Read, Jacob Broom, John Dickinson, Richard Bassett and Gunning Bedford, Esquires, were declared duly elected commissioners to meet commissioners from the other States in the Union, for forming a system of commercial regu- lations; and William Killen, Gunning Bedford and John Jones, Esquires, Mr. Robert Armstrong and Eleazar McComb, Esq., were declared duly elected commissioners to meet commissioners
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from the States of Pennsylvania and Maryland, for the purpose of digesting measures for effecting a navigable communication between the Bays of Chesapeake and Delaware, and for the other purposes mentioned in the resolution on this subject.
[A page of the journal here is blank, the space evidently being left for the purpose of recording an omission of part of Friday afternoon's and Saturday morning's proceedings. ]
Ordered, That Mr. Snow return to the House of Assembly the following papers: The resolution of that House appointing commissioners from this State to meet commissioners from the other States, with the amendments proposed thereto by Council, as also a paper of amendments proposed by the House of Assem- bly to those of the Council, to which Council had agreed; with a verbal message from Council to the House of Assembly, which was returned to this House yesterday, with the several papers relative to the subject of commercial regulations and the improve- ment of inland navigation, and a letter from his Excellency, Wm. Smallwood, Esq., accompanying the resolutions of Maryland;
Who, being returned, reported the delivery thereof according to order.
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