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Notes on Debates, 28 March 1787

Notes on Debates

Nothing of consequence till

March 28th [1787]—Wednesday

Mr. King reminded Congs. of the motion on the   day of  1 for discontinuing the enlistments and intimated that the State of things in Massts was at present such that no opposition would now be made by the Delegation of that State. A Committee was appointed, in general to consider the military: Establishment, and particularly to report a proper Resolution for stopping the enlistments.2

The Virga. delegates laid before Congs. Sundry papers from the Executive of that State relating to the seizure of Spanish property by Genl. Clarke—and the incendiary efforts on foot in the Western Country agst. the Spaniards &c—no comment was made on them; nor was any vote taken.

Ms (DLC).

1. JM left these spaces blank. King referred to Pinckney’s motion of 14 Feb. 1787. See JM to Randolph, 18 Feb. 1787 and n. 4; Notes on Debates, 19 Feb. 1787.

2. JM was appointed to this committee (JCC description begins Worthington Chauncey Ford et al., eds., Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774–1789 (34 vols.; Washington, 1904–37). description ends , XXXII, 141 n. 1). Its report of 4 Apr. 1787 recommended the repeal of the resolution of 20 Oct. 1786 for raising troops. Congress approved the amended report on 9 Apr. (JCC description begins Worthington Chauncey Ford et al., eds., Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774–1789 (34 vols.; Washington, 1904–37). description ends , XXXII, 153–54, 158–60).

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    “Notes on Debates, 28 March 1787,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/01-09-02-0183. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, vol. 9, 9 April 1786 – 24 May 1787 and supplement 1781–1784, ed. Robert A. Rutland and William M. E. Rachal. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1975, pp. 336–337.]