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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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On October 16 in Boston, the House considered a bill granting an impost to Congress. A motion to insert a proviso barring use of funds for army officers' half pay or commutation was rejected 64-74. The bill then passed to be engrossed on a yea-nay vote.
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The House proceeded in the consideration of the bill for granting an Impost to Congress, and a motion was made that a proviso should be inserted in the Bill, that the monies arising from the said impost should not be appropriated to the discharging of the half pay or commutation thereof promised by Congress to the officers of the army, which was determined in the negative--Yeas 64-Nays 74.--The general question was then put, Whether the said Bill, it having had three several readings, should pass to be engrossed? which being put by Yeas & Nays, passed in the affirmative.
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Boston
Event Date
October 16
Outcome
motion rejected (yeas 64, nays 74); bill passed to be engrossed in the affirmative.
Event Details
The House considered the bill for granting an Impost to Congress. A motion was made to insert a proviso that the monies should not be appropriated to the discharging of the half pay or commutation promised by Congress to the officers of the army, which was determined in the negative. The general question on passing the bill to be engrossed after three readings was put by Yeas & Nays and passed in the affirmative.