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Proceedings of the PROVINCIAL ' CONFERENCE of
COMMITTEES, of the province of Pennsylvania,
held at Carpenters-Hall.
T UESD A Y, June 18, 1776.
,-t HIS day a number of Gentlemen met at Carpenters-
I Hall, in Philadelphia, being deputed by the Com
mittee of federal of the counties of this province,
to join in Provincial Conference in consequence of
a Circular Letter from the Committee of the City and Liber
ties of Philadelphia, inclofing the resolution of the Continen
tal Congress of the 15th May l ast.
Col. M'Kean, as Chairman of thecity Committee, declared
the motives which had induced that Committee to propose
the holding of the present Conference, and then laid on the
table a certificate of deputies appointed to attend on the part
of said Committee.
Returns were also given in from the counties of Philadel
phia, Bucks, Chester, Lancaster, Berks, Northampton, York,
Cumberland, Bedford, and Wellmoreland, by the deputies of
said counties, by which it appeared the following Gentlemen
were appointed, viz..,
[For a lift of which fee this paper, No. 222, page 314.]
A quorum of the members from the above counties being
met except that only two appeared from Chefler county, pro
ceeded to the choice of a President, Vice-President, and two
Secretaries ; and Col. Thomas M'Kean was chosen President.
Col. Joseph Hart, Vice-President. Jonathan B. Smith, and
Samuel C. Morris, Secretaries.
Then the Conference adjourned to three o'clock, P. M.
June 18, 1776, three o'clock, P. M.
The Conference met, present as above, and adjourned to
nine o'clock tomorrow morning.
W EDNESD A'Y, June 19th, 1776.
The Conference met, present twelve Committees, ninety
feven members'.
A return was delivered at the table from Northumberland,
ani the Deputies attended, being Col. William Cook, Alex
ande. Hunter, Esq; Messieurs John Heitzcl, Robert Martin,
and Matthew Brown, as did those also from Chefler.
On motion it was Resolved unanimouily, That in taking
the sense of this Conference on any question which may come
befo.cfihem, the city and counties refpe&ively shall have one
vote.
On motion, It was ordered that the resolution of the,Con
tinental Congress, of 15th May last, recommending the total
rf^ppreffion of all authority under the King of Great-Britain,
&c. be read, and it was read accordingly, and is in the wo;T
following, viz. fo^^'-^sa^
[For which fee this paper, No. 206, page 247.]
Resolved unanimously, That the said Resolution of Con
gress of the 15th ^ay Jaft, is fully approved by this Con
ference.
By special order the fame was read a second time, and after
mature consideration.
On motion, Resolved unanimously, That the prefect go
vernment of this province is not competent to the exigencies
of our affairs.
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On motion, Resolved, N. C. D. That it is necessary that a
Provincial Convention be called by this Conference for the
express purpose of forming a new government in this pro
vince, on the authority of the people only.
Resolved unanimously, That a Committee be appointed to
ascertain the number of Members of which the Convention
ought to consist, and the proportion of Representatives for
the city and each county ; and that two members from the
city and each county be appointed on said Committee, ex
cept from Weftmoreland, which can furnifh but one, and
the following gentlemen were appointed, viz.
Messrs: Bayard, Bull, Kidd, Davis, Atlee, Bird, Matlack,
Mathers, Haft, Levis, Cunningham, Haller, Gray, Smith,
M'Clean, Efpee, Weitzell, Cook, Levers, M'Alifter, Creigh,
Piper, Hunter.
Resolved, That the Committee now appointed be inftru&-
ed to fix upon some number, nor less than ninety, nor more
than one hundred and ten, for the whole province.
Then the conference adjourned to half after three o'clock,
June 19, P. M. the Conference met.
A petition from the German Associators of the city and li
berties of Philadelphia was read,, praying that all Associators
who are taxables may become intitled to vote.
Ordered to lie on the table for perusal of the Members.
On motion resolved unanimously, That this Conference will
now enter into a consideration of the qualifications of elec
tors, and of persons who may be elected,
Resolved unanimously, That this Conference will imme
diately resolve itfelf into a Committee of the whole, to enter
upon said consideration.
The President left the chair.
The President resumed the chair.
Col. Hart, from the Committee of the whole, reported
that the Committee had come to no resolution, and desired
leave to fit again.
Ordered, That the Committee of the whole have leave to
fit again tomorrow morning at eight o'clock.
The Conference adjourned to eight o'clock tomorrow, A.M.
THURSDA Y, June 20, 1776.
The Conference met, every Committee present.
The order of yesterday, for resolving the Conference into
a Committee of the whole, was read.
Resolved unanimously, That the Conference will now go
into a Committee of the whole.
The President left the chair. The President resumed,
the chair.
Col. Hart reported from the Committee of the whole, that
they had come into two resolutions, which he was ready to
report, when the Conference would receive them.
Ordered, That they be received forthwith ; then the said
resolutions being read and considered, were agreed to by the
Conference, without one dissenting voice, and are as fol
low, viz.
Resolved, That every Associator in the province shall be
admitted to a vote for members of the Convention, in the city
or county in which he resides ; provided such Associator be of
the age of twenty-one years, and shall have lived one. year in
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