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Proceedings of the PROVINCIAL CONFERENCE of
COMMITTEES, of the province of Pennsylvania,
held at CCrpenters-Hall. [Continued from Rage 320.]
F R ID A Y, June 21, 177 b.
AN address and petition from the Commanders of
the thirteen armed Row-gallies, in the service of
this province, praying to be heard, on a difference
' with the Committee of Safety, was presented at the
table an' sd.
Ordered id lie on the table for the perusal of the members.
Reflv^., That Meflrs. Moulder, Lollar, Wallace, Hock
ley, Lou^, Lachard, B. Dupue, M'Pherfon, Clarke, David
son, Coc.. nd Parry, be a Committee to confider of the pro
per time, place and manner of holding and regulating the
ensuing e cation, and to fix a day for the meeting of the Re
ptefentatives of the people io choien.
A Memorial from the Patriotic Society of the city of Phi
ladelphia was deliverer at the table by a Committee from said
Society and read by their Clerk on ipecial request,
Ordered, To He on the table tor the perusal of the members.
Adjourned to three o'clock, P. M.
June 21, 1776, P. M. Conference met.
The Committee ay, / ited to afrertain the number and
proportion of members to represent the province in each par
ticular city and county in Convention., made their report in
the words following, viz.
The Committee appointed fr, &c. report,
That your Committee having c inferred together, and en
deavoured to obtain the belt intelligence that can be had,
find that full information refpedtmg tae numoer of taxables
in reach c- oicy cannot now be had ; and therefore cannot be
adopted as a ruie in fixing the number of Rei refenfatives for
the city and counties refpectiveiy ; —your Committee, how
ever, are lathed, that the number of taxables in the coun
ties refpe&NJy does not differ so much as to make it of any
probable eiladvantage to allow an equal representation from
each county ; especially as tie Convention will probably vote
by ci'y and counties (as in the preceding Conventions) upon
the questions which ihall come before them.
We therefore recommend, Tnat it be resolved, that eight
Representatives be lent by the city of Philadelphia, and eight
by each county in the province to the C invention.
On motion, That the inhabitants of the city be divided
from the county of Philadelphia, and that they be not ad
mitted to vote or be voted for in the election of the county
member for the Convention.
Whereupon it was moved, That the previous question be
put, viz. Whether this qaeftion ihall be now put, and it
was put accordingly, and carried in the negative.
Resolved, That this Conference approve of the report of
the Committee Adjourned to eight o'clock tomorrow, A. M.
SATU! JAY, June 22, 1776. Conference met.
On motion I olved, That the determinations of this Con
ference on the Terefentation of the city and of the county of
Philadelphia fhaf not be drawn into precedent in future.
An Address from the Committee of Privates of the Associa
tion of the city and liberties of Philadelphia, was delivered in
and read, praying this conference to take into their confidera-
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tion divers matters relating to the present state of this province,
Ordered to lie on the table for the perusal of the members.
On motion, Ordered, That the Petitions and Addresses
from the Commanders of the Row-Gallies, the Patriotic So
ciety, and the Committee of Privates of the Association of the
city and liberties of Philadelphia be read a second time, and
they were read accordingly.
A paper, being a copy of a minute from the proceedings
of the Committ e of Safety of this province was read, and
is in the words following, viz.
In CONGRESS, June 20, 1776.
Robert Morris, one of the Delegates from the province
of Pennsylvania, reminded the Congress that the Assembly
of said province had adjourned on the fourteenth inst. with
out having been able to carry into execution the Resolves of
Congress of the third inst. for raising fix thousand militia for
ehauiifhing a flying camp. And then informed the Congress
that their said Resolve not being directed in terms to the Com
mittee of Safety, but addressed to the colony, the said Com
mittee were in doubt whether it would be expeded from them
to execute said Resolve, as they are, in recess of Assembly,
the executive body of this province. He also alledged, that
if the Congress expected the Committee to proceed in this
bufinels, it would be necessary or advifeable that they should
recommend it expressly to them, for under the present cir
cumliances of the province, he much doubted if they would
be obeyed unless so anthorifed, and added, that if the Con
gress did not fee proper to take farther order in this matter,
he hoped the Committee of Safety would always be held
blamelcfs, as they now gave Congress this necessary informa
tion fr the express purpose of having an explicit declaration,
if they were expected to ad in this important business, which
they were toady to undertake if so desired.
This application was made by Mr. Morris, by order of the
Committee of Safety,and,after a debate of a considerable length,
and two motions made and seconded, one was withdrawn, the
other determined in the negative ; in consequence whereof I
have made this memorandum immediately in the spot, to ap
pear when it may be necessary, and to prevent blame being cast
where it is not merited. R. MORRIS.
The above is a true state.
Joieph Hewes, E. Rutledge, T. Hope.
Removed unanimously, That the consideration of the said
Petitions and paper be referred to the afternoon.
The Conference then adjourned to three o'clock, P. M.
June 22, 1776, P, M. The Conference met.
The Committee appointed yesterday to c<nfider of the pro
per time, place and manner of regulating the ensuing elec
tion, and to fix a day for the meeting of the Representatives
so chosen, made their report.
On motion Resolved, That this Conference will take into
conlidcration the propriety of dividing all or any of the
counties into several diftrifts in which the eleftion Ihall be
held, when the said report shall be considered.
On motion, '1 he said report being read a second time, by
paragraphs, was by order recommitted.
The Conference then adjourned to eight o'clock tomorrow^
[To be continued.]
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