Report on the cartel between General Arnold and Captain Forster considered, Committee to draw up Rules and Regulations for the conduct of the House during debates, Committee to consider what provision ought to be made for such as are wounded or disabled in the land or sea service

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Thursday, June 30, 1776.

A Letter of the 17th, from General Washington, and a Letter from the Convention of New Jersey, were laid before Congress, and read.

Resolved, That in order to give time to the several Committees to prepare for the House the matters referred to them, it be a standing rule of Congress that adjournments from the Friday evening be always to Monday morning, unless on any particular occasion the Congress shall order otherwise.

A Petition from Carpenter Wharton was presented to Congress, and read.

Resolved, That it be referred to the Board of War and Ordnance.

The Congress took into consideration the Report of the Committee on the Cartel between Brigadier-General Arnold and Captain Forster for exchange of Prisoners; and after debate, the further consideration thereof was postponed till tomorrow.

Resolved, That a Committee of three be appointed to draw up Rules and Regulations for the conduct of the House during debates.

The Members chosen: Mr˙ Rutledge, Mr˙ Jefferson, and Mr˙ Paine.

The Committee of Claims reported that there is due —

To Captain William Richards, for the detention of his Shallop twenty days on the publick service, the sum of 40 Dollars;

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To Robert Erwin, Wagonmaster, for Wagonage, the sum of 207 30-90 Dollars;

To David Williamson, for Wagon-hire, carrying Captain James Grier' s Baggage from Fredericksburgh to New York and returning home, the sum of 147 Dollars;

To Abraham Mills, for nursing and boarding six Soldiers in the Small-Pox, the sum of 33 86-90 Dollars;

To Samuel Cooper, for Ferriage and Storage, the sum of 26 12-90 Dollars;

To Leonard Stoneburner, for one Team hauling the Baggage of Captain Williams' s Company eighteen miles beyond Goshen, and two Teams hauling the Baggage of Captain Jones' s Company to Albany, the sum of 414 54-90 Dollars;

On two Certificates produced by H˙ Wisner, Esq˙, the sum of 11 45-90 Dollars, expenses of the First Pennsylvania Battalion, at Goshen, and that the same ought to be paid to Henry Wisner, Esq˙, and charged to J˙ Shallus, Quartermaster of the said Battalion.

Ordered, That the said Accounts be paid.

Resolved, That a Committee of five be appointed to consider what provision ought to be made for such as are wounded or disabled in the land or sea service, and report a plan for that purpose.

The Members chosen: Mr˙ Paine, Mr˙ F˙ Lee, Mr˙ Hall, Mr˙ Ellery, and Mr˙ Lewis.

The matters to this day referred, being postponed,

Adjourned to nine o' clock, tomorrow.