The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, May 7th, 1789.

PRESENT:

The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice Peesidênt.

Agreeably to the Comptroller General's and Register General's reports an order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Joseph Skerret for twenty shillings, for making four keys for the State Library to be used by Council.

James Thompson and Joseph Lawsen, of the county of Westmoreland, were offered and accepted as sureties for William Perrey's faithfully performing the duties of his office. of Sheriff of said county according to law.

Agreeably to the order of the day, Council proceeded to the consideration of the report of the Comptroller General containing a list of civil officers, with the dates to which they have severally settled their accounts; and after some time spent therein, the further consideration thereof postponed.

A motion was then made by Mr. Redick, and seconded by Mr. Smith, to rescind the resolution of Council dated the fourteenth of November, 1787, respecting an annual enquiry into the conduct of public officers whose appointments are in the power of Council; and after debate thereon, it was resolved to postpone the further consideration of the said motion.

An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable James Read, Esquire, for eighteen pounds fifteen shillings, in

full for his attendance in Council from April the fourteenth till May the eighth, 1789, inclusively.

On motion,

Resolved, That Alexander McGechan, Esquire, of the county of Cumberland, be and he is hereby appointed Agent for the sale of such estates as have become forfeited to the use of the Commonwealth within the said county, by the attainder of divers traitors under an act of the General Assembly dated the sixth day of March, 1778.

The petition of Frederick Renehart, convicted of larceny at a Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at York-town in January last, and sentenced to be imprisoned fifteen months at hard labour, and pay a fine to the Commonwealth, &ca., praying a pardon, was read; a recommendation of him from the Justices of the said court for a pardon being also read; it was thereupon. Resolved, That the prayer of the petitioner be granted.

The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, May 9th, 1789.

PRESENT:

The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President.

Agreeably to the Comptroller and Register General's reports, the following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt:

In favor of Colonel George Gibson, of Cumberland county, for ninety-six pounds and four pence, payable out of the monies arising from militia fines in the county of Cumberland, being a ballance due upon his account as Lieutenant of the said county, settled this day.

In favor of James Smith, Francis Silver and John Boggs, for five pounds seven shillings, payable out of the fund appropriated by act of Assembly passed the twenty-first day of September, 1785, for laying out and making an highway from the western parts of Cumberland county to the town of Pittsburgh, to reimburse them for specie advanced towards the expence of laying out and making part of said roads.

Two acts of General Assembly passed at the last sessions, the one entituled "An Act to establish a Board of Appeal within the several counties of this State and to grant exhonerations in cases o

of

militia fines," and the other entituled "A supplement to the act intituled A supplement to the act intituled An Act to enforce the due collection and payment of taxes within this Commonwealth,' were laid before the Board and read; and Council being of opinion that the same ought to be published for the information of the Commissioners and Lieutenants in the several counties, and all other persons concerned; thereupon

Resolved, That one hundred and fifty copies of the acts aforesaid be immediately printed, and that the same be transmitted by the Secretary to the Commissioners and Lieutenants in the several counties, for the information of the people.

The following orders were drawn upon the Treasurer, vizt: Two orders were drawn in favor of A. L. Dallas, for one hundred and seventy-five pounds nineteen shillings and ten pence, and for ninety-six pounds and two pence, payable out of the fund appropriated by act of Assembly dated the third day of October, 1788, the former sum being a ballance due to General John Gibson upon his account of expenditures in the purchase of the Lake Erie tract of land, as settled by the Comptroller and Register Generals; and the latter sum in part of the said Gibson's pay for his services in purchasing the said tract, for which sum he is to account.

In favor of Lewis Nichola, Esquire, for three pounds sixteen shillings and four pence half penny, in full of his account for house rent and fire wood, &ca., due to him as Commandant of the Guard of Invalids until the first instant, according to the Comptroller General and Register General's reports.

Petitions from Elizabeth Mooney, Eleanor Armstrong and Catherine Hayes, severally convicted of larceny, and now confined in the work-house of this city, stating that they have complied with that part of the judgment of the City Court by which they are

sentenced to hard labor, and praying Council to remit the several fines due to the Commonwealth imposed upon them by the said Court, were read, and an order was taken that the several fines adjudged to be paid to the use of the Commonwealth, imposed upon Elizabeth Mooney, Eleanor Armstrong and Catharine Hayes, upon their being convicted as aforesaid, be remitted, according to the prayer of their petitions.

A petition from George Burford, convicted of unlawful gaming and cheating, and now confined in the jail of the city and county of Philadelphia, praying Council to remit the sentence of fine and imprisonment which the last Court of Quarter Sessions has imposed upon him for the said offence, was read; and thereupon it

was

Resolved, To reject the prayer of the petitioner.

Upon the petition of Benjamin Morgan, of the city of Philadel phia, stating that in December last he imported into this State twenty-three barrels of shad, and on the twentieth of the last month re-shipped the same for Charlestown, in South Carolina, but omitted to make an entry of exportation at the Custom House, and praying Council to grant him permission to make such entry in the Custom House as will enable him to cancel the bond given to the Collector of the Customs upon the importation of the said fish.

Resolved, That the said petition be rejected.

A petition from Enoch Supplee, late of the county of Philadelphia, stating that his name has been inserted in the list of persons attainted of High Treason; that he is desirous of returning to his native country, and praying Council to grant him a pardon, was read; and, on consideration, it was

Resolved, That the said Enoch Supplee be pardoned.

An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Clement Biddle, Esq'r, for eighty-four pounds seven shillings and ten pence, amount of his account for rations supplied the Invalid's Guard from