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sent, and until the period first above mentioned,

shall have one suffrage," &c.*

And on the question to postpone,

* The two following statements are among the papers of Mr. Brearly, furnished by general Bloomfield. They have apparently reference to this resolution.

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The following quotas of taxation are extracted from the printed journals of the old Congress. September 27, 1785.

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It passed in the negative.

YEA-South Carolina

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NAYS-Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina

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And then the house adjourned till to-morrow, at 11 o'clock, A. M.

FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1787.

It was moved and seconded to refer the first clause of the first proposition reported from the grand committee to a special committee

Which passed in the affirmative.

YEAS-Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia 7 NAYS-New York, New Jersey, Delaware DIVIDED-Maryland

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It was moved and seconded that the committee consist of five members

Which was unanimously agreed to.

And a committee was appointed by ballot, of Mr. G. Morris, Mr. Gorham, Mr. Randolph, Mr. Rutledge, and Mr. King.

It was moved and seconded to postpone the remainder of the first proposition, in order to take up the second

Which passed in the affirmative.

YEAS-New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia 8 NAYS-Massachusetts, Connecticut, North Carolina 3 It was moved and seconded to postpone the consideration of the second proposition

Which passed in the affirmative.

YEAS-Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Georgia

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DIVIDED Massachusetts, New York

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It was moved and seconded to resume the consideration of the second clause of the first proposition, which had been postponed in order to take up the second proposition

Which passed in the affirmative.

On the question, Shall the following clause stand as a part of the report, namely,

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"3. That all bills for raising or appropriating money, and for fixing the salaries of the officers of "the government of the United States, shall originate "in the first branch of the legislature, and shall not be "altered or amended by the second branch; and that "no money shall be drawn from the publick treasury "but in pursuance of appropriations to be originated by the first branch"

It passed in the affirmative.

The votes stood thus:

YEAS-Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina

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NAYS-Pennsylvania, Virginia, South Carolina DIVIDED Massachusetts, New York, Georgia And on a question moved and seconded, Whether the vote so standing was determined in the affirmativeIt was decided as follows, that it was.

YEAS-Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

NAYS-New York, Virginia

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And then the house adjourned till to-morrow, at 11 o'clock, A. M.

SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1787.

A letter from W. Rawle, secretary to the Library Company of Philadelphia, addressed to his excellency the President of the convention, enclosing a resolve of that company, granting the use of their books to the members of the convention-being read,

On motion,

Resolved, That the secretary, by letter, present the thanks of the convention to the directors of the Library Company for their polite attention.

It was moved and seconded, that the second proposition reported from the grand committee stand part of the report, namely,

"That in the second branch of the legislature each "state shall have an equal vote❞—

Which passed in the affirmative.

YEAS Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina

NAYS-Pennsylvania, Virginia, South Carolina
DIVIDED Massachusetts, Georgia

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It was then moved and seconded to postpone the consideration of the report from the grand committee until the special committee report

Which passed in the affirmative.

YEAS-Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland

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NAYS-New York, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

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And then the house adjourned till Monday next, at 11 o'clock, A. M.

MONDAY, JULY 9, 1787.

The honourable Daniel Carroll, Esq. one of the deputies from the state of Maryland, attended and took his seat.

The honourable Mr. G. Morris, from the committee to whom was referred the first clause of the first proposition, reported from the grand committee, informed the house, that the committee were prepared to report. He then read the report in his place; and the same being delivered in at the secretary's table, was read once throughout, and then by paragraphs; and is as follows, namely,

THE Committee to whom was referred the first clause of the first proposition reported from the grand committee, beg leave to report :

"1. That in the first meeting of the legislature of "the United States the first branch thereof consist of

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