section of the sixth article; and to add the following words to the section, namely, "And any member of the senate shall be at liberty "to enter his dissent" Which passed in the negative. It was moved and seconded to strike the following words out of the seventh section of the sixth article, namely, "when it shall be acting in a legislative "capacity" and to add the following words to the section: "Except such parts thereof as in their judgment 66 require secrecy”— Which passed in the affirmative. 7 YEAS-Massachusetts, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia NAYS Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania 3 DIVIDED-New Hampshire 1 And then the house adjourned till to-morrow, at 11 o'clock, A. M. SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1787. It was moved and seconded to amend the first clause of the seventh section of the sixth article to read as follows, namely, "Each house shall keep a journal of its proceedings; "and shall, from time to time, publish the same, except "such part of the proceedings of the senate, when act"ing not in its legislative capacity, as may be judged 66 by that house to require secrecy"— Which passed in the negative. YEA-Virginia 1 NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecti cut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia 10 It was moved and seconded to insert in the first clause of the seventh section of the sixth article after the word "thereof," the following words: "Relative to treaties and military operations"- 2 NAYS-New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia 9 On the question to agree to the first clause of the seventh section of the sixth article, as reported, It passed unanimously in the affirmative. It was moved and seconded to add at the end of the clause the words "except such parts thereof as in their "judgment require secrecy”— Which passed in the affirmative. YEAS-Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia 6 NAYS Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, South Carolina DIVIDED-New Hampshire 4 1 On the question to agree to the last clause of the seventh section of the sixth article, It passed unanimously in the affirmative. It was moved and seconded to refer the second clause of the seventh section of the sixth article to a committee Which passed in the negative. YEAS-Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia 4 NAYS-New Hampshire, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia 7 On the question to agree to the seventh section of the sixth article, as amended, It passed in the affirmative. It was moved and seconded to strike out of the eighth section of the sixth article, the words, "nor to any "other place than that at which the two houses are "sitting." And on the question shall the words stand, It passed in the affirmative. YEAS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia NAY-Virginia 10 1 It was moved and seconded to alter the eighth section of the sixth article, to read as follows, namely, "The legislature shall at their first assembling de"termine on a place at which their future sessions "shall be held. Neither house shall afterwards, during "the session of the house of representatives, without "the consent of the other, adjourn for more than three "days; nor shall they adjourn to any other place than "such as shall have been fixed by law❞— Which passed in the negative. It was moved and seconded to prefix the following words to the eighth section of the sixth article, namely, "During the session of the legislature," and to strike out the last clause of the section Which passed in the affirmative. On the question to agree to the eighth section of the sixth article, as amended, It passed in the affirmative. It was moved and seconded to reconsider the fifth section of the fourth article Which passed in the affirmative. YEAS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia NAYS-New Jersey, Maryland DIVIDED-South Carolina 8 2 1 And Monday next was assigned for the reconsideration. And then the house adjourned till Monday next, at 11 o'clock, A. M. MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1787. It was moved and seconded to strike out the word "seven," and to insert the word "four," in the second section of the fourth article. It was moved and seconded to strike out the word "seven," and to insert the word "nine," in the second section of the fourth article. It was moved by Mr. Hamilton, and seconded, to strike out the words "shall have been a citizen of "the United States for at least seven years before his "election," and to insert between the words "an" and "inhabitant," the words "citizen and," in the second section of the fourth article Which passed in the negative. YEAS-Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Vir ginia 14 NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia 7 On the question to agree to the amendment of " nine," It passed in the negative. YEAS-New Hampshire, South Carolina, Georgia 3 1 NAYS-Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina 8 On the question to agree to the amendment of " four," 3 YEAS-Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia 8 It was moved by Mr. G. Morris, and seconded, to add the following clause to the second section of the fourth article, namely, "Provided always, that the above limitation of seven แ years shall not be construed to affect the rights of "those who are now citizens of the United States" Which passed in the negative. YEAS-Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia 5 NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia 6 It was moved and seconded to strike out the word "seven," and to insert the word "five," in the second section of the fourth article Which passed in the negative. YEAS--Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia 3 NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia 7 DIVIDED-Pennsylvania 1 On the question to agree to the second section of the fourth article, as formerly amended, It passed in the affirmative. On the question shall the word" nine" in the third section of the fifth article stand part of the said section, |