It passed in the affirmative. YEAS New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia ་ NAYS-Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland It was moved and seconded to adjourn. Passed in the negative. 8 3 YEAS--Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland 5 NAYS-New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia DIVIDED--New Hampshire 5 1 It was moved by Mr. Randolph, and seconded, to amend the fifth section of the fourth article to read as follows, namely, "All bills for raising money for the purposes of "revenue, or for appropriating the same, shall originate in the house of representatives; and shall not be so "altered or amended by the senate as to increase or "diminish the sum to be raised, or change the mode of raising, or the objects of its appropriation❞— 68 [The question was taken on the first clause of this amendment] Which passed in the negative. YEAS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Virginia, North Carolina 4 NAYS--Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, De laware, Maryland, South Carolina, Georgia 7 On the question to agree to the fifth section of the fourth article, as reported, It passed in the negative. YEAS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, North Caro lina 3 250 NAYS Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia 8 The question was taken on the last clause of the fifth section of the fourth article Which passed in the negative. YEA-Massachusetts 1 NAYS-New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia 10 And then the house adjourned till to-morrow, at 11 o'clock, A. M. TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1787. 1 It was moved and seconded to postpone the consideration of the ninth section of the sixth article, in order to take up the following: "The members of each house shall be incapable of "holding any office under the United States, for which "they, or any other for their benefit, receive any "salary, fees, or emoluments of any kind; and the ac"ceptance of such office shall vacate their seats re"spectively" Which passed in the negative. YEAS-New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia 5 NAYS-Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina DIVIDED-Georgia 5 1 It was moved and seconded to amend the ninth section of the sixth article by adding the following clause after the words "be elected:" 66 "Except in the army or navy thereof; but in that case their seats shall be vacated." Before the question was taken on the last amendment, It was moved and seconded to postpone the consideration of the ninth section of the sixth article until the powers to be vested in the senate are ascertained— Which passed unanimously in the affirmative. It was moved and seconded to strike out the latter clause of the tenth section of the sixth article, and to insert the following: "To be paid out of the treasury of the United "States" Which passed in the affirmative. YEAS-New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia NAYS-Massachusetts, South Carolina 9 2 It was moved and seconded to agree to the following amendment to the tenth section of the sixth article: "Five dollars, or the present value thereof, per "diem, during their attendance, and for every thirty "miles travel in going to, and returning from Con"gress". Which passed in the negative. 2 NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia 9 It was moved and seconded to agree to the following amendment to the tenth section of the sixth article : "To be ascertained by law"- Which passed in the affirmative. On the question to agree to the tenth section of the sixth article as amended, It passed in the affirmative. And then the house adjourned till to-morrow, at 11 o'clock, A. M. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1787. On the question to agree to the 11th section of the sixth article as reported, It passed in the affirmative. It was moved and seconded to strike out the latter part of the twelfth section of the sixth article Which passed in the affirmative. It was moved and seconded to amend the twelfth section of the sixth article, as follows: "Each house shall possess the right of originating "all bills, except bills for raising money for the pur poses of revenue, or for appropriating the same, and "for fixing the salaries of the officers of government, "which shall originate in the house of representatives; "but the senate may propose or concur with amend"ments as in other cases." It was moved and seconded to postpone the consideration of the last amendment Which passed in the affirmative. YEAS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia 6 NAYS-Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, 5 It was moved by Mr. Madison, and seconded, to agree to the following amendment of the thirteenth section of the sixth article: "Every bill which shall have passed the two houses, "shall, before it become a law, be severally presented "to the President of the United States, and to the judges of the supreme court for the revision of each. "If, upon such revision, they shall approve of it, they "shall respectively signify their approbation by sign"ing it; but if, upon such revision, it shall appear improper to either, or both, to be passed into a law, it "shall be returned, with the objections against it, to "that house, in which it shall have originated, who "shall enter the objections at large on their journal, "and proceed to reconsider the bill: but if, after such "reconsideration, two thirds of that house, when either "the President, or a majority of the judges shall ob"ject, or three fourths, where both shall object, shall "agree to pass it, it shall, together with the objections, "be sent to the other house, by which it shall likewise "be reconsidered; and, if approved by two thirds, or "three fourths of the other house, as the case may be, "it shall become a law"—— Which passed in the negative. 3 NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia 8 It was moved and seconded to postpone the consideration of the thirteenth section of the sixth articleWhich passed in the negative. YEAS-Delaware, Maryland 2 NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia 9 It was moved and seconded to strike out the words |