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"two thirds," and to insert the words "three fourths," in the thirteenth section of the sixth article

Which passed in the affirmative.

YEAS-Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina

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NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Georgia

DIVIDED Pennsylvania

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It was moved and seconded to amend the first clause of the thirteenth section of the sixth article, as follows: "No bill or resolve of the senate and house of rep"resentatives shall become a law, or have force, until "it shall have been presented to the President of the "United States for his revision"

Which passed in the negative.

YEAS-Masachusetts, Delaware, North Carolina 3 NAYS-New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia

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It was moved and seconded to add at the close of the thirteenth section of the sixth article, the following clause :

"No money shall be drawn from the treasury of the "United States but in consequence of appropriations "by law."

The motion was withdrawn.

It was moved and seconded to adjourn

Which passed in the negative.

YEAS-Delaware, Maryland, Virginia

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NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

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It was moved and seconded to strike out the word

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66 seven," and to insert the words "ten (Sundays excepted)" in the thirteenth section of the sixth article

Which passed in the affirmative.

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

NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts

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On the question to agree to the thirteenth 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.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1787.

It was moved and seconded to agree to the following, as the fourteenth section of the sixth article :

"Every order, resolution, or vote, to which the con"currence of the senate and house of representatives "may be necessary (except on a question of adjourn

ment, and in the cases hereinafter mentioned) shall "be presented to the President for his revision; and "before the same shall have force, shall be approved "by him, or, being disapproved by him, shall be re"passed by the senate and house of representatives, "according to the rules and limitations prescribed in "the case of a bill"—

Which passed in the affirmative.

It was moved and seconded to insert the following proviso after the first clause of the first section of the seventh article:

"Provided, That no tax, duty, or imposition shall be

by the legislature of the United States on arti

s exported from any state."

it was moved and seconded to postpone the consideation of the proviso

Which passed in the affirmative.

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

NAY-Maryland

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It was moved and seconded to add the words "and "post roads," after the words " post offices," in the seventh clause of the first section of the seventh article

Which passed in the affirmative. YEAS-Massachusetts, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia

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NAYS-New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, North Carolina

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It was moved and seconded to strike the words "and "emit bills" out of the eighth clause of the first section of the seventh article

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Which passed in the affirmative.

YEAS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

NAYS-New Jersey, Maryland

It was moved and seconded to adjourn―
Which passed in the negative.

YEAS-New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North Ca

rolina

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NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, South Carolina, Geor gia

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Separate questions being taken on the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth clauses of the first section of the seventh article as amended, They passed in the affirmative.

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

FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1787.

It was moved and seconded to insert the word "joint" before the word "ballot," in the ninth clause of the first section, seventh article

Which passed in the affirmative.

YEAS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor

gia

NAYS-Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland

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It was moved and seconded to strike out the ninth clause of the first section of the seventh articleWhich passed in the negative. ...YEAS-Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, South

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NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia

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It was moved and seconded to strike out the words "and punishment," in the eleventh [twelfth] clause of the first section of the seventh article

Which passed in the affirmative.

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YEAS-Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia NAYS-New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maryland 3 It was moved and seconded to alter the first part of

the twelfth clause, first section, seventh article, to read as follows:

"To punish piracies and felonies committed on the "high seas"-

Which passed in the affirmative.

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

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It was moved and seconded to insert the words "de"fine and" between the word "to" and the word "pu"nish," in the twelfth clause

Which passed in the affirmative.

It was moved and seconded to amend the second part of the twelfth clause, as follows:

"To punish the counterfeiting of the securities and 66 current coin of the United States, and offences against "the law of nations"

Which passed in the affirmative.

On the question to agree to the thirteenth clause of the first section, seventh article, amended as follows:

“To subdue a rebellion in any state against the go"vernment thereof, on the application of its legisla"ture, or without, when the legislature cannot meet" It passed in the negative.

YEAS-New Hampshire, Connecticut, Virginia, Georgia

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NAYS-Massachusetts, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina

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It was moved and seconded to strike out the word "make," and to insert the word "declare," in the four-teenth clause

Which passed in the negative.

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