YEAS-New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia 5 NAYS-Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia. The proposition was then withdrawn. 6 It was moved and seconded to amend the first section of the seventh article, to read, 66 "The legislature shall fulfil the engagements and discharge the debts of the United States, and shall "have the power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises?'→→ Which passed in the affirmative. It was moved by Mr. Morris, and seconded, to amend the first clause of the first section, ninth article, to "The senate shall have power to treat with foreign "nations; but no treaty shall be binding on the United "States, which is not ratified by a law." It was moved and seconded to postpone the consideration of the amendment Which passed in the negative. YEAS-New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia NAYS-Massachusetts, Connecticut, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, On the question to agree to the amendment,. YEA-Pennsylvania 5 1 NAYS-Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia DIVIDED-North Carolina. 8 1 It was moved and seconded to postpone the conside ration of the first clause of the first section, ninth article Which passed in the affirmative. It was moved and seconded to insert the words" and "other publick ministers" after the word "ambassa"dors," in the first section, ninth article fol Which passed in the affirmative. sta 1. Separate questions being taken on postponing the several clauses of the first section, ninth article, They passed in the affirmative. It was moved and seconded to take up the first section of the ninth article, in order to its being committed or ...Which passed in the affirmative. i And it was referred to the committee of five. FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1787. The honourable Mr. Livingston, from the committee of eleven, to whom were referred the two remaining clauses of the fourth section, and the fifth and sixth sections of the seventh article, informed the house that the committee were prepared to report. The report was then delivered in at the Secretary's table, was once read, and is as follows: STRIKE out so much of the fourth section of the seventh article, as was referred to the committee, and insert "the migration or importation of such persons as "the several states, now existing, shall think proper to "admit, shall not be prohibited by the legislature pri"or to the year 1800; but a tax or duty may be im "posed on such migration or importation at a rate not "exceeding the average of the duties laid on imposts.” The fifth section to remain as in the report. The sixth section to be stricken out. It was moved and seconded to reconsider the first clause, first section, seventh article Which passed in the affirmative. YEAS-Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia, South Carolina, GeorgiaNAYS New Hampshire, Maryland 2 And to-morrow was assigned for the reconsideration. It was moved and seconded to postpone the consideration of the second and third sections, ninth article Which passed in the negative. YEAS-New Hampshire, North Carolina, Georgia & NAYS-Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina 17 It was moved and seconded to strike out the second and third sections of the ninth article ; { Which passed in the affirmative... YEAS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina NAYS-North Carolina, Georgia 2 Separate questions being taken on the first, second, and third clauses of the first section, tenth article, as reported, They passed in the affirmative. It was moved and seconded to strike out the word legislature," and to insert the word "people," in the first section, tenth article--' Which passed in the negative. YEAS-Pennsylvania, Delaware 2 NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia 9 It was moved and seconded to insert the word "joint" before the word "ballot," in the first section of the tenth article Which passed in the affirmative. YEAS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Pennsylva nia, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina gia 7 NAYS-Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland, Geor It was moved and seconded to add, after the word "legislature,” in the first section, tenth article, the words "each state having one vote" Which passed in the negative. 1 YEAS-Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Mary, land, Georgia NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina 6 It was moved and seconded to insert after the word legislature," in the first section of the tenth article, the words "to which election a majority of the votes of "the members present shall be required"--- Which passed in the affirmative. YEAS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecti cut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia NAV-New Jersey. On the question to agree to the following clause: 10 1 And in case the numbers for the two highest in "yotes should be equal, then the president of the se"nate shall have an additional casting voice❞— It passed in the negative. It was moved and seconded to agree to the following amendment to the first section of the tenth article: "Shall be chosen by electors to be chosen by the "people of the several states”— Which passed in the negative. YEAS-Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia 5 NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia 6 It was moved and seconded to postpone the consideration of the two last clauses of the first section, tenth article Which passed in the negative. It was moved and seconded to refer the two last clauses of the first section, tenth article, to a committee of a member from each state Which passed in the negative. YEAS-New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia 5 NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia DIVIDED-Connecticut On the question to agree to the following clause, "Shall be chosen by electors" It passed in the negative. 5 1 YEAS-New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Vir ginia 4 NAYS-New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Ca rolina, Georgia DIVIDED Connecticut, Maryland 43 4 2 |