It was moved and seconded to agree to the sixth clause of the report Which passed in the affirmative. YEAS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia NAY-North Carolina 10 1. It was moved and seconded to agree to the words "the person having the greatest number of votes shall "be president," in the seventh clause of the reportWhich passed in the affirmative. YEAS-New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia NAYS-Massachusetts, Connecticut DIVIDED-New Hampshire 8 It was moved and seconded to agree to the words "if such number be a majority of the whole number "of the electors appointed"— Which passed in the affirmative. YEAS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, South Carolina, Georgia 66 NAYS-Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina 8 3 It was moved and seconded to insert the words "in presence of the senate and house of representatives," after the word "counted"— Which passed in the affirmative. YEAS-New Hampshire, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia 6 NAYS-Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware It was moved and seconded to insert the words "and who shall have given their votes," after the word "appointed," in the seventh clause of the report"— Which passed in the negative. YEAS-Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina 5 NAYS-New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Georgia 6 It was moved and seconded to insert the word "im "mediately," before the word "choose" Which passed in the affirmative. YEAS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia 10 1 It was moved and seconded to insert the words "of the electors," after the word "votes" Which passed unanimously in the affirmative. It was moved and seconded to agree to the following clause : "But the election shall be on the same day through"out the United States," after the words "trans"mitting their votes" Which passed in the affirmative. YEAS-New Hampshire, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia 8 NAYS-Massachusetts, New Jersey, Delaware 3 It was moved and seconded to strike out the words "the senate shall immediately choose by ballot, &c." and to insert the words, "the house of representa"tives shall immediately choose by ballot one of them "for president, the members from each state having แ one vote" Which passed in the affirmative. YEAS--New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia NAY-Delaware 10 1 It was moved and seconded to agree to the following amendment : "But a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a "member or members from two thirds of the states"— Which passed unanimously in the affirmative. On the question to agree to the following amend ment : "And also of a majority of the whole number of "the house of representatives" It passed in the negative. YEAS-Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina 5 NAYS-New Hampshire, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, South Carolina, Georgia 6 On the question to agree to the following paragraph of the report, "And in every case after the choice of the presi"dent, the person having the greatest number of votes "shall be the vice president; but if there should re"main two or more who have equal votes, the senate "shall choose from them the vice president" It passed in the affirmative. YEAS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia NAY-North Carolina 10 1 The several amendments being agreed to, on separate questions, the first section of the report is as follows: "He shall hold the office during the term of four "years; and, together with the vice president, chosen "for the same term, be elected in the following man"ner: "Each state shall appoint, in such manner as its "legislature may direct, a number of electors equal to "the whole number of senators and members of the "house of representatives to which the state may be "entitled in the legislature: "But no person shall be appointed an elector, who " is a member of the legislature of the United States, "or who holds any office of profit or trust under the "United States. "The electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for two persons, of whom one at "least shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with "themselves. And they shall make a list of all the "persons voted for, and of the number of votes for "each, which list they shall sign and certify, and "transmit sealed to the seat of the general govern"ment, directed to the president of the senate. "The president of the senate shall, in the presence of the senate and house of representatives, open all "the certificates, and the votes shall then be counted. "The person having the greatest number of votes "shall be the president (if such number be a majority "of the whole number of the electors appointed ;) "and if there be more than one who have such "majority, and have an equal number of votes, then "the house of representatives shall immediately "choose by ballot one of them for president; the "representation from each state having one vote. But "if no person have a majority, then from the five "highest on the list, the house of representatives ❝ shall, in like manner, choose by ballot the president. "In the choice of a president, by the house of rep"resentatives, a quorum shall consist of a member "or members from two thirds of the states; and the "concurrence of a majority of all the states shall be "necessary to such choice. And in every case, after "the choice of the president, the person having the "greatest number of votes of the electors shall be the " vice president. But if there should remain two or "more who have equal votes, the senate shall choose "from them the vice president. "The legislature may determine the time of choos"ing the electors, and of their giving their votes; and "the manner of certifying and transmitting their votes. "But the election shall be on the same day through❝out the United States." The house adjourned. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1787. It was moved and seconded to insert the following clause after the words " throughout the United States," in the first section of the report: The legislature may declare by law what officer "of the United States shall act as president, in case of the death, resignation, or disability of the presi❝dent and vice president; and such officer shall act "accordingly, until such disability be removed, or a ፡፡ president shall be elected"— |