It was moved and seconded to agree to the following amendment : "But no treaty shall be made before all the mem"bers of the senate are summoned, and shall have "time to attend❞— Which passed in the negative. YEAS-North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia 3 NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia 8 It was moved and seconded to agree to the following amendment : "Neither shall any appointment be made as afore"said, unless to offices established by the constitu"tion, or by law" Which passed in the negative. YEAS-Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, North Carolina, Georgia 5 NAYS-New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina 6 It was moved and seconded to insert the words 86 or other high crimes and misdemeanors against the 66 state," after the word "bribery"— Which passed in the affirmative. 7 YEAS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia NAYS-New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, South Carolina 4 It was moved and seconded to strike out the words "by the senate," after the word "conviction”— Which passed in the negative. 2 NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecti cut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia 9 It was moved and seconded to strike out the word "state," after the word "against," and to insert the words "United States" Which passed unanimously in the affirmative. On the question to agree to the last clause of the report, It passed in the affirmative. YEAS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia NAY-Pennsylvania 10 1 It was moved and seconded to add the following clause after the words "United States :" "The vice president and other civil officers of the "United States shall be removed from office on im"peachment and conviction as aforesaid" Which passed unanimously in the affirmative. It was moved and seconded to amend the third clause of the report, entered on the journal of the fifth instant, to read as follows, instead of the twelfth sec, tion, sixth article : "All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the "house of representatives; but the senate may propose or concur with amendments, as on other bills. "No money shall be drawn from the treasury but in "consequence of appropriations made by law"Which passed in the affirmative. YEAS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia NAYS--Delaware, Maryland 9 It was moved and seconded to amend the third clause. of the report, entered on the journal of the 4th instant, to read as follows: In the place of the first section, ninth article, insert, "The senate of the United States shall have power "to try all impeachments; but no person shall be "convicted without the concurrence of two thirds of "the members present and every member shall be on oath❞— --66 Which passed in the affirmative. YEAS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia NAYS-Pennsylvania, Virginia 9 2 It was moved and seconded to agree to the following clause : "The legislature shall have the sole right of estab"lishing offices not herein provided for”Which passed in the negative. YEAS-Massachusetts, Connecticut, Georgia 3 NAYS-New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina 8 It was moved and seconded to amend the said clause of the second section, tenth article, to read, "He may convene both or either of the houses on extraordinary occasions" Which passed in the affirmative. 7 YEAS-New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Georgia NAYS-Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia, South Carolina 4 It was moved and seconded to appoint a committee of five to revise the style of, and arrange the articles agreed to by the house→→→→ Which passed in the affirmative. And a committee was appointed, by ballot, of the honourable Mr. Johnson, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. G. Morris, Mr. Madison, and Mr. King. The house adjourned. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1787. It was moved and seconded to reconsider the third section of the fourth article, which prescribes the num-: ber of the house of representatives Which passed in the negative. YEAS-Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina 5. NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecti cut, New Jersey, South Carolina, Georgia 6 It was moved and seconded to reconsider the nineteenth article Which passed in the affirmative. YEAS-Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia NAY-New Jersey DIVIDED-New Hampshire 9 1 1 It was moved and seconded to amend the nineteenth article, by adding the following clause : "Or the legislature may propose amendments (to "the several states, for their approbation; but no "amendment shall be binding, until consented to by "the several states." It was moved and seconded to insert the words “two "thirds of," before the words "the several states" Which passed in the negative. YEAS-New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia 5 NAYS-Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia 6 It was moved and seconded to insert the words "three fourths❞— Which passed unanimously in the affirmative. It was moved and seconded to postpone the consideration of the amendment, in order to take up the fol lowing: "The legislature of the United States, whenever two "thirds of both houses shall deem necessary, or on "the application of two thirds of the legislatures of "the several states, shall propose amendments to this "constitution, which shall be valid to all intents and <s purposes as part thereof, when the same shall have "been ratified by three fourths at least of the legisla"tures of the several states, or by conventions in three "fourths thereof; as one or the other mode of ratifica"tion may be proposed by the legislature of the Unit"ed States: provided, that no amendments which 66 may be made prior to the year 1808, shall in any "manner affect the fourth and fifth sections of arti"cle the seventh." On the question to postpone, It passed in the affirmative. On the question to agree to the last amendment, It passed in the affirmative. YEAS-Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, |