"neys for supplying the publick treasury,by direct taxa"tion, shall be raised from the several states according "to the number of their representatives respectively "in the first branch." It was moved and seconded to annex the following amendment to the last motion: "Subject to a final liquidation by the foregoing rule, when a census shall have been taken." On the question to agree to the amendment, It passed in the affirmative. On the question to agree to the proposition and amendment, It passed in the negative. YEAS-Massachusetts, South Carolina 2 NAYS-New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia,Georgia 8 DIVIDED-North Carolina 1 On the question to take up the amendment offered to the twelfth section of the sixth article, entered on the journal of the 15th instant, and then postponed, It passed in the negative. YEAS-New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, 5 NAYS-Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, South Carolina, Georgia 6 It was moved by Mr. Martin, and seconded, to add the following clause to the third section, seventh article : "And whenever the legislature of the United States "shall find it necessary that revenue should be raised "by direct taxation, having apportioned the same ac❝cording to the above rule on the several states, re"quisitions shall be made of the respective states to "pay into the continental treasury their respective quo "tas within a time in the said requisition specified; and "in case of any of the states failing to comply with "such requisitions, then, and then only, to devise and 66 pass acts directing the mode and authorizing the col"lection of the same" Which passed in the negative. NAYS-Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virgi nia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia DIVIDED-Maryland 1 7 1 It was moved and seconded to insert the following clause after the word "duty," in the first line, fourth section, seventh article, "for the purpose of reve"nue" Which passed in the negative. 3 YEAS-New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia 8 It was moved and seconded to amend the first clause of the fourth section, seventh article, by inserting the following words, "unless by consent of two thirds of "the legislature❞— Which passed in the negative. YEAS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware 5 NAYS-Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia, North Ca rolina, South Carolina, Georgia 6 On the question to agree to the first clause of the fourth section of the seventh article, as reported, It passed in the affirmative. YEAS Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia 7 NAYS New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware 4 It was moved and seconded to insert the word "free" before the word "persons," in the fourth section of the seventh article. Before the question was taken on the last motion, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1787. The motion made yesterday to insert the word "free" before the word "persons," in the fourth section of the seventh article, being withdrawn, it was moved and seconded to commit the two remaining clauses of the fourth section, and the fifth section of the seventh article "Which passed in the affirmative. : YEAS-Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia 7 NAYS-New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Delaware 3 It was moved and seconded to commit the sixth section of the seventh article Which passed in the affirmative. YEAS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia NAYS-Connecticut, New Jersey 9 2 And a committee (of a member from each state) was appointed by ballot, of the honourable Mr. Langdon, Mr. King, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Clymer, Mr. Dickinson, Mr. L. Martin, Mr. Madison, Mr. Williamson, Mr. C. C. Pinckney, and Mr. Bald. win, to whom the clauses of the fourth, fifth, and sixth sections were referred. The honourable Mr. Rutledge, from the committee to whom sundry propositions were referred, on the 18th and 20th instant, informed the house that the committee were prepared to report. He then read the report in his place; and the same being delivered in at the Secretary's table, was again read throughout, and is as follows: THE Committee report, that in their opinion the following additions should be made to the report now before the convention, namely, At the end of the first clause of the first section of the seventh article add, " for payment of the debts and "necessary expenses of the United States; provided "that no law for raising any branch of revenue, ex66 cept what may be specially appropriated for the pay"ment of interest on debts or loans, shall continue in "force for more than years." At the end of the second clause, second section, seventh article, add, "and with Indians, within the limits "of any state, not subject to the laws thereof." A At the end of the sixteenth clause of the second section, seventh article, add, "and to provide, as may be"come necessary, from time to time, for the well ma"naging and securing the common property and gene"ral interests and welfare of the United States in such "manner as shall not interfere with the governments of "individual states, in matters which respect only their "internal police, or for which their individual authori"ties may be competent." At the end of the first section, tenth article, add, "he shall be of the age of thirty five years, and a citi "zen of the United States, and shall have been an in"habitant thereof for twenty one years.” After the second section of the tenth article, insert the following as a third section: 66 "The President of the United States shall have a privy council, which shall consist of the president of "the senate, the speaker of the house of representa"tives, the chief justice of the supreme court, and the "principal officer in the respective departments of "foreign affairs, domestic affairs, war, marine, and "finance, as such departments of office shall from time "to time be established, whose duty it shall be to ad"vise him in matters respecting the execution of his “office, which he shall think proper to lay before them "but their advice shall not conclude him, nor affect his "responsibility for the measures which he shall adopt." : At the end of the second section of the eleventh article, add, “the judges of the supreme court shall be "triable by the senate, on impeachment by the house "of representatives." Between the fourth and fifth lines of the third section of the eleventh article, after the word "contro" versies," insert" between the United States and an "individual state, or the United States and an indivi"vidual person." It was moved and seconded to rescind the orders of the house respecting the hours of meeting and adjourn ment Which passed in the negative. YEAS-Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Ma ryland 4 NAYS-New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia 7 |