cut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia NAYS-Delaware, Maryland 9 2 It was moved and seconded to postpone the consideration of the substitute to the seventeenth article, as amended, in order to take up the following proposition from Maryland; "The legislature of the United States shall have 66 power to erect new states within as well as without "the territory claimed by the several states, or either "of them, and admit the same into the union: pro"vided, that nothing in this constitution shall be con"strued to affect the claim of the United States to va"cant lands ceded to them by the late treaty of 66 peace❞— Which passed in the negative. YEAS-New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland 3 NAYS--New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia 8 On the question to agree to the substitute offered to the seventeenth article, amended, as follows: "New states may be admitted by the legislature into "the union; but no new state shall be hereafter form"ed or erected within the jurisdiction of any of the present states without the consent of the legislature "of such state, as well as of the general legislature”— It passed in the affirmative. 66 YEAS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia NAYS-New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland 8 3 It was moved and seconded to add the following clause to the last amendment: "Nor shall any state be formed by the junction of "two or more states or parts thereof, without the con"sent of the legislatures of such states, as well as of "the legislature of the United States" Which passed in the affirmative. It was moved and seconded to add the following clause to the last amendment: "Provided nevertheless, that nothing in this consti"tution shall be construed to affect the claim of the "United States to vacant lands ceded to them by the "late treaty of peace." The last motion being withdrawn, It was moved and seconded to agree to the following proposition : "Nothing in the constitution shall be construed to "alter the claims of the United States, or of the indi"vidual states, to the western territory; but all such "claims may be examined into and decided upon by "the supreme court of the United States." It was moved and seconded to postpone the last proposition, in order to take up the following: "The legislature shall have power to dispose of and "make all needful rules and regulations respecting the "territory or other property belonging to the United "States. And nothing in this constitution contained "shall be so construed as to prejudice any claims "either of the United States, or of any particular "state." It was moved and seconded to add the following clause to the last proposition: But all such claims may be examined into and "decided upon by the supreme court of the United "States" Which passed in the negative. YEAS-New Jersey, Maryland 2 NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia 8 On the question to agree to the following proposition : "The legislature shall have power to dispose of "and make all needful rules and regulations respect 66 ing the territory or other property belonging to the "United States; and nothing in this constitution con"tained shall be so construed as to prejudice any "claims either of the United States, or of any particular state" It passed in the affirmative. YEAS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia NAY-Maryland 10 1 On the motion to agree to the first clause of the eighteenth article, It passed in the affirmative. It was moved and seconded to strike out the word "foreign," in the eighteenth article Which passed in the affirmative. It was moved and seconded to strike out the words on the application of its legislature against❞— Which passed in the negative.. YEAS-New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware 3 NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecti cut, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia 8 It was moved and seconded to strike out the words" domestick violence," and insert the word "insurrections," in the eighteenth articleWhich passed in the negative. YEAS-New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia ~ 5 NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecti cut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland 6 "It was moved and seconded to insert the words "or 4 executive," after the word " legislature”— Which passed in the affirmative. YEAS-New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia NAYS-Massachusetts, Virginia 2 It was moved and seconded to add the following clause to the last amendment: "In the recess of the legislature”— Which passed in the negative. 1 NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia 10 Separate questions being taken on the several clauses of the eighteenth article, as amended, They passed in the affirmative. YEAS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia NAYS-Delaware, Maryland 9 On the question to agree to the nineteenth article, as reported, It passed in the affirmative. It was moved and seconded to add the words "or "affirmation," after the word" oath," twentieth article Which passed in the affirmative. On the question to agree to the twentieth article, as amended, It passed in the affirmative. YEAS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia NAY-North Carolina DIVIDED-Connecticut, Maryland 8 1 2 It was moved and seconded to add the following clause to the twentieth article: "But no religious test shall ever be required as a "qualification to any office or publick trust under the "authority of the United States"- M Which passed unanimously in the affirmative. It was moved and seconded to take up the report of the committee of eleven Which passed in the negative. YEAS-New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland 3 NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia The house adjourned. FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1787. It was moved and seconded to insert the words |