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"provided for," add "and which shall be established

"by law."

Article third, section first. Strike out the words "both in law and equity."

Section second, clause first. Strike out the word "both."

Article third, section second, clause third. It was moved to add the words, "and a trial by jury shall "be preserved, as usual, in civil cases"

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Which passed in the negative.

It was moved and seconded to annex " but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such in"ferior officers as they think proper in the president "alone, in the courts of law, or in the heads of depart"ments," article second, section second, clause first

Which passed in the negative.

YEAS-New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, North Carolina

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NAYS-Massachusetts, Delaware, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia

DIVIDED-Maryland

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Article fourth, section second, clause second. Instead of "and removed," read "to be removed."—

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Section second, clause third.. For" of regulations subsisting," read "of any law or regulation."

Article fourth, section second, clause third. It was moved to strike out the word "legally," and insert after the word "state" the words "under the laws "thereof."

Which passed in the affirmative.

It was moved and seconded to strike out "legally," &c. Article fourth, section second, clause third.

Which passed in the affirmative.

YEAS-Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia, North Ca

rolina, Georgia

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NAYS-Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina

DIVIDED-New Hampshire, Delaware

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Article fourth, section third. It was moved to insert after the words "or parts of states," the words "or a state, and part of a state"

Which passed in the negative.

Article fourth, section fourth. After the word "exe"cutive," insert "when the legislature cannot be "convened."

Article fifth. It was moved to amend the article so as to require a convention on application of two-thirds of the states"

Which passed in the affirmative.

It was moved and seconded to amend the article fifth, so as to require a convention on the application of two-thirds of the states.

Passed in the affirmative.

YEAS-Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina,South Carolina, Georgia 8 NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Jer

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It was moved and seconded to insert in article fourth, section third, after the words " or parts of states," the words" or a state and part of a state."

Passed in the negative.

YEA-South Carolina

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NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia

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It was moved and seconded to strike out after "le"gislatures," the words " of three-fourths," and so after the word "conventions," article fifth-[leaving future conventions to proceed like the present.]

Passed in the negative.

YEAS-Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey 3 NAYS-Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

DIVIDED-New Hampshire

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It was moved and seconded to strike out the words "or by conventions in three-fourths thereof."

Passed in the negative.
YEA-Connecticut

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NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

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It was moved and seconded to annex to the end of article fifth, a proviso, "that no state shall without its "consent be affected in its internal police, or deprived "of its equal suffrage in the senate."

Passed in the negative.

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YEAS-Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

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It was moved and seconded to strike out article fifth. Passed in the negative.

YEAS-Connecticut, New Jersey

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NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

DIVIDED-Delaware

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It was moved to strike out of article fifth, after the

word "legislatures," the words "of three-fourths," and also after the word "conventions," so as to leave future conventions to act like the present convention according to circumstances—

Which passed in the negative.

It was moved to strike out the words " or by conven❝tions in three-fourths thereof”—

Which passed in the negative.

It was moved to annex to the article a further proviso, "that no state shall, without its consent, be affect"ed in its internal police, or deprived of its equal suf"frage in the senate❞—

Which passed in the negative.

It was then moved to strike out the fifth article altogether

Which passed in the negative.

It was moved to add a proviso, "that no state, with"out its consent, shall be deprived of its equal suffrage "in the senate"

Which passed in the affirmative.

It was moved, as a further proviso, "that no law in "nature of a navigation act be passed, prior to the year 1808, without the consent of two-thirds of each "branch of the legislature"

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Which passed in the negative.

It was moved and seconded "that no law in nature "of a navigation act be passed before the year 1808, "without the consent of two-thirds of each branch of "the legislature."

Passed in the negative.

YEAS-Maryland, Virginia, Georgia

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NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, South Carolina

It was moved "that amendments to the plan might "be offered by the state conventions, which should be "submitted to, and finally decided on, by another "neral convention"

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Which passed in the negative; all the states concurring.

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It was moved and seconded" that amendments to the

plan might be offered by the state conventions, which "should be submitted to and finally decided on by "another general convention.??

Passed unanimously in the negative.

The blanks in the fifth article of the revised draft were filled up; and it was otherwise amended to read as follows:

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"The Congress, whenever two-thirds of both houses "shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to "this constitution, or, on the application of the legislatures of two thirds of the several states, shall call a "convention for proposing amendments, which in either case shall be valid to all intents and purposes, as "part of this constitution, when ratified by the legisla"tures of three-fourths of the several states, or by con"ventions in three-fourths thereof, as the, one or the "other mode of ratification may be proposed by the "Congress: Provided, that no amendment which may "be made prior to the year 1808, shall in any manner "affect the first and fourth clauses in the ninth section "of the first article; and that no state, without its con"sent, shall be deprived of its equal suffrage in the "senate."

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On the question to agree to the constitution, as amended,

It passed in the affirmative; all the states concurring.

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