Rhode-Inland and Providence Plantations, and if a fuffi 'cient number of members to form a house, should not then meet, that all the business before this Congress unfinished at the time of said adjournment, be referred to the United States in Congress, who fhall be affembled at faid Newport, on the first Monday in November next. A motion was made by Mr. Jefferson, seconded by Mr. Hardy, to ftrike out the words "then to meet at Newport, in the ftate of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations," and afterwards the words "at faid Newport"And on the question, Shall those words ftand? the yeas and nays being required by Mr. Howell. New Hampshire, Mr. Fofter no2 Mr. Blanchard no s Rhode Island, Mr. Ellery ay Mr. Howell ay милии 110 。 Mr. Beresford South Carolina, по no? no s So it paffed in the negative,and the words were ftruck out. A motion was then made by Mr. Montgomery, feconded by Mr. Hand, in lieu of the words ftruck out, to infert "to meet at Philadelphia"And on the queftion to agree to this, the yeas and nays being required by Mr Hand. Voz. X Newe A motion was then made by Mr. Monroe, feconded by Mr.M'Henry, to poftpone the further confideration of the motion under debate, in order to take up the following. That the fates of Maryland and Virginia be informed, that provided they will advance the United States pounds, for the erecting the neceffary buildings for the reception of Congress at or near George-Town, at the falls of Potomack, it fhall be allowed them in the requifitions made on them for the year by the United States in Congress aflembled. And on the question to postpone for the purpose above mentioned, the yeas and nays being required by Mr. Monroe, New Hampshire, A motion was then made by Mr. Jefferfon, feconded by Mr. Monroe, in lieu of the words ftruck out, to infert "Alexandria”—And on the question to agree to this amendment, the yeas and nays being required by Mr. Monroe. no }" Mr. Beresford to So it paffed in the negative. A motion was made by Mr. Beatty, feconded by Mr Sherman, in lieu of the words ftruck out, to infert « meet at Trenton, in the fate of New-Jersey, agreeably to their act of the 21st of October laft"-And on the queftion to agree to this, the yeas and nays being required by Mr. Beatty. So it was refolved in the affirmative, no A motion was then made by Mr. Jefferson, for a further amendment by adding immediately after the words inferted, these words, to wit, " provided a committee of the ftates fhall have been previously constituted." On this amendment the previous question was moved by the fate of Maffachusetts, feconded by the ftate of New-Jersey-. and on the question to agree to the previous question, the yeas and nays being required by Mr. Spaight. New-Hampshire, Maffachusetts, Rhode Island, Mr. Fofter Mr. Gerry Mr. Partridge Mr. Ellery ay ay ay ૐ ay ay ay Mr. Howell ay Eay ay Connecticut, New-York, ay} divided Mr. Dick ay |