regulating foreign commerce— Disagreed to — Motion to strike out the provision requiring two thirds of each House on navigation acts — Agreed to.
Article fifteenth, relative to the delivery of persons fleeing to other states, resumed — Motion to extend it to slaves — Agreed to.
Article seventeenth, relative to the admission of new states — Motion to strike out the clause requiring their admission on the same terms with the original states — Agreed to.
Thursday, August 30, |
494 |
Article seventeenth, relative to the admission of new states, resumed — Motion not to require any other assent than that of Congress, to admit other states now existing — Disagreed to — Motion not to require any other assent than that of Congress, to admit states over which those now existing exercise no jurisdiction — Agreed to — Motion to allow the legislature to form new states within the territory claimed by the existing states — Disagreed to — Motion to require assent of the state legislatures to a junction of states — Agreed to — Motion to authorize the legislature to make regulations regarding the territories, but not to affect the claims either of the United States or the states — Agreed to — Motion to refer such claims to the Supreme Court — Disagreed to.
Article eighteenth, guarantying to the states a republican government, and protection against foreign invasion, and, on the application of the state legislature, against domestic violence — Motion to strike out the clause requiring the application of the state legislature — Disagreed to — Motion to authorize it on the application of the state executive — Agreed to — Motion to limit the executive application to a recess of the legislature — Disagreed to.
Article nineteenth, relative to amendments of the Constitution — Agreed to.
Article twentieth, relative to the oath to support the Constitution — Motion to forbid any religious test — Agreed to.
Article twenty-first, relative to the ratification of the Constitution — Motion to require it to be by all the states.
Friday, August 31, |
499 |
Article twenty-first, relative to the number of states necessary for a ratification of the Constitution, resumed — Motion that the Constitution be confined to the states ratifying it — Agreed to — Motion not to require the ratification to be made by conventions — Disagreed to — Motion to require unanimous ratification of the states — Disagreed to — That of nine states — Agreed to.
Article twenty-second, relative to the mode of ratification — Motion not to require the approbation of the present Congress — Agreed to — Motion that the state legislatures ought to call conventions speedily — Disagreed to.
Article twenty-third, relative to the measures to be taken for carrying the Constitution into effect when ratified — Motion to strike out the clause requiring the legislature to choose the executive — Agreed to.
Article seventh, relative to the powers of the legislature, resumed — Motion that no different duties or regulations, giving preference to the ports of any particular state, or requiring clearances, &c., between them, shall be made — Agreed to.
Monday, September 3, |
504 |
Article sixteenth, relative to the effect of public records and documents of one state in another, resumed — Motion to require the legislature to provide the manner of authenticating them — Agreed to.
Article seventh, relative to the powers of the legislature, resumed — Motion that they may establish a bankrupt law — Disagreed to.
Article sixth, relative to the elections qualifications, and proceedings of the legislature, resumed — Motion to amend the rule as to incapacity, by prescribing only that members shall not hold an office of emolument, and shall vacate their seats on appointment — Disagreed to — Motion to limit such incapacity to offices created, or whose emoluments were increased, during their term — Agreed to — Motion to render office and membership incompatible — Agreed to.
Tuesday, September 4, |
506 |
Article seventh, relative to the powers the legislature, resumed — Motion that they shall lay and collect taxes to pay debts and provide for the common defence and welfare — Agreed to — Regulate trade with the Indians — Agreed to.
Article tenth, relative to the executive, resumed — Motion to appoint a Vice-President, and he and the President to be chosen by electors appointed in such manner as the state legislatures may direct if not chosen by a majority of the electors, to be balloted for by the Senate from the five highest — Postponed.
Wednesday, September 5, |
510 |
Article seventh, relative to the powers the legislature, resumed — Motion that they may grant letters of marque — Agreed to — Not make army appropriations for more than two years — Agreed to — Have exclusive jurisdiction in the district ceded for the seat of government, and for other purposes, with the consent of the state legislatures — Agreed to — Grant patents and copyrights — Agreed to.
Article tenth, relative to the executive, resumed — Motion that, in case of failure of the electors to elect, the choice shall be by the legislature — Disagreed to — Motion not to require a majority of the electors, but one third, to choose a President — Disagreed to — Motion that the choice of the Senate be limited to the three highest — Disagreed to — To the thirteen highest — Disagreed to.
Thursday, September 6, |
515 |
Article tenth, relative to the executive, re-
