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WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, ?787. JOURNAL Wednesday July 25. x787. It was moved and seconded to agree to the following amend- ment to the resolution respecting the election of the supreme Executive namely "except when the Magistrate last chosen shall have con- "tinued in office the whole term for which he was chosen, and "be reeligible in which case the choice shall be by Electors "appointed for that purpose by the several Legislatures" it passed in the negative [Ayes--4; noes--7.]' It was moved and seconded to agree to the following amend- ment to the resolution respecting the supreme Executive, namely "Provided that no person shall be capable of holding "the said office for more than six years in any term of twelve" It was moved and seconded to postpone the consideration of the last amendment which passed in the negative. [Ayes -- 5; noes -- 6.] On the question to agree to the amendment it passed in the negative [Ayes--5; noes--6.] [That the members of the Committee be furnished with copies of the proceedings Ayes -- ?o; noes -- That the members of the House take copies of the resolu- tions which have been agreed to Ayes- 5; noes--6.q It was moved and seconded to refer the resolution respecting x Vote 218, Detail of Ayes and Noes, which states that the amendment was "Mr Elsworth's". 2 Vote 219, Detail of Ayes and Noes, which states that the amendment was "Mr Pinckney's" a Vote ?*-I, Details of Aye? and Noes. ? Vote 222, Detail of Ayes and Noes. Motion was made by Luther Martin, see Appendix A, CI.VIII (27). xo7