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3:ZZ[ RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION Saturday MADISON ?lugust I8 and they were referred to the Committee of eleven. [Ayes -- 8; noes m 2; divided -- And then the House adjourned till monday next at o'clock A.M. DETAIL OF AYES AND NoEs. no aye aye no ddno no aye '?�e aye aye fro refer Mr Rutledge's 6 4 I ?roposltion respecting the public debt to a Committee of a Member from each State aye aye aye aye no aye no aye aye aye aye To meet at Io o'clock 9 ? to adjourn at 4. ?ye ay? :no no aye aye dd aye aye aye aye To commit the two 8 2 1 motion, respectg militia to the Committee of ? x. [?x6l [3 x?] ay? [3 x8] ay? MADISON Saturday August 18. in Convention (Mr- Madison* submitted in order to be referred to the Committee of detail the following powers as proper to be added to those of the General Legislature "To dispose of the unappropriated lands of the U. States" "To institute temporary Governments for New States arising therein" "To regulate affairs with the Indians as well within as without the limits of the U. States a Madison's original record stood:? "Mr. Pinkney proposed for consideration several additional powers which had occurred to him. Mr. M. proposed the follow- ing, to be referred to a committee." Then follow ten numbered powers. This was all stricken out and the record as here given taken from the printed Journal. Madison's original list corresponds with this, except: in the ed he had "thereon" instead of "thereiu" (the Journal also has "thereon"); in the 4th he had "comprehending" instead of "comprising"; and there was one in addition, -- "7 To secure to the inven- tors of useful machines and implements the benefits thereof for a limited time."