RECORDS OF THE FEDEP. kL CONVENTION 375 Wednesday MADISON at?gust 2,? Mr. Wilson wished for a commitment in order to reduce the proportion of votes required. Mr. Elsworth was for taking the plan as it is. This widening of opinions has a threatening aspect. If we do not agree on this middle & moderate ground he was afraid we should lose two States, with such others as may be disposed to stand aloof, should fly into a variety of shapes & directions, and most probably into several confederations and not without bloodshed. On Question for committing 6 sect. as to navigation Act to a member from each State- N.H. ay-- Mss. a�. Ct no. N.J. no. Pa. ay. Del. ay. Md. ay. Va. ay. N. C. ay. S.C. a�. Geo. ay. [Ayes -- 9; noes -- 2.] The Committee appointed were Mr. Langdon, King, John- son, Livingston, Clymer, Dickenson, L Martin; Madison, Williamson, C. C. Pinkney, & Baldwin. To this committee were referred also the two clauses above mentioned, of the 4 & 5. sect: of art. 7. Mr. Rutlidge, from the Committee to whom were referred on the x8 & 2oth. instant the propositions of Mr. Madison & Mr. Pinkney, made the Report following.- 1? ((Here insert)- . . the Report (from) the Journal of the Convention of this date.) -- A motion to rescind the order of the Hous? respecting. the hours of meeting & adjourning, was negatived: (Mass: Pa. Del. Mard .......... ay N.H. Con: N.J. Va. N. C. S.C. Geo. no) ? Mr. Gerry * & Mr. McHenry moved to insert after the sect. art: 7. the clause following, to wi% "The Legislature shall pass no bill of attainder nor (any) 4 ex post facto law" * Mr. Gerry urged the necessity of this prohibition, which he said was greater in the National than the State Legislature, because the number of members in the former being fewer, they were on that account the more to be feared. �<the proceedings on this motion involving the two questions on CCattainch*l? & ex post facto laws." are not so fully stated in the printed Journal.} See Appendix A, CLXXXIX, Taken from Journal. See Appendix A, CLI...
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