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RECOKDS OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION 447 IlZednesday MADISON .4 ugust 29 DETAIL OF AYES AND NOES ? .? ?. ',5 ? ? ?' .o ? ? '? ? Questions [t981 no I no t ]?r?] [ay?layelay?[?yelay?[?y?[ayelay?lT�mit the 16 article [t99] no no no no no no aye aye aye no aye To postpone the report t / ] of the Committee entd I II II I I I I I I I ion the Journal 24 Augt [4 ?1 aye are are aye aye[aye/are[ayc aye[aye aye To agree to the amendmt I II I1 [ I I I / I I [to the?sa?icle. [4o?1 aye aye aye aye aye[aye / no [ no aye]are aye To strike out the two last III I1 [ I I I I / I [clauses of the x7 article [4o=? ?o ? no no/?el ?o I no/?eIaY?layel?y?/ro ?g?e ?o the ,ub,ti- fill l/I I/Ill [tute for the i7 artlcle 92 MADISON Wednesday August 29th. I787. In Convention Art: XVI. taken up? Mr. Williamson moved to substitute in place of it, the words of the Articles of Confederation on the same subject. He did (not) understand precisely the meaning of the article. Mr. Wilson & Docr. Johnson supposed the meaning to be that Judgments in one State should be the ground of actions in other States, & that acts of the Legislatures should be included, 3 for the sake of Acts of insolvency &c-- Mr. Pinkney moved to commit art XVI, with the following proposition, "To establish uniform laws upon the subject of bankruptcies, and respecting the damages arising on the pro- test of foreign bills of exchange" Mr Ghorum was for agreeing to the article, and committing the (proposition.) ? Article XVI. "Full faith shall be given in each State to the acts of the Legis- latures, and to the records and judicial proceedings of the Courts and Magistrates of every other State."

  • Crossed out "as they may sometimes serve the like purpose as act".