RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION 459 Thursday JOURNAL August 3o in this Constitution contained shall be so construed as to prejudice any claims either of the United States or of any particular State It was moved and seconded to add the following clause to the last proposition "But all such claims may be examined into and decided "upon by the Supreme Court of the United States" which passed in the negative [Ayes- 2; noes- 8.] On the question to agree to the following proposition "The Legislature shall have power to dispose of and make "all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or ?'other property belonging to the United States: and nothing "in this Constitution contained shall be so construed as to "prejudice any claims either of the United States or of any "particular State" it passed in the affirmative 4 On the question to agree to the first clause of the I8 article-- it passed in the affirmative It was moved and seconded to strike out the word "foreign" in the x8 article which passed in the affirmative [Ayes -- m; noes -- x.] * It was moved and seconded to strike out the words "on the "application of it's Legislature against" which passed in the negative fAyes--3; noes--8.] It was moved and seconded to strike out the words "domestic violence" and insert the word "insurrections" in the x8 article which passed in the negative [Ayes--5; noes m 6.] It was moved and seconded to insert the words "or Execu- tive" after the word "Legislature" which passed in the a/firmative fAyes--8; noes w 2.], ?]ournal (p. $x?) assigns to this question Vote 4m, Detail of Ayes and Noes. This is probably a mistake, for there is no reason in favor of it except that it follows Vote 4o9. It, however, also precedes Vote 4?, and the latter position accords with Madison's original record. See below, notes ?8 and 2o.
- Vote 4xo, Detail of Ayes and Noes. See above note 4.
? Vote 4x3, DetMl of Ayes and Noes. In the Maryland column in the MS. "aye" is crossed out, and the summary gives an eleventh vote as divided. Madison records Maryland's vote as divided.
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