THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, ?787 � JOURNAL Thursday August 9. ?787. On the question to agree to the 6 section of the 4. article as reported. it passed in the affirmative On the question to agree to the 7. section of the 4 article as reported it passed in the affirmative It was moved and seconded to insert the following words in the third clause of the 5 article after the word "executive" "of the State, in the representation of which the vacancies shall happen" which passed in the affirmative It was moved and seconded to strike out the 3rd clause of the xst section of the 5- article which passed in the affirmative [Ayes-- I; noes--8; divided -- x.] x It was moved and seconded to add the following words to the 3rd clause of the xst section of the 5 article, namely "unless other provision shall be made by the Legislature" which passed in the negative [Ayes -- 4; noes -- 6.] It was moved and seconded to alter the 3rd. clause in the ?st section of the 5. article so as to read as follows, namely "vacancies happening by refusals to accept resignations or "otherwise may be supplied by the Legislature of the State "in the representation of which such vacancies shall happen "or by the executive thereof until the next meeting of the "Legislature" Which passed in the affirmative Vote 255, Detail of Ayes and Noes. Madison confirms this negative vote, 227
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