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KECORDS OF THE FEDE1LAL CONVENTION 337 Mo?ulay JOURNAL ?lugust 2o the written opinions of any one or more of the Members; But he shall in all cases exercise his own judgment, and either conform to such opinions or not as he may think proper: and every officer above mentioned shall be responsible for his opinion on the affairs relating to his particular Depart- ment. Each of the Officers abovementloned shall be liable to impeachment and removal from office for neglect of duty, malversation, or corruption That the Committee be directed to report qualifications for the President of the United-States- and a mode for trying the supreme Judges in cases of impeachment. It was moved and seconded to postpone the consideration of the I7 clause, i sect. 7 article which passed in the affirmative It was moved and seconded to insert the following clause in the I. sect. 7 article "To make sumptuary laws" which passed in the negative [Ayes--3; noes--8.] It was moved and seconded to insert the following clause in the Ist sect. of the 7 article "To establish all offices" which passed in the negative [Ayes- z; noes m9.] On the question to agree to the last clause of the ISt sect. 7 article, as reported, it passed in the affirmative. [To commit the 2nd section 7 article Ayes- 5; noes--5; divided- I.] t It was moved and seconded to insert the words "some overt- act of" after the word "in" in the z sect. 7 article and to strike out the word "and" before the words "in adhering" and to insert the word "or" which passed in the affirmative ? x Vote 3zx, Detail of Ayes and Noes, but it is not certain that it belongs here rather than iust preceding the motlon to commit. ? Brcarley's notes on his copy o� the Report of the Committee of D?tall confirm these changes.