RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION $39 Monday JOURNAL ?tugu$t 2o It was moved and seconded to amend the Ist clause of the ? sect. 7 article to read "Treason against the United States shall consist only "in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies" which passed in the affirmative It was moved and seconded to add the words "giving them aid and comfort" after the word "enemies" in the 2 section, 7 article. which passed in the affirmative [Ayes -- 8; noes -- 3.] It was moved and seconded to add after the words "overt act" the words "or on confession in open court" 2 section, 7 article. which passed in the affirmative [Ayes--7; noes- 3; divided- n] On the question to agree to the 2nd section of the 7 article as amended it passed in the affirmative. It was moXred and seconded to strike the words "white and other" out of the 3rd sect. 7 article which passed in the affirmative. It was moved and seconded to strike out the word "six" and to insert the word "three" in the 3rd section of the 7 article. which passed in the affirmative. [Ayes -- 9; noes -- 2.] It was moved and seconded to add the following clause to the 3rd section of the 7 article "That from the first meeting of the Legislature of the "United States until a Census shall be taken, all monies for "supplying the public Treasury, by direct taxation shall be "raised from the several States according to the number of "their representatives respectively in the first Branch" Before a question was taken on the last motion The House'adjourned.
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