Page:The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787 Volume 2.djvu/441

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KECORDS OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION 435 Tuesday JOURNAL August It was moved and seconded to add the following amendment to the 4 sect. x x article "The privilege of the writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be "suspended; unless where in cases of rebellion or invasion "the public safety may require it." which passed in the affirmative [Ayes -- 7; noes -- 3.] ? On the question to agree to the 5- section x x article as reported it passed in the affirmative. It was moved and seconded to insert the words "nor emit bills of credit" after the word "money" in the ?2 article which passed in the affirmative. [Ayes -- 8; noes -- I; divided -- I.] a It was moved and seconded to insert the following clause after the last amendment. "nor make any thing but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts" which passed in the affirmative [Ayes -- ? ?; noes ? o.] 4 It was moved and seconded to add the following clause to the last amendment. "nor pass any bill of attainder or ex post facto laws" which passed in the affirmative [Ayes ? 7; noes ? 3.] s It was moved and seconded to insert after the word "reprisal" the words "nor lay embargoes" which passed in the negative. [Ayes --3; noes ? 8.] It was moved and seconded to transfer the following words from the x 3 to the x2 article "nor lay imposts or duties on imports" which passed in the negative. [Ayes- 4; noes- 7.] Separate questions being taken on the several clauses of the x2 article, as amended, they passed in the affirmative. It was moved and seconded to insert after the word 'Jimports" in the I3th article the words "or exports" which passed in the affirmative [Ayes- 6; noes- 5.] s Vote 386, Detail of Ayes and Noes. Josaraal (p. 302) mistakenly ascribes this vote to the next question. s Vote 387, Detail of Ayes and Noes. a Vote 39o, Detail of Ayes and Noes. ? Vote 39x, Detail of Ayes and Noes. See below note