KECOP, D$ OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION 6I$ Friday MADISON September no. Md no. Va. no. N-- C. no. S. C. ay, Geo. ay, [Ayes -- 3; noes -- 8.] Art. I. sect. 4. "except as to the places of choosing Sena- tors" added nem: con: to the end of the first clause, in order to exempt the seats of Govt in the States from the power of Congress __4 Art. I. Sect. $.? "Each House shall keep a Journal of its proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, except- ing such parts as may in their judgment require secrecy." Col: Mason & Mr. Gerry moved to insert after the word "parts" the words "of the proceedings of the Senate "s so as to require publication of all the proceedings of the House of Representatives. It was intimated on the other side that cases might arise where secrecy might be necessary in both Houses- Measures preparatory to a declaratlon of war in which the House of Reps. was to concur, were instanced. On the question, <it passed in the negative) <N.H. no. (Rh. Isd:) Mas. no. Con: no. (N.Y. abs) N.J. no. Pen. ay. Del-- no. Mary. ay. Virg. no. N. C. ay. S.C. divd. Geor. no) [Ayes -- 3; noes -- 7; divided -- I.] 7 Mr Baldwin observed that the clause. art. I. sect 6. declaring that no member of Congs, "during the time for which he was elected; shall be appointed to any Civil office under the authority of the U.S. which shall have been created, or the emoluments whereof shall have been increased during such time", would not extend to offices created by the Con.?titu- tlon; and the salaries of which would be created, not increa.red by Congs. at their first session- The members of the first 4 See Appendix A, CCX. ? Detail of Ayes and Noes, Vote 526, records a question to reconsider the clause of this section, which was defeated. e In the margin of his copy of the draft of September x?, Mason has worded this proposed change: "of the journals of the senate," and has written opposite it ? "re- fused". ? Crossed out: "Seven States were in the Negative: three in the affirmative: one allvialed." Madison evidently inserted the vote in the text from the list sent to him by John Quincy Adams (see above September xz, note z). This is Vote 5?-I, Detail o� Ayes and Noes.
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