The Debates in the several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution, Vol. 1 by Jonathan Elliot

Author:Jonathan Elliot [Elliot, Jonathan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Politikwissenschaft
Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag
Published: 2019-05-27T22:00:00+00:00

It was moved and seconded to insert the word “joint” before the word “ballot,” in the 1st section of the 10th article; which passed in the affirmative.

Yeas: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, 7. Nays: Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland, Georgia, 4.

It was moved and seconded to add, after the word “legislature,” in the 1st section, 10th article, the words “each state having one vote;” which passed in the negative.

Yeas: Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Georgia, 5. Nays: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, 6.

It was moved and seconded to insert, after the word “legislature,” in the 1st section of the 10th article, the words “to which election a majority of the votes of the members present shall be required;” which passed in the affirmative.

Yeas: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, 10. Nay: New Jersey, 1.

On the question to agree to the following clause, —

“and in case the numbers for the two highest in votes should be equal, then the president of the Senate shall have an additional casting voice,” —

it passed in the negative.

It was moved and seconded to agree to the following amendment to the 1st section of the 10th article: “shall be chosen by electors to be chosen by the people of the several states;” which passed in the negative.

Yeas: Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, 5. Nays: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, 6.

It was moved and seconded to postpone the consideration of the two last clauses of the 1st section, 10th article, which passed in the negative.

It was moved and seconded to refer the two last clauses of the 1st section of the 10th article to a committee of a member from each state; which passed in the negative.

Yeas: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, 5. Nays: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, 5. Divided: Connecticut, 1.

On the question to agree to the following clause, “shall be chosen by electors,” it passed in the negative.

Yeas: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, 4. Nays: New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, 4. Divided:Connecticut, Maryland, 2.

The consideration of the remaining clauses of the 1st section, 10th article, was postponed till to-morrow, on the request of the deputies of the state of New Jersey.

On the question to transpose the word “information,” and to insert it after the word “legislature,” in the 1st clause of the 2d section, 10th article, it passed in the affirmative.

It was moved and seconded to strike out the words “he may,” and to insert the word “and” before the word “recommend,” in the 2d clause of the 2d section, 10th article; which passed in the affirmative.

It was moved and seconded to insert the word “and” after the word “occasions,” in the 2d section, 10th article; which passed in the affirmative.

It was moved and seconded to insert the word “shall” before the words “think proper,” 2d section, 10th article; which passed in the affirmative.

It was moved and seconded

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