It was moved and seconded to strike out the last clause in the 1st section of the 4th article; which passed in the negative.
Yea: Delaware, 1. Nays: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, 7. Divided: Maryland, 1.
It was moved and seconded to adjourn; which passed in the negative.
Yeas: Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, 4. Nays: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, North Carolina, South Carolina, 5.
It was moved and seconded to adjourn till to-morrow morning, at 10 o'clock; which passed in the negative.
Yeas: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, 3. Nays: Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, 5. Divided: South Carolina, 1.
The motion to adjourn renewed. Passed in the affirmative.
Yeas: Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, 7. Nays: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, 2.
The house then adjourned till to-morrow morning, at 11 o'clock.
Wednesday, August 8, 1787.
On the question to agree to the 1st section of the 4th article, as reported, it passed unanimously in the affirmative.
It was moved and seconded to strike out the word "three," and to insert the word "seven," in the 2d section of the 4th article; which passed in the affirmative.
Yeas: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, 10. Nay: Connecticut, 1.
It was moved and seconded to amend the 2d section of the 4th article by inserting the word "of," instead of "in," after the word " citizen," and the words "an inhabitant," instead of the words "a resident;" which passed in the affirmative.
Yeas: New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, 4. Nays: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, North Carolina, Georgia, 7.
It was moved and seconded to postpone Mr. 's motion, in order to take up Mr. Dickinson's; which passed in the negative.
Yeas: Maryland, South Carolina, Georgia, 3. Nays: Massachusetts,
