Moved to fill up the blank with

"Thirty"

passed in the affirmative

Moved and seconded to fill up the blank after the words "sufficient to ensure their independency" with

It was moved by Mr Rutledge seconded by Mr Butler to strike out the clause which respects stipends to be allowed to the second branch

On the question to strike out

passed in the negative

It was then moved and seconded that the clause which respects the stipends ["to be given" stricken out] to be given

to the second branch be the same as that of the first

passed in the affirmative

It was moved and seconded that the ineligibility of the second branch to office be the same as the first

passed in the affirmative

It was moved and seconded to alter the resolution submitted by M' Randolph, so as to read as follows namely.

"That the jurisdiction of the supreme Tribunal shall be "to hear and determine in the dernier resort all piracies, "felonies &ca "9

It was moved and seconded to postpone the whole of the last clause generally.

It was then moved and seconded to strike out the words

"all piracies and felonies on the high seas

passed in the affirmative

It was moved and seconded to strike out the words

"all captures from an enemy"

passed in the affirmative

It was moved and seconded to strike out the words "other States" and to insert the words "two distinct States in the union "

passed in the affirmative

It was moved and seconded to postpone the consideration of the resolution which respects the Judiciary.

passed in the affirmative

It was then moved and seconded that the Committee do now rise, report a further progress, and request leave to sit again

The Committee then rose

Wednesday June 13. 1787.

Mr Gorham in the Chair

It was moved by Mr Randolph seconded by Mr Madison to adopt the following resolution respecting the national Judiciary namely

"That the jurisdiction of the national Judiciary shall "extend to cases which respect the collection of the national

revenue, impeachments of any national officers, and ques

"tions which involve the national peace and harmony"

passed in the affirmative

It was moved by M' Pinckney seconded by M' Sherman to insert after the words "One supreme Tribunal" "the Judges. of which to be appointed by the second branch of the national Legislature

passed in the affirmative

It was moved by M' Gerry seconded by M' Pinckney to add the following words to the fifth resolution adopted by the Committee namely

excepting money bills, which shall originate in the first "branch of the national Legislature"

passed in the negative

It was then moved and seconded that the Committee do rise and report their proceedings to the House

The Committee then rose

Saturday June 16. 1787.

Mr Gorham in the Chair.

After some time passed in debate on the propositions offered by the honorable M' Paterson.

It was moved and seconded that the Committee do now rise, report a further progress, and request leave to sit again— The Committee then rose.

Monday June 18. 1787

M' Gorham in the Chair.

It was moved by M' Dickinson seconded by

postpone the consideration of the first

to

["substitute the following resolution in the place of the

first" stricken out] resolution submitted by Mr Paterson

in order to introduce the following.

namely.

"Resolved that the articles of confederation ought to be "revised and amended, so as to render the government of "the United States adequate to the Exigencies, the preserva"tion, and the prosperity of the Union."

And on the question to agree to the same

it passed in the affirmative

It was then moved and seconded that the Committee do now rise, report a further progress, and request leave to sit again The Committee then rose.

Tuesday June 19. 1787

Mr Gorham in the Chair

On a question to adopt M' Dickinson's motion-moved yesterday

it passed in the negative

It was then moved and seconded to postpone the consideration of the first proposition offered by M' Paterson.

passed in the affirmative

It was then moved and seconded that the Committee do now rise-and report to the House that they do not agree to the propositions offered by the honorable M' Paterson—and that they report the resolutions offered by the honorable M' Randolph, heretofore reported from a Committee of the whole House

passed in the affirmative

The Committee then rose.

I AP-15

Department of State March 19 1796.

Received from the President of the United States, This book, containing a detail of the yeas and nays given on questions in the general convention of the U. States. These appear on the three first pages, and, after an interval of eight blank pages, on the five next pages. With this book I also received two sheets of the like yeas & nays entirely filled, and a half sheet filled on one page.