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FRIDAY, AUGUST 17.

Amendment that treasurers be appointed by "joint" ballot-All clauses to and inclusive of "to declare war" adopted after several slight changes of phraseology.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 18

Amendments to give Legislature certain other specfied powers referred to committee of detail of eleven-Appointment of committee to consider assumption of State debts—“To raise and support armies" adopted-So "to provide and maintain a navy"-Motion to restrict the size of the army voted down.

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More propositions relative to powers of the Legislature and miscellaneous provisions referred to committee of detail-Power to enact sumptuary laws disagreed to-- General clause that Congress have power to enact laws necessary to enforce enumerated powers carried-Article seventh, section two, concerning treason and its punishment, discussed, changed, and adopted—Section three-Amendment that the first census be taken within three years agreed to.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 21

Report of the committee of eleven upon State debts and organization, etc., of the militia received-Section three, article seventh, agreed to— Section twelve of article sixth, relative to representation and taxation, again considered-Likewise article seventh, section four, relating to exports-Exports not to be taxed.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22

Article seventh, section four-Prohibition of importation of slaves discussed and referred - Motions that bills of attainder and ex post facto laws be prohibited, and that the Legislature discharge the debts, etc., of the United States, were agreed to.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 23.

Article seventh—Organization, etc., of the militia discussed and the paragraph adopted as reported-Agreed that no officer of the United States receive presents, titles, etc., from any foreign State.

Article eighth-Supremacy of the Constitution, treaties, and national laws adopted-Motion to give the Legislature a negative on acts of State legislatures not committed and withdrawn.

Article ninth, section one, discussed and referred.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 24...

Further report from the grand committee upon importation of slaves, capitation tax, and navigation act.

Article ninth-Sections two and three stricken out.

Article tenth, section one-Amendments that President be elected by the people, by electors chosen by the people, not agreed to—By joint ballot of the Legislature and a majority of those present agreed to-That each

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State have one vote not carried-Nor that in case of a tie vote the Presi-
dent of the Senate have the casting vote-Section two discussed-That
the President should not appoint to offices otherwise provided for agreed
to—But not that State legislatures and executives be authorized to
appoint.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 25

Article seventh-Wording of section one changed- Agreed that importa-
tion of slaves be prohibited after 1808 -And that a tax of not more
than ten dollars may be levied upon each slave so imported-Agreed
that section five stand as in the report of the committee of detail.
Article tenth, section two, changed in phraseology-Amendment that
President may grant reprieves "until the ensuing session of the
Senate" not agreed to-Nor that he grant pardons with consent of

the Senate."

MONDAY, AUGUST 27.

Article tenth, section two-Agreed that President's command over State
militia be confined to the time of their service under the Federal
Government-Form of oath required from President agreed to.
Article eleventh-Section one amended, giving judicial power "as well
in law as equity," and so adopted--Section two adopted-Discussion
of section three relative to judicial power, etc.—-Amendments relative
to increase of salaries of judges and to their removal on application
by legislature not agreed to-Provision as to trial by impeachment
postponed Judicial power extended to cases under the Constitution or
laws of Congress, to cases in which the United States are a party, to grants
of land by different States, and to appellate jurisdiction as to law and
fact.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 28..

Article eleventh- Section four amended and sections four and five adopted.
Article twelfth amended, prohibiting emission of bills of credit and mak-
ing anything but gold and silver coin legal tender, and so passed-
States prohibited from passing bills of attainder and retrospective laws.
Article thirteenth amended, that States shall not lay duties on imports
or exports but for the use of the United States, and in this form passed.
Article fourteenth, relating to equal privileges of citizens, carried.
Article fifteenth amended by substituting "other crime" for "high mis-
demeanor", and so passed.

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Article sixteenth, relating to faith to be given to exemplified records and official acts, etc., referred.

Article seventh, section six, requiring majority of two-thirds of each House
to pass a navigation act, struck out.

Article fifteenth extended to provide for surrender of fugitive slaves.
Article seventeenth Provisions relative to conditions upon which new
States may be admitted stricken out.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 30.

Article seventeenth, relative to the admission of new States, further considered-Amendments that no new State shall be formed within one of the present States without consent of legislature of such State, nor by a union of two or more States or parts thereof without their consent, that the Legislature shall have power to dispose of the property, etc., of the United States, and that nothing in this Constitution shall prejudice the claims of the United States or of the States to lands ceded by treaty of peace, agreed to.

Article eighteenth amended, giving also State executives the right to apply for protection to the National Government against domestic violence, and in this form passed.

Article nineteenth adopted.

Article twentieth, requiring oath of fidelity, agreed to with amendment prohibiting religious tests, etc.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 31.

Article twenty-first considered and agreed to, that nine States be necessary to organize this Constitution.

Article twenty-second-Amendment that the approbation of the Conti-
nental Congress be not necessary to establish the Constitution agreed
to-That conventions be "speedily" called to ratify not agreed to
The article adopted as amended.

Article twenty-third adopted after the words "choose the President of the
United States and" were stricken out.

Article seventh, section four, amended that no commercial regulation give
preference to the ports of any State, that no vessel bound to or from a
State enter or pay duties in another, and that all duties, imposts, and
excises be uniform throughout the United States.

Reference of undetermined sections to a committee of one from each
State.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER I..

Partial report of committee of yesterday-Report of committee of August 29, relative to faith and credit to be given to acts, etc., of States. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3.

Amendment agreed to that Legislature may prescribe the manner of authenticating records, etc.-That Congress have power to establish uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies agreed to.

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Article sixth-Ineligibility of legislators to office confined to such offices as were created or the emoluments whereof were increased during their term of office, and so agreed to-Likewise that no officer of the United States hold a seat in the Legislature.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

That Congress lay and collect taxes to provide for the common defense, etc., and regulate trade with Indian tribes agreed to.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5.

Agreed that Congress have power to declare war and grant letters of marque and reprisal; that no appropriation for the army be for longer than two years; that Congress have exclusive legislation over the district in which the seat of government may be located, and likewise over all places purchased, etc., for forts, arsenals, etc.; to enact laws providing for patent rights and copyrights-Provision relative to meeting expenditures of the convention adopted-Election of the President resumed Amendments offered, but only that requiring a "majority of the whole number of electors appointed" to elect, agreed to. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6.......

Election of President considered-No one holding an office under the United States shall be an elector, agreed to-President's term of office to be four years, agreed to-Minor amendments in phraseology adoptedOthers not agreed to-Agreed that election be on the same day throughout the United States-Likewise that in the event of no election the Senate elect the President, two-thirds of the Senators, at least, to be present-Likewise that not the Senate but the House elect the President, two-thirds of the States to be present.

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Agreed that Legislature have power to determine the succession to the Presidency, etc. So that in the House a concurrence of a majority of all the States be necessary to a choice-So that the President be a native, a resident for fourteen years, and thirty-five years of age-So that the Vice-President be President of the Senate-Paragraph fifth of report of September 4 adopted-Paragraph seventh consideredHouse excluded from treaty-making power-Agreed that the President, "by and with the advice and consent of the Senate," make treaties, appoint ambassadors, etc., and "all other officers," etc.That President have the power to fill vacancies during the recess of the Senate-That two-thirds of the Senate concur in making treaties, "except treaties of peace"-But amendments, that the concurrence of the President be not required in treaties and that an executive council be established for the President, not carried.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8...

Reconsideration of provisions relative to treaties-Treaties of peace placed upon same footing as others-Carried that two-thirds of "all" Senators be not required - That two-thirds of the Senate be a quorum not carried-Agreed that the Senate be a court of impeachment of the President for treason, bribery, and other high crimes and misdemeanors-Likewise that "other civil officers" of the United States be subject to impeachment-Also that appropriation bills should originate in the House, but that the Senate may propose amendments, etc., as in other bills - Also that every Senator be on oath when 5 AP II

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trying impeachment-So that President have the power to convene Congress or either House, etc.-Motion to reconsider the ratio of representation not carried-Committee on style and revision appointed. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1O...

Amendment to article nineteenth, that Legislature be empowered to propose amendments which shall be binding when agreed to by threefourths of the States.

Articles twenty-first and twenty-second adopted-Assent of the Continental Congress to Constitution not required—That an address to the people accompany the plan referred.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER II..

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 ..

Text of the Constitution as reported by the committee on style. Amendment to section seven, article first, that a two-thirds vote be required to overrule the President's veto, instead of three-fourths, carried-That a bill of rights be annexed to the Constitution not carried.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
Committee appointed to draft articles of association to encourage economy,
frugality, and American manufactures-Amendment to permit States to
levy certain duties for the sole purpose of defraying charges of inspect-
ing, storing, etc., such power to be subject to Congressional control and
revision, carried-Report from the committee on style regarding the
manner of procedure of ratification of the Constitution.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14..

Changes of phraseology-Amendments to change the present proportion of Representatives, to suspend impeached officers until they have been tried, to compel the House to publish all its proceedings, to give Congress power to cut canals and grant charters of incorporation in certain cases, to establish a university, and to secure the liberty of the press, were not carried-Otherwise with amendments that the treasurer be appointed as are other officers and that Congress publish from time to time accounts of the public expenditures.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

Amendments to change the representation of the States not agreed to— To deprive Congress of the control over State laws imposing duties in certain cases, not agreed to-That the President receive no emolument besides his salary carried-To deprive the President of the pardoning power in cases of treason, not carried-That appointments of inferior officers may be vested by law in the President alone, or, etc., agreed toBut not that trial by jury be preserved in all civil cases-Carried that on application of two-thirds of the States Congress call a convention to amend the Constitution-Likewise that no State be deprived of its

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