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238 any one member present," in the latter clause of the 7th section of the 6th article ; which passed in the negative.

Yeas: Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, 3. Nays: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, North Carolina, Georgia, 8.

It was moved and seconded to strike out the words "each house," and to insert the words "the House of Representatives," in the 2d clause of the 7th section of the 6th article; and to add the following words to the 7th section, namely, "and any member of the Senate shall be at liberty to enter his dissent;" which passed in the negative.

It was moved and seconded to strike the following words out of the 7th section of the 6th article, namely, "when it shall be acting in a legislative capacity," and to add the following words to the section, "except such parts thereof as, in their judgment, require secrecy;" which passed in the affirmative.

Yeas: Massachusetts, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, 7. Nays: Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, 3. Divided: New Hampshire, 1.

And then the house adjourned till to-morrow, at 11 o'clock, A. M.

, August 11, 1787.

It was moved and seconded to amend the 1st clause of the 7th section of the 6th article, to read as follows, namely:—

"Each house shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and shall, from time to time, publish the same, except such parts of the proceedings of the Senate, when not acting in its legislative capacity, as may be judged by that house to require secrecy;" which passed in the negative.

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

It was moved and seconded to insert, in the 1st clause of the 7th section of the 6th article, after the word "thereof," the following words, "relative to treaties and military operations;" which passed in the negative.

Yeas: Massachusetts, Connecticut, 2. Nays: New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, 9.

On the question to agree to the 1st clause of the 7th