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1787.] committee of eleven, entered on the Journal of the 24th instant, as follows: to strike out the words "the year eighteen hundred," and to insert the words "the year eighteen hundred and eight;" which passed in the affirmative.

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

It was moved and seconded to amend the 1st clause of the report, to read,—

"The importation of slaves into such of the states as shall permit the same shall not be prohibited by the legislature of the United States until the year 1808;" which passed in the negative.

Yeas: Connecticut, Virginia, Georgia, 3. Nays: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, 6. Divided: Maryland, 1.

On the question to agree to the 1st part of the report as amended, namely,—

"The migration or importation of such persons as the several states now existing shall think proper to admit shall not be prohibited by the legislature prior to the year 1808,"— it passed in the affirmative.

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

It was moved and seconded to strike out the words "average of the duties laid on imports," and to insert the words "common impost on articles not enumerated;" which passed in the affirmative.

It was moved and seconded to amend the 2d clause of the report, to read, "but a tax or duty may be imposed on such importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each person;" which passed in the affirmative.

On the question to agree to the 2d clause of the report, as amended, it passed in the affirmative.

On the question to postpone the further consideration of the report, it passed in the affirmative.

It was moved and seconded to amend the 8th article, to read,—

"This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof, and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the several states, and of their citizens and inhabitants; and the judges in the several states shall be bound thereby in their decisions, any thing in the 3423