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316 Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, 10.

It was moved and seconded to strike out, after "legislatures," the words "of three fourths," and so after the word "conventions," article 5th—[leaving future conventions to proceed like the present.] Passed in the negative.

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

It was moved and seconded to strike out the words "or by conventions in three fourths thereof." Passed in the negative.

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

It was moved and seconded to annex to the end of article 5th a proviso,— "that no state shall, without its consent, be affected in its internal police, or deprived of its equal suffrage in the Senate."

Passed in the negative.

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

It was moved and seconded to strike out article 5th. Passed in the negative.

Yeas: Connecticut, New Jersey, 2. Nays: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, 8. Divided: Delaware, 1.

It was moved to strike out of article 5th, after the word "legislatures," the words "of three fourths," and also, after the word "conventions," so as to leave future conventions to act like the present Convention, according to circumstances; which passed in the negative.

It was moved to strike out the words "or by conventions in three fourths thereof;" which passed in the negative.

It was moved to annex to the article a further proviso,— "that no state shall, without its consent, be affected in its internal police, or deprived of its equal suffrage in the Senate."

Passed in the negative.

It was moved to strike out the 5th article altogether which passed in the negative.

It was moved to add a proviso,—