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 RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION I I 7 TAursday JOURNAL Jdy 26 erty and citizenship in the United States for the Executive, the Judiciary, and the Members of both branches of the Legis- lature of the United States; and for disqualifying all such persons as are indebted to, or have unsettled accounts with the United States from being Members of either Branch of the national Legislature. It was moved and seconded to strike out the word "landed" it passed in the affirmative [Ayes- Io; noes- .] On the question to agree to the clause respecting the qualifi- cation as amended it passed in the affirmative [Ayes--8; noes--3.] It was moved and seconded to add the words "and Pensioners of the Government of the United States" to the clause of disqualification which passed in the negative. [Ayes--3; noes- 7; divided- x.] It was moved and seconded to strike out the following words, namely "or have unsettled accounts with" which passed in the affirmative. [Ayes -- 9; noes -- 2.] On the question to agree to the clause of disqualification as amended it passed in the negative [Ayes- 2; noes- 9-] It was moved and seconded to agree to the following resolu- tion namely Resolved that it be an instruction to the Committee to whom were referred the proceedings of the Convention for the establishment of a national Government, to receive a clause or clauses for preventing the seat of the national Gov- ernment being in the same City or Town with the seat of the Government of any State, longer than until the necessary public Buildings can be erected. It was moved and seconded to postpone the consideration of the last resolution. It was moved and seconded to refer such proceedings of the Convention, as have been agreed on since Monday last, to the Committee of detail which passed unanimously in 7e affirmative

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