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 RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION I6I COMMITTEE OF DETAIL, VIII sisting, or that may hereafter subsist between two or more States, the Senate shall pos- sess the following Powers. Whenever the Legislature or the Executive Authority, or the lawful Agent of any State in Controversy with another shall (present a petition) by Memorial to the Senate, state the Matter in Question, and apply for a Hearing, Notice of such Memorial and applica- tion shall be given by Order of the Senate to the Legisla- ture or the Executive Author- ity of the other State in Controversy. (A Day) The Senate shall also assign a Day for the Appearance of the Parties by their Agents before that House. The Agents shall be directed to appoint by joint Consent Commissioners or Judges to constitute a Court for hearing and determining the Matter in Question. But if the Agents cannot agree, the Senate shall name three Perions out of each of the several States, and from the List of such Persons each Party shall alternately strike out one (the Party who shall have applied for a Hearing be- ginning) until the Number shall be reduced to thirteen; and from that Number not come a Law(s) be presented to the Governour of the United States for his (Revisal) Re- vision; (and) If, upon such Revision, he approve (thereof) of it, he shall signify his Ap- probation by signing it; But, if, upon such Revision, it shall appear to him improper for (becoming) being passed into a Law, he shall return it, together with his Objection against it in Writing, to that House (of Representatives or Senate) in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the Objection at large on their Journal, and proceed to recon- sider the Bill. But if after such Reconsideration, two thirds of that House shall, notwithstanding the Objec- tions of the Governour agree to pass it; it shall, together with his objections be sent to the other House, (where) by which it shall (also) likewise be reconsidered; and, if ap- proved by two thirds of the other House als% it shall be a Law. But in all such Cases the Votes of both Houses shall be determined by Yeas and Nays; and the Names of the Persons voting for or against the Bill shall be en- tered in the Journal(s) of each House respectively m If any

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