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 RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION I8 9 Monday MADISON dgst 6 XXI [XX] The ratifications of the Conventions of be sufficient for organizing this Constitution. States shall xxrr [xxB This Constitution shall be laid before the United States in Congress assembled, for their approbation; and it is the opinion of this Convention, that it should be afterwards sub- mitted to a Convention chosen, under the recommendation of its legislature, in order to receive the ratification of such Convention. xxIII [xxIIl To introduce this government, it is the opinion of this Convention, that each assenting Convention should notify its assent and ratification to the United States in Congress as- sembled; that Congress, after receiving the assent and rati- fication of the Conventions of States, should appoint and publish a day, as early as may be, and appoint a place for commencing proceedings under this Constitution; that after such publication, the Legislatures of the several States should elect members of the Senate and direct the election of members of the House of Representatives; and that the members of the Legislature should meet at the time and place assigned by Congress, and should, as soon as may be, after their meeting, choose the President of the United States and proceed to execute this Constitution." (A motion was made to adjourn till Wednesday, in order to give leisure to examine the Report; which passed in the Negative- N.H. no. Mas- no. Ct. no. Pa. ay Md. ay. Virg. a�. N. C. no. S- C. no 6 The * House then adjourned till tomorrow II OC.) 7 8 Taken from Journal. the members being absents we adjourned to the next day." (Appendix A, CXC).
 * See further Appendix A, LXXVIII, LXXIX. Martin stated that "many of

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