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 I94 RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION Tesday JOURNAL Agt ? "unless a different day shall be appointed by law" which passed in the affirmative [Ayes- 8; noes- 2.] 3 It was moved and seconded to strike out the word "Decem- ber" and to insert the word "May" in the third article which passed in the negative. [Ayes -- 2; noes -- 8.] It was moved and seconded to insert after the word "Senate" in the third article, the following words, namely "subject to the negative hereafter mentioned" which passed in the negative. [Ayes- x; noes- 9-] It was moved and seconded to amend the last clause of the third article so as to read as follows namely "The Legislature shall meet at least once in every year; "and such meeting shall be on the first monday in December "unless a different day shall be appointed by law" which passed in the affirmative It was moved and seconded to strike out the last clause in the first section of the fourth article which passed in the negative. [Ayes- x; noes- 7; divided- x.] [To adjourn Ayes M4; noes-- 5.]  It was moved and seconded to adjourn till to-morrow morn- ing at IO o'clock which passed in the negative [Ayes -- 3; noes -- 5; divided- n] The House then adjourned till to-morrow morning at I I o'clock [Ayes -- 7; noes -- 24' Vote 238, Detail of Ayes and Noes, which states that the amendment was "offered by Mr Randolph ". Vote 24, Detail of Aye and Noes. Vote 244, Detail of Ayes and Noes. It is not certain that this vote belongs here.

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