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 i96 RECORDS OF THE FEDE1LAL CON1ZENTION Tuesday MADISON lugst 7 MADISON Teusday August 7th. In Convention The Report of the Committee (of detail being) taken up, Mr. Pinkney moved that it be referred to a Committee of the whole. This was strongly opposed by Mr Ghorum and several others, as likely to produce unnecessary delay; and was negatived. (Delaware Maryd. & Virga. only being in the affirmative.) 6 The (preamble); of the Report was agreed to nero. con. So were Art: I & II. s Art: III. s considered. Col. Mason doubted the propriety of giving each branch a negative on the other "in all cases". There were some cases in which it was he supposed not intended to be given as in the case of balloting for appointments. Mr. Govr. Morris moved to (insert) "legislative acts" instead of "all cases" Mr Williamson ads. him. Mr. Sherman. This will restrain the operation of the clause too much. It will particularly exclude a mutual negative in the case of ballots, which he hoped would take place. Mr. Ghorum contended that elections ought to be made by joint ballot. If separate ballots should be made for the Presi- dent, and the two branches should be each attached to a favorite, great delay, contention & confusion may ensue. These inconveniences have been felt in Masts. in the election of officers of little importance compared with the Executive of the U. States. The only objection agst. a joint ballot is e Taken from Journal. 7 Crossed out: "Caption ". s Article x. "The stile o� the Government shall be. 'The United States o[ America'." Article II. "The Government shall consist of supreme legislative, executive, and judicial powers."  Article IlL "The legislative power shall be vested in a Congress, to consist of two separate and distinct bodies of men, a House of Representatives and a Senate; each of which shall in all cases have a negative on the other. The Legislature shall meet on the first Monday in December every year."

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