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 RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION I9 Tesday MADISON .4gt 7 that it may deprive the Senate of their due weight; but this ought not to prevail over the respect due to the public tran- quility & welfare. Mr. Wilson was for a joint ballot in several cases at least; particularly in the choice o� the President, and was therefore for the amendment. Disputes between the two Houses, dur- ing & concerng the vacancy of the Executive, might have dangerous consequences. Col. Mason thought the amendment of Govr. Morris extended too far. Treaties are in a subsequent part declared to be laws, they will be therefore subjected to a negative; altho' they are to be made as proposed by the Senate alone. He proposed that the mutual negative should be restrained to "cases requiring the distinct assent" of the two Houses. Mr. Govr. Morris thought this but a repetition of the same thing; the mutual negative and distinct assent, being equava- lent expressions. Treaties he thought were not laws. Mr (Madison) �ed to strike out the words "each of which shall in all cases, have a negative on the other; the idea being sufficiently expressed in the preceding member of the Article; vesting the "legislative power" in "distinct bodies". especially as the respective powers and mode of exercising them were fully delineated in a subsequent article. Genl. Pinkne� 2ded. the motion On a question for inserting legislative Acts as moved by Mr Govr. Morris N.H. ay. Mas. ay. Ct. ay. Pa. ay. Del. no. Md no. Va, no. N. C. ay. S.C. no. Geo. no. [Ayes- 5; noes- 5.] On question for agreeing to' MrM's motion to strike out&c-- N.H. ay. Mas. ay. Ct. no. Pa. aT. Del. ay. Md. no. Va. ay. N- C- no. S.C. ay. Geo. ay. [Ayes- 7; noes- 3-] Mr (Madison) wished to know the reasons of the Come for fixing by ye. Constitution the time of 1%{eeting for the Legis- lature; and suggested, that it be required only that one meeting at least should be held every year leaving the time to be fixed or varied by law. zo Crossed out: "Mr. Pinkney".

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