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 TUESDAY, JULY I7, I787. JOURNAL Tuesday July 7. 787. It was moved and seconded to postpone the considn of the second clause of the Sixth resolution reported from the Com- mittee of the whole House in order to take up the following "To make laws binding on the People of the United States "in all cases which may concern the common interests of "the Union: but not to interfere with the government of the "individual States in any matters of internal police which "respect the government of such States only, and wherein "the general welfare of the United States is not concerned." which passed in the negative [Ayes- 2; noes- 8.]  It was moved and seconded to alter the second clause of the 6th resolution so as to read as follows, namely "and moreover to legislate in all cases for the general interests of the Union, and also in those to which the States are separately incompetent, or in which the harmony of the United States may be interrupted by the exercise of indi- vidual legislation which passed in the affirmative [Ayes -- 6; noes -- 4.]  [To agree to the second clause of the 6. resolution as amended. Ayes -- 8; noes -- z.]  On the question to agree to the following clause of the sixth resolution reported from the Committee of the whole House, namely, "to negative all laws passed by the several States contra- "vening in the opinion of the national legislature, the articles I Vote I60 Detail of Ayes and Noes, which notes that the motion was "offered by Mr. Sherman". 2 Vote I6, Detail of Ayes and Noes, which notes that the amendment was "offered by' Mr. Bedford". aVote x6z, Detail of Ayes and Noe.

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