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 62 RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION Saturday MADISON .4ugust 2rz amiss to authorize the 2 Houses by a concurrent vote to ad- journ at their first meeting to the most proper place, and to require thereafter, the sanction of a law to their removal. (The motion was accordingly moulded into the following form: 2 "the Legislature shall at their first assembling deter- mine on a place at which their future sessions shall be held; neither House shall afterwards, during the session of the House of Reps. without the consent of the other, adjourn more than three days, nor shall they adjourn to any other place than such as shall have been fixt by law") Mr. Gerry thought it would be wrong to let the Presidt check the will of the (2) Houses on this subject (at all.) Mr Williamson supported the ideas of Mr. Spaight Mr Carrol was actuated by the same apprehensions Mr. Mercer. it will serve no purpose to require the two Houses at their first Meeting to fix on a place. They will never agree. After some further expressions from others denoting an apprehension that the seat of Govt. might be continued at an improper place if a law should be made necessary to a removal, and (the) motion (above stated with another) for recommitting the section (had been) negatived, the Section was left in the shape it (which it was reported, as to this point. The words "during the session of the legislature were pre- fixed to the 8th section--and the last sentence "But this regulation shall not extend to the Senate when it shall exer- cise the powers mentioned in the article" struck out. The 8th. section as amended was then agreed to.)t, Mr. Randolph moved according to notice to reconsider Art: IV: Sect. 5- concerning money-bills which had been struck out. He argued 4 . that he had not wished for this privi- lege whilst a proportional Representation in the Senate was in contemplation. but since an equality had been fixed in that "Taken from Journal. u Taken from Journal after crossing out "now hears ". a4 Crossed out "I. that this exclusive privilege in behalf of the House of Repre- sentatives would render the plan acceptable". This necessitated the renumbering of the four other points.

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