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 RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION 8 3 Tesday MADISON lugust x4 It was moved and seconded to agree to the following amend- ment to the xoth sect. of the 6 article "to be ascertained by law" which passed in the affirmative On the question to agree to the xo section of the 6 article as amended it passed in the affirmative- and then the House adjourned till to-morrow at x o'Clock AM DTAI,. OF AYES AND NOES aye no l no no aye aye aye aye no no dd To postpone the conidn of the 9 sect. of the 6 no article aye  aye aye aye aye aye laye ae no aye To be paid out  the 9 Tmasu of the Unked Ste. no no aye o no no no aye no no no To agree to five domars  diem [z9x]aye [2921aye [293] MADISON Tuesday Aug. 4. In Convention Article VI. sect. 9. taken up.  Mr. Pinkhey argued that the making the members inelig- ible to offices was degrading to them, and the more improper as their election into the Legislature implied that they had the confidence of the people; that it was inconvenient, because the Senate might be supposed to contain the fittest men. He hoped to see that body become a School of Public Ministers, a nursery of Statesmen: that it was impolitic, because the Legislature would cease to be a magnet to the first talents x Article VI, Sect. 9. "The members of each House shall be ineligible to, and capable of holding any office under the authority of the United States I during the time for which they shall respectively be elected: and the members of the Senate 8hall be ineligible to, and incapable of holding any such office for one year afterwards."

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