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 RECOR/)S OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION 9 Wednesday JOURNAL ,'lugust .r S "passed into a law; it shall be returned, with the objections "against it, to that House in which it shall have originated, "who shall enter the objections at large on their Journal, and "proceed to reconsider the bill: But, if, after such reconsid- "eration, two thirds of that House, when either the President "or a Majority of the Judges shall object, or three fourths, "where both shall object, shall agree to pass it, it shall, "together with the objections, be sent to the other House by "which it shall likewise be reconsidered and, if approved by "two thirds, or three fourths of the other House as the case "may be, it shall become a law" which passed in the negative [Ayes--3; noes--8.] 3 It was moved and seconded to postpone the consideration of the x3th sect. of the 6th article which passed in the negative [Ayes- 2; noes- 9.] It was moved and seconded to strike out the words "two thirds" and to insert the words "three fourths" in the xsth sect. of the 6 article which passed in the affirmative [Ayes- 6; noes--4; divided- n] It was moved and seconded to amend the first clause of the $ sect. of the 6 article as follows "No Bill or resolve of the Senate and House of repre~ "sentatives shall become a Law, or have force until it shall "have been presented to the President of the United States "for his revision" which passed in the negative. [Ayes -- 3; noes -- 8.] [No money shall be drawn from the Treasy of the U.S. but in conseq. o� approns by law. withdrawn. To adjourn Ayes -- 3; noes -- 7-] 4 It was moved and seconded to strike out the word "seven" and to insbrt the words "ten (" sundays excepted") in the x3th sect. of the 6 article which passed in the affirmative [Ayes- 9; noes- 2.] 'Vote 295, Detail of Ayes and Noes, which notes that k was "Mr. Madison's amendment to the negative by addg the Judiciary". 4 Votes 299-300, Detail of Ayes and Noes, but there is no reason beyond that o� relative position (i.e. between Votes 298 and 3oi) for inrting thee questions he:re.

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