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 302 RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION Wednesday McHENRY ,'lugust r 5 --after a short and rather confused conversation on the sub- ject, the question was put & rejected, the States being as follows, N. 14. no- Mas. ay- Ct. no. N- J. no- Pena. no. Delay. Md. no. Va. no. N. C. a�. 8. C. no. Geo. no. [Ayes-- 3; noes -- 8.] "Ten days (Sundays excepted)" instead of "seven" were allowed to the President for returning bills with his objections (N.H. & Mas: only voting agst. it. The 13 sect: o� art. VI as amended was then agreed to o 3 Adjourned. 4 McHENRY .4ugust 5. Sect. It. agreed to. Sect. rz postponed. Sect. 3- Agreed to with the alteration of { of each house instead of two thirds. Taken from Journal. u See further, Appendix A, LXXXIV.

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