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 3 I4 RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION Friday MADISON At&gust DETAIL OF AYES AN]) [3o6l aye To appoint a by joint ballot [307] no lb strike out the 9 clause of ye i sect 7 article [3o8] no To strike out the words "and punishrot x x clause x sect 7 art [309]aye To punish piracies & felonies committed on the high seas. [ylo]aye "or without, when the Legislature cannot. [Six]aye To agree to the 13 clause as amended [ylz]aye To subdue rebellion" [313] no strike out "make" to insert "declare" [3x4] no The last question re- peated [3x5] no To add "to make peace" to ye IZ clause MADISON Friday August I7th. in Convention Art VII. sect. . resumed. On the clause "to appoint Treas- urer by ballot". Mr Ghorum moved to insert "joint" before ballot, as more convenient as well as reasonable, than to require the separate concurrence of the Senate. Mr. Pinkhey zds. the motion. Mr Sherman opposed it as favoring the larger States. Mr. Read moved to strike out the clause, leaving the appointment of the Treasurer as of other officers to the Executive. The Legislature was an improper body for

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