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 $28 RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION Saturday MADISON August x8 debts at the same time. The State Creditors had generally been the strongest foes to the impost-plan. The State debts probably were of greater amount than the fcederal. He would not say that it was practicable to consolidate the debts, but he thought it would be prudent to have the subject considered by a Committee. On Mr. Rutlidge's motion, that Come be appointed to consider of the assumption &c N.H. no. Mas. ay- Ct ay. N- J. no. Pa divd. Del. no. Md no. Va. ay. N. C. ay. S. C ay. Geo- ay. [Ayes--6; noes -- 4; divided -- .] Mr. Gerry's motion to provide for  (public securities) for stages on post-roads, and �or letters of marque and reprisal, were committed nem. con. Mr. King suggested that all unlocated lands of particular States ought to be given up if State debts were to be assumed. --Mr Williamson concurred in the idea. A Grand Committee was appointed consisting of ((The Come. appointed by ballot were- Mr. Langdon, Mr. King, Mr. Sharman. Mr. Livingston. Mr. Clymer, Mr. Dickenson, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Mason, Mr- Williamson, Mr. C. C. Pinkhey, Mr. Baldwin.)) s Mr. Rutlidge remarked on the length of the Session, the probable impatience of the public and the extreme anxiety of many members of the Convention to bring the business to an end; concluding with a motion that the Convention meet henceforward, precisely at Io oC. A.M. and that precisely at 4 oC. P.M., the President adjourn the House without motion for the purpose. and that no motion to adjourn sooner be al- lowed  On this question N- H. ay. Mas- ay. Ct ay. N. J- ay. Pa. no- Del. ay. Md no. Va. ay. N- C-ay. S.C. ay-Geo. ay. [Ayes -- 9; noes -- 2.] Mr. Elseworth observed that a Council had not yet been provided for the President. He conceived there ought to be Crossed out ' securing public debt8 ". s Taken from Journal See May 25 note x, and Appendix A, LXXXVIII, XC, CXLI.

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