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 406 RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION Friday McHENRY ,/gt 24 N.H. no. Mss-- no--Ct ay-- N-- J-- ay. Pa. ay-- Del. no. Md ay. Va. ay-- N-- C. abst. S. C no. Geo--- (ay) [Ayes -- 6; noes -- 4; absent -- x.] u Mr. Dickinson then moved to annex to his last amend- ment "except where by law the appointment shall be vested in the Legislatures or Executives of the several States". Mr. Randolph zded. the motion Mr. Wilson-- If this be agreed to it will soon be a stand- ing instruction from the State Legislatures to pass no law creating offices, unless the appts be referred to them. Mr. Sherman objected to "Legislatures" in the motion, which was struck out by consent of the movers. Mr. Govr. Morris -- This would be putting it in the power of the States to say, "You shall be viceroys but we will be viceroys over you"- The motion was negatived without a Count of the States Ordered (unamlnously) a that the order respecting the adjournment at 4 oClock be repealed, & that in future the House assemble at xo OC. & adjourn at 3 oC.X4 Adjourned McHENRY Augt. 2 4. 2 and 3 sect. struck out. The IO article give rise to vari- ous debate. Amended to read that the election of the presi- dent of the U.S. be by joint ballot. It was moved to add each State having one vote--Conn: Jer. Mar. Georg? ay. N.H. Mass. Penns. Vir. N. C. and S.C. no. It was moved
 * t Madison originally had Georgia recorded as voting "no", which made the

total vote a tie, and the determination of the question in the negative. Thh wa changed to conform to Journal and the subsequent proceedings.  McHenry is probably correct in stating that the house adjourned when the question was going to be put", see August zS, note I5. n Taken from u See May zS, note I. n Detail of Ayes and No (Vote 3f7) and Madison both include Delaware in the affirmative.

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