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 466 RECOKD$ OF TIlE FEDERAL CONVENTION Tkrsday MADISON ,dgust $o ern territory, but all such claims shall be examined into & decided upon, by the Supreme Court of the U. States." Mr Govr Morris moved to postpone this in order to take up the following. "The Legislature shall have power to dis- pose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the U. States; and nothing in this constitution contained, shall be so con- strued as to prejudice any claims either of the U-- S-- or of any particular State," -- The postponemt. agd. to nem. con. Mr. L. Martin moved to amend the proposition of Mr Govr Morris by adding- "But all such rialtos may be ex- amined into & decided upon b3 r the supreme Court of the U-- States ". Mr. Govr. Morris. this is unnecessary, as all suits to which the U. S-- are parties-- are already to be decided by the Supreme Court. Mr. L. Martin, it is proper in order to remove all doubts on this point. Question on Mr. L-- Martin's amendstory motion N-- H-- no. Mss-- no. Ct. no. N.J. ay. Pa. no. Del. no. Md. ay. Va. no--States not farther called the negatives being sufficient & the point given up? The Motion of Mr. Govt. Morris was then agreed to, (Md. alone dissenting.) s Art: XVIII being taken up, 9-- the word "foreign" was struck out. (nero: con: as superfluous, being implied in the term "invasion") �. Dickinson moved to strike out "on the application of its Legislature against" He thought it of essential impor- ? See Vote 4o9, Detail of Ayes and Noes. s "nero. con:" crossed out and this substituted from Journal. Probably a mistake, see below note zo, and above note 4- * Article XVIII. "The United States shall guaranty to each State a Republican form of Government; and shall protect each State against foreign invasions, and on the application of its Legislature, against domestic violence.  Madison originally recorded: "nero: con: Maryland being in the negative. It was thought to be superfluous as implied in the term invasion". Apparently when he saw Journal ascribing Maryland's negative vote to another question, Madison modified his records accordingly. See above note 18.

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