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 RECOP. DS OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION 475 Friday MADISON .4 ug ust 3 MADISON Friday August 3ISt. x787. In Convention. Mr. King moved to add to the end of art: XXI the words "between the said States" so as to confine the operation of the Govt. to the States ratifying it. On the questlbn N.H. ay. Mas. ay. Ct. ay. N-- J-- ay. Pa. ay. Md. no. Virga. ay. N. C. ay. (S.C. ay.)  Geo. ay. [Ayes--9; noes- i.] Mr. Madison proposed to fill the blank in the article with "Any seven or more States entitled to thirty three members at least in the House of Representatives according to the allotment made in the 3 Sect: of art: 4-" This he said would require the concurrence of a majority of both the States and people. Mr. Sherman doubted the propriety of authorizing less than all the States to execute the Constitution, considering the nature of the existing Confederation. Perhaps all the States may concur, and on that supposition it is needless to hold out a breach of faith. Mr. Clymer and Mr. Carrol moved to postpone the consid- eration of Art: XXI in order to take up the Reports of Com- mittees not yet acted on-- On this question, <the States were equally divided.) N.H. ay. Mas. no. Ct. divd. N. J-- no. Pa. ay-- Del-- ay. Md. ay. Va. no. N. C no. S.C. no. G. ay. [Ayes- 5; noes -- 5; divided -- x.] Mr Govt. Morris 6 moved to strike out "Conventions of the" after "ratifications". leaving the States to pursue their own modes of ratification. Mr. Carrol mentioned the mode of altering the Constitu- tion of Maryland pointed out therein, and that no other mode could be pursued in that State. s Taken from Journal. s A line preceding was crossed out: "A motion was then made & rejected, for postponing art. XXI, in order to take up art. XXII." Copied from Journal, but Madison afterwards found that he had the game record a little farther on.

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