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 RECORDS OF THE FEDEKAI., CONVENTION ,$8 7 Mort Jay JOURNAL $ftmter $ The Members of each House shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States for which they or an 7 other for their benefit receive any salary, fees, or emoluments of any kind and the acceptance of such office shall vacate their seats respectively On the question to postpone it passed in the negative. [Ayes- z; noes- 8.] [To adjourn Ayes -- 4; noes -- 6.] a It was moved and seconded to insert the .word "created" before the word "during" in the report of the Committee of eleven which passed in the negative [Ayes- 5; noes- 5-] It was moved and seconded to insert the words "created or the emoluments whereof shall have been encreased" before the word "during" in the report of the Committee. which passed in the affirmative [Ayes--5; noes--4; divided- x.] [on the last question Ayes m 5; noes -- 3; divided -- I.] 4 Separate questions having been taken on the report as amended they passed in the affirmative and the report, as amended, is as follows "The Members of each House shall be ineligible to any "civil office under the authority of the United States created, "or the emoluments whereof shall have been encreased dur- "ing the time for which they shall respectively be elected- "and no person holding any office under the United States "shall be a Member of either House during his continuance "in Office." The House then adjourned. Vote 438, Detail of Ayes and Noes. Vote 44 x, Detail of Ayes and Noes.

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