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 KECOKD$ OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION 48 Monday MADISON September 3 objection agst. the plan, that its definition of the powers of the Government was so loose as to give it opportunities of usurping all the State powers. He was for not going farther than the Report, which enables the Legislature to provide for the effect of Jdgment.r. On the amendment as moved by Mr Govr. Morris Mas. a�. Ct ay. N.J. ay. Pa. ay. Md. no. Va no. N. C. S.C. ay. Geo. no. [Ayes- 6; noes- 3-] 5 On motion of Mr. Madison, "ought to" was struck out, and "shall" inserted; and "shall" between "Legislature" & "by general laws" struck out, and "may" inserted, nero: con: On the question to agree to the report as amended vlz "Full faith & credit shall be given in each State to the public acts, records & judicial proceedings of every other State, and the Legislature may by general laws prescribe the manner in which such acts records & proceedings 6 shall be proved, and the effect thereof" Agreed to wltht. a count of Sts. The clause in the Report "To establish uniform laws on the subject of Bankruptcies" being taken up. Mr. Sherman observed that Bankruptcies were in some cases punishable with death by the laws of England m & He did not chuse to grant a power by which that might be done here. Mr Govr Morris said this was an extensive & delicate sub- ject. He would agree to it because he saw'no danger of abuse of the power by the Legislature of the U--S. On the question to agree to the clause N.H. ay. Mas. ay. Ct. no. N. jw ay-- Pa. ay. Md a 7. Va. ay. N. C. ay. S.C. ay--Geo. ay. [Ayes- 9; noes- I.] Mr. Pinkney moved to postpone the Report of the Com- mittee of Eleven (see Sepr. I) in order to take up the follow- ing, "The members of each House shall be incapable of hold- ing any office under the Um S-- for which they or any other for their benefit, receive any salary, fees or emoluments of Crossed out "N.H. a)'---" and "Dd.--". Crossed out: "judicial".

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