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 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1787 � JOURNAL Tuesday September 4th The honorable Mr Brearley from the Committee of eleven informed the House that the Committee were prepared to report partially-- He then read the report in his place; it was afterwards delivered in at the Secretary's table- and was again read: and is as follows. ! The Committee of eleven to whom sundry resolutions &ca were referred on the 3Ist ultimo, report that in their opinion the following additions and alterations should be made to the report before the Convention --viz The first clause of the first Sect. of the 7th article to read as follows. "The Legislature shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defence and general welfare of the United States. At the end of 2nd clause of the xst sect. ? art. add "and with the Indian tribes. In the place of the 9 article Ist sect. to be inserted "The Senate of the United States shall have power to try all impeachments; but no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two thirds of the Members present. after the word Excellency in the Ist sect o article to be in- serted "He shall hold his office during the term of four years, and together with the Vice President, chosen for the same term, be elected in the following manner. Each State shall appoint in such manner as it's Leglsla- z In this report in the Journal there are four penciled interlineatlons in another handwriting than that of the Secretary. Those are indicated in the present text by enclosing in angie brackets. See Madison's note, below. 493

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