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 SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1787.

JOURNAL

Saturday July 14. 1787.

It was moved and seconded to agree to the following proposition, namely. That to secure the liberties of the States already confederated, the number of representatives in the first branch from the States which shall hereafter be established, shall never exceed the representatives from such of the thirteen United States as shall accede to this Confederation. On the question to agree to the proposition it passed in the negative [Ayes—4; noes—5; divided—1.] It was moved and seconded to reconsider the two propositions reported from the grand Committee, and agreed by the House to stand part of the report—entered on the Journal of the 6. instant It was moved and seconded to postpone the second clause of the report from the grand Committee, entered on the Journals of the 6 instant, in order to take up the following. namely That the second branch of the Legislature shall have Thirty six Members of which number