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 I8 RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION Thursday JOURNAL September 6 The person having the greatest number of votes shall be the Presidt Ayes M 8; noes M 2; divided -- I Provided that number be a majorit 7 of the Ayes  8; noes -- 3-] 4 It was moved and seconded to insert the words "and who shall have given their votes" after the word "appointed" in the 7 clause of the report. which passed in the negative. [Ayes  5; noes- 6.] * [ Ayes -- IO; noes  1.1 s It was moved and seconded to insert the words "in presence of the Senate and House of representatives" after the word "counted" which passed in the affirmative It was moved and seconded to insert the word "immediately" before the word 'choose" which passed in the affirmative [Ayes  9; noes  2.] 7 [and that not less than  of the whole number of Senators be present- (In presence of the S it Ho of representatives) Ayes -- 6; noes  4.] g It was moved and seconded to insert the words "of the Elec- tors" after the word "votes" which passed in the affirmative [Ayes-- II; noes Mo.]g It was moved and seconded to agree to the following clause "That the Electors meet at the seat of the general Govern- ment" which passed in the negative. [Ayes  ; noes -- IO.] o It was moved and seconded to agree to the following clause "But The election shall be on the same day throughout the United States" after the words 'transmlttlng their votes" which passed in the affirmative [Ayes -- 8; noes -- 3.] n It was moved and seconded to strike out the words "The a Vote 49-46t, Detail of Ayes and Noe,. s Vote 462, Detail of Ayes and Noes. s Vote 46, Detail of Ayes and Noes. Probably is the same as Madison report* on eventual choice of President by Senate. is slightly different. s Vote 464, Detail of Ayes and Noe. s Vote 467, Detail of Ayes and Noes, probably belongs here. m Vote 458, Detail of Ayes and Noem. n Vote 468, Detail of Ayes and Noes.
 * Vote 470, Detail of Ayes and Noes, probably belongs here although the wording

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