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 RECOP, D$ OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION 5J3 �riday JOURNAL $p ternbr 7 It was moved and seconded to amend the znd clause of the 4 sect of the report to read "Ambassadors, other public Ministers, and Consuls" which passed in the affirmative [By & with the consent of the Senate appoint Ministers &ca Ayes -- I I; noes -- o. Judges of the Supreme Court Ayes -- ! I; noes --o. and all other officers Ayes -- 9; noes -- z.]  It was moved and seconded to postpone the consideration of the 4 sect. of the report in order to take up the following. That it be an instruction to the Committee of the States to prepare a clause or clauses for establishing an Executive Coun- cil, as a Council of State, for the President of the United States, to consist of six Members, two of which from the Eastern, two from the middle, and two from the southern States with a ro- tation and duration of office similar to that of the Senate; such Council to be appointed by the Legislature or by the Senate. On the question to postpone it passed in the negative [Ayes--3; noes--8.]5 [To agree to the last question Ayes m x !; noes -- o.]  It was moved and seconded to agree to the following clause That the President shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of the next session of the Senate. which passed in the affirmative It was moved and seconded to insert the words (except treaties of Peace) after the word Treaty in the 4 sect of the report which passed in the affirmative [To agree to Mr Madison's amendrot Ayes w 3; noes -- 8.]* m On the question to agree to the 4 sect. of the report as amended it passed in the affirmative [Ayes -- 8; noes  3] 8 l Votes 477-479, Detail of Ayes and Noes.  Vote 48z, Detail of Ayes and Noes. Journal (pp. 34o-34x) mistakenly assigns Vote 480 to this question, see Madison's note below. s Vote 483, Detail of Ayes and Noes.  Vote 48o, Detail of Ayes and Noes. s Vote 48, Detail of Ayes and Noes.

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