Friday MCHENRY August 31 MCHENRY Augt. 31. Filled up the blank in the XXI article with 9: 8 States afirm: 3 Neg. Maryland moved to fill it up with 13 but stood alone on the question. G. W. was for 7. Struck out for their approbation in the 22 Article. filled up the blank in the 23 article with 9, and amended the last clause by striking out choose the president of the U. S. and. The system being thus far agreed to the restrictory propositions from Maryland were taken up and carried — against them N. Hamp. Massachus. 17 and S. Carolina. Refered to a grand committee all the sections of the system under postponement and a report of a committee of 5 with several motions. Adjourned. 17 Massachusetts's vote was not recorded by the Journal or Madison. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1787. JOURNAL Saturday September 1. 1787. The honorable Mr Brearley from the Committee of eleven to whom such parts of the Constitution, as have been postponed, and such parts of reports, as have not been acted on, were referred informed the House that the Committee were prepared to report partially The following report was then read "That in lieu of the 9th section of the 6th article the following be inserted The Members of each House shall be ineligible to any civil Office under the authority of the United States during the time for which they shall respectively be elected -And no Person holding any office under the United States shall be a Member of either House during his continuance in office. The honorable Mr Rutledge from the Committee to whom sundry propositions, entered on the Journal of the 28th ultimo were referred, informed the House that the Committee were prepared to report. - The following report was then read. That the following additions be made to the report vizt after the word "States" in the last line on the margin of the 3rd page,1 add "To establish uniform laws on the subject of bankrupt"cies" — and insert the following as the 16th article vizt. "Full faith and credit ought to be given in each State to "the public Acts, Records, and Judicial proceedings of every "other State, and the Legislature shall by general laws pre 1 Article VII, Section 1 (relating to the powers of Congress) had been amended (August 21-23) by adopting a modified report of a committee upon "state debts" and "militia ", and this amendment had apparently been written in the margin of the printed Report of the Committee of Detail. Saturday MADISON September I "scribe the manner in which such acts, records, and proceed"ings shall be proved, and the effect which judgments obtained "in one State shall have in another. It was moved and seconded to adjourn [Ayes-7; noes -1; divided - 1.]2 The House adjourned till Monday next at 10 o'clock A. M. Saturday Sepr. 1. 1787. In Convention. Mr. Brearley from the Comme. of eleven to which were referred yesterday, the postponed part of the Constitution, & parts of Reports not acted upon, made the following partial report. That in lieu of the 9th. sect: of art: 6. the words following be inserted viz "The members of each House shall be ineligible to any civil office under the authority of the U. S. during the time for which they shall respectively be elected, and no person holding an office under the U. S. shall be a member of either House during his continuance in office." Mr Rutlidge from the Committee to whom were referred sundry propositions (see Aug: 29), together with art: XVI, reported that the following additions be made to the Report — viz. 3. After the word "States" in the last line on the Margin of the 3d. page (see the printed Report) - add "to establish uniform laws on the subject of Bankruptcies" and insert the following as Art: XVI — viz 2 Vote 433, Detail of Ayes and Noes. Journal (p. 319) assigns this to the records of August 31. See above, note I. Saturday MCHENRY September I "Full faith and credit ought to be given in each State to the public acts, records, and Judicial proceedings of every other State, and the Legislature shall by general laws prescribe the manner in which such acts, Records, & proceedings shall be proved, and the effect which Judgments obtained in one State, shall have in another". After receiving these reports The House adjourned to 10 oC. on Monday next' MCHENRY Septmbr. 1. Adjourned to let the committee sit. See further, Appendix A, XCIX, C. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1787. JOURNAL Monday Septr 3rd 1787. It was moved and seconded to strike out the words "judgments obtained in one State shall have in another" and to insert the word "thereof" after the word "effect" in the report from the Committee of five entered on the Journal of the Ist instant which passed in the affirmative [Ayes-6; noes It was moved and seconded to strike out the words "ought to" and to insert the word "shall" and to strike out the word "shall" and to insert the word "may" in the report entered on the Journal of the 1st instant. which passed in the affirmative. On the question to agree to the report amended as foilows. Full faith and credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other State, and the Legislature may by general laws prescribe the manner in which such acts, records, and proceedings shall be proved and the effect thereof" which passed in the affirmative On the question to agree to the following clause of the report "To establish uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies" it passed in the affirmative [Ayes-9; noes - – 1.] [To adjourn Ayes 2; noes - 8.] 2 It was moved and seconded to postpone the consideration of the report from Committee of eleven entered on the Journal of the Ist instant, in order to take up the following 1 Vote 434, Detail of Ayes and Noes, which notes that this was "Mr. Morris's amendmt". Vote 436, Detail of Ayes and Noes. |