Thursday August 9, 1787

On the question to agree to the 6 section of the 4 article as reported

It passed in the affirmative

On the question to agree to the 7 section of the 4 article as reported

It passed in the affirmative

It was moved and seconded to insert the following words in the third clause of the 5 article after the word “executive”

“of the state, in the representation of which the vacancy shall happen”

Which passed in the affirmative

It was moved and seconded to strike out the 4th clause of the 1st section of the 5 article

Which passed in the affirmative

It was moved and seconded to add the following words to the 3rd clause of the 1st section of the 5 article, namely “unless other provision shall be made by the legislature”

Which passed in the negative

It was moved and seconded to alter the 3rd clause in the 1st section of the 5 article so as to read as follows, namely

“Vacancies happening by refusals to accept resignations or otherwise may be supplied by the legislature of the state in the representation of which such vacancies shall happen or by the executive thereof until the next meeting of the legislature”

Which passed in the affirmative

On the motion to agree to the three first clauses of the 1st section of the 5th article

It passed in the affirmative

It was moved and seconded to postpone the consideration of the last clause in the first section of the 5. article

Which passed in the negative

On the question to agree to the last clause in the 1st section of the 5. article

It passed in the affirmative

It was moved and seconded to insert the following words after the word “after” in the 2nd section of the 5 article namely

“they shall be assembled in consequence of”

Which passed in the affirmative

On the question to agree to the 2nd section of the 5. article as amended.

It passed in the affirmative

It was moved and seconded to strike out the word “four” and to insert the word “fourteen” in the 3 section of the 5 article

Which passed in the negative

It was moved and seconded to strike out the word “four” and to insert the word “ten” in the 3 section of the 5 article

Which passed in the negative

It was moved and seconded to strike out the word “four” and to insert the word “nine” in the 3rd section of the 5 articleWhich passed in the affirmative

It was moved and seconded to amend the 3rd section of the 5 article by inserting the word “of” after the word “citizen” and the words “an inhabitant” instead of the words “a resident”

Which passed in the affirmative

On the question to agree to the 3rd section of the 5 article as amended

It passed in the affirmative

On the question to agree to the 4th section of the 5. article as reported

It passed in the affirmative

It was moved and seconded to strike out the words “each house” and to insert the words “the house of representatives” in the 1st section of the 6th article

Which passed in the negative

It was moved and seconded to insert the word “respectively” after the word “state” in the 1st section of the 6 article

Which passed in the affirmative

It was moved and seconded to alter the second clause in the first section of the 6th article so as to read as follows namely

“but regulations in each of the foregoing cases may, at any time, be made or altered by the legislature of the United States”

Which passed in the affirmative

On the question to agree to the 4th section of the 6th article as amended

It passed in the affirmative

And then the house adjourned till to-morrow at 11 o'clock a.m.

Constitutional Convention, Week of 6 August 1787