Grand Convention at Philadelphia, May to September, 1787, Quill Project 2021 Edition.
The main chamber of the Constitutional Convention, consisting of all delegates.
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Second Report of Committee on Postponed Matters delivered and debated.
[Second Report of the Committee on Postponed Matters as Amended by the Convention]
The Committee of eleven to whom sundry resolutions &ca were referred on the 31st ultimo, report that in their opinion the following additions and alterations should be made to the report before the Convention — viz
The first clause of the first Sect. of the 7th article to read as follows. “The Legislature shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defence and general welfare of the United States.”
At the end of 2nd clause of the 1st sect. 7 art. add “and with the Indian tribes.”
after the word Excellency in the 1st sect 10 article to be inserted “He shall be elected by joint ballot by the Legislature But no Person shall be appointed an Elector who is a Member of the Legislature of the United States or who holds any office of profit or trust under the United States., to which election a majority of the votes of the Members present shall be required: He shall hoe whole numberlappointed d his office during the term of seven years: but shall not be elected a seco and of their giving their votes,nd time.”