"state within its own limits be not infringed or vio

"lated." (

And the question being put,

Resolved in the affirmative.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1777.

Congress resumed the consideration of the articles of confederation, when the following amendments were moved and agreed to:

Instead of "general officers," to read "all officers." After" United States," to add, "excepting regimen"tal officers, and commissioning all officers what"ever."

FOUR O'CLOCK, P. M.

Congress resumed the consideration of the articles of confederation; and after some time spent thereon, adjourned to ten o'clock to-morrow.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1777.

Congress resumed the consideration of the articles of confederation, when the following amendments were moved and agreed to, viz. Strike out "council of 1 "state," &c. and read, "The United States in Congress assembled shall have authority to appoint a "committee to sit in the recess of Congress, to be de"nominated a committee of the states, and to consist "of one delegate from each state, and to appoint such "other committees," &c.

In the next clause, strike out, "and a suitable per"son for secretary," and read, "to appoint one of "their number to preside." To change the words "agree on and fix, for the word ascertain; and to amend the clause to read thus-" To ascertain the 66 necessary sums of money to be raised for the ser"vice of the United States, and to appropriate and apply the same for defraying the publick expenses." On the clause for adjournment to add, "so that no "period of adjournment be for a longer duration than "the space of six months."

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In the clause for borrowing or emitting money, to add, "transmitting every half year to the respective "states an account of the sums of money so borrowed or emitted."

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To amend the clause for calling upon the states for their quota of troops, so that each state may "clothe❞ as well as arm, &c. its quota of troops. |

It was then moved after the words "unless nine "states shall assent to the same," to insert" Provided, "that the nine states so assenting shall comprehend a "majority of the people of the United States, exclud"ing negroes and Indians; for which purpose a true "account of the number of free people in each state "shall be triennially taken and transmitted to the as"sembly of the United States."

It was then moved and agreed to amend the clause, "No person holding any office under the United States "for which he or another for his benefit receives any

salary, fees or emolument of any kind, shall be capa"ble of being a delegate," and read "no person being "a delegate shall be capable of holding any office "under the United States for which he or any other "for his benefit receives any salary, fees or emolument " of any kind."

On the clause for entering the yeas and nays, it was moved, after the words "on any question," to insert, "except on a previous question ;" and instead of "when it is desired by any delegate," to read, when "it is desired by any state."

And a question being severally put,

Passed in the negative.

The question was then put to agree to the clause.

New Hampshire, Mr. Folsom,

Massachusetts Bay, Mr. S. Adams,

Ay. >x

Ay.

Mr. J. Adams,

Ay. Av.

Mr. Gerry,

Ay.

Mr. Lovell,

Ay.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1777.

Four o'clock, P. M.

Congress resumed the consideration of the articles of confederation: Whereupon, it was moved,

After the words "to appoint one of their number to "preside," to add, "provided that no person be al"lowed to serve in that office more than one year in any term of three years."

And the yeas and nays being required—

New Hampshire, Mr. Folsom,

Ay. >x