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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, i757. JOURNAL Thursday September 6 -- x787. It was moved and seconded to insert the following words after the words "may be entitled in the Legislature" in the 5. clause of the report entered on the Journal of the 4th instant. "But no Person shall be appointed an Elector who is a "Member of the Legislature of the United States or who "holds an3' office of profit or trust under the United States" which passed in the affirmative It was moved and seconded to insert the word "seven" in- stead of "four" in the fourth clause of the report. which passed in the negative [Ayes--3; noes- 8.]t It was moved and seconded to insert the word "six" instead of "four" which passed in the negative [Ayes- 2; noes --9.] ? [To agree to the word "four" Ayes- xo; noes- x. To agree to the clause respectg Presidt & V. Presidt Ayes -- Io; noes- I. To agree to the appointment of Electors. Ayes- 9; noes It was moved and seconded to insert the words "under the seal of the State" after the word "transmit" in the sixth clause of the report which passed in the negative. [To agree to Aires -- xo; noes -- ?. x Vote 453, Detail of Ayes and Noes. I Vote 454, Detail of Ayes and Noe?, sVotes 455-457, Detail of Ayes and No?s. From this point on in this day'8 record8 it seems hopeless to determine the order of questions and vote?. The editor has tdecl ?irapl� to remove same oi the confusion by assigning votes from Detail of Aye? arteli Noe? to their reapeetlve que?tions? and distributing the balance as seems probable.