Wednesday July 2, 1788 (2)

Congress assembled present Newhamshire Massachusetts Rhode island Connecticut New York New Jersey, Pensylvania Virginia North Carolina South Carolina & Georgia & from Maryland M^r. Contee

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The State of Newhampshire having ratified the constitution transmitted to them by the Act of the 28 of Septr last & transmitted to Congress their ratification & the same being read, the president reminded Congress that this was the ninth ratification transmitted & laid before them.

Whereupon

On Motion of Mr. Clarke seconded by Mr. Edwards

Ordered That the ratifications of the constitution of the United States transmitted to Congress be referred to a comee to examine the same and report an Act to Congress for putting the said constitution into operation in pursuance of the resolutions of the late federal Convention.

On the question to agree to this Order the yeas & nays being required by Mr. Yates

Newhampshire	Mr. Gilman Mr. Wingate	ay ay	ay
Massachusetts	Mr. Dane Mr. Otis	ay ay	ay
Rhodeisland	Mr. Arnold Mr. Hazard	--------	excused
Connecticut	Mr. Edwards Mr. Huntington	ay ay	ay
New York	Mr. L'Hommedieu Mr. Yates	ay no	d
New Jersey	Mr. Clarke Mr. Elmer Mr. Dayton	ay ay ay	ay
Pensylvania	Mr. Bingham Mr. Reid	ay ay	ay
Maryland	Mr. Contee	ay	X
Virginia	Mr. Griffin Mr. Carrington r.Brown	ay ay ay	ay
South Carolina	Mr. Huger Mr. Parker Mr. Tucker	ay ay ay	ay
Georgia	Mr. Few Mr. Baldwin	ay ay	ay

(1) Reprinted from Documentary History of the Constitution, Vol. II (1894), pp. 161-162. Back

(2) From the "Rough" Journal of Congress (No. 1, Vol. 39.). Back