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Resolution of Congress, Dated July 2, 1788, Submitting Ratifications of the Constitution to a Committee. (1)

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 Mr. 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

Source:
Documents Illustrative of the Formation of the Union of the American States.
Government Printing Office, 1927.
House Document No. 398.
Selected, Arranged and Indexed by Charles C. Tansill
127 Wall Street, New Haven, CT 06511.