On the question now taken on M^r Dickinson's motion of yesterday, allowing appointments to offices, to be referred by the Gen^l Legislature to the Executives of the several States as a further amendment to sect. 2. art. X, the votes were N. H. no. Mas. no. C^t ay. P^a no. Del. no. M^d divided. V^a ay. N. C. no. S. C. no. Geo. ay. In amendment of the same section, "other public Ministers" were inserted after "ambassadors." M^r Gov^r Morris moved to strike out of the section--"and may correspond with the supreme Executives of the several States" as unnecessary and implying that he could not correspond with others. M^r Broome 2^{ded} him. On the question N. H. ay. Mas. ay. C^t ay. P^a ay. Del. ay. M^d no. V^a ay. N. C. ay. S. C. ay. Geo. ay. "Shall receive ambassadors & other public Ministers," agreed to, nem. con. M^r Sherman moved to amend the "power to grant reprieves & pardon" so as to read "to grant reprieves until the ensuing session of the Senate, and pardons with consent of the Senate." On the question N. H. no. Mas. no. C^t ay. P^a no. M^d no. V^a no. N. C. no. S. C. no. Geo. no. "except in cases of impeachment" inserted nem. con: after "pardon." On the question to agree to--"but his pardon shall not be pleadable in bar" N. H. ay. Mas. no. C^t no. P^a no. Del. no. M^d ay. V^a no. N. C. ay. S. C. ay. Geo. no. Adjourned. MONDAY AUG^{ST} 27^{TH}. 1787. IN CONVENTION Art X. Sect 2. being resumed, M^r L. Martin moved to insert the words "after conviction" after the words "reprieves and pardons." M^r Wilson objected that pardon before conviction might be necessary in order to obtain the testimony of accomplices. He stated the case of forgeries in which this might particularly happen.--M^r L. Martin withdrew his motion. M^r Sherman moved to amend the clause giving the Executive the command of the Militia, so as to read "and of the Militia of the several States, _when called into the actual service of the U. S._" and on the Question N. H. ay. Mas. abs^t. C^t ay. N. J. abs^t. P^a ay. Del. no. M^d ay. V^a ay. N. C. abs^t. S. C. no. Geo. ay. The clause for removing the President on impeachment by the House of Rep^s and conviction in the supreme Court, of Treason, Bribery or corruption, was postponed nem: con: at the instance of M^r Gov^r Morris, who thought the Tribunal an improper one, particularly, if the first Judge was to be of the privy Council. M^r Gov^r Morris objected also to the President of the Senate being provisional successor to the President, and suggested a designation of the Chief Justice. M^r Madison added as a ground of objection that the Senate might retard the appointment of a President in order to carry points whilst the revisionary power was in the President of their own body, but suggested that the Executive powers during a vacancy, be administered by the persons composing the Council to the President.