M^r Sherman remarked that the appropriations were permitted only, not required to be for two years. As the Legislature is to be biennially elected, it would be inconvenient to require appropriations to be for one year, as there might be no Session within the time necessary to renew them. He should himself he said like a reasonable restriction on the number and continuance of an army in time of peace. The (2) clause was then agreed to nem: con: The (3) clause, M^r Gov^r Morris moved to postpone. It had been agreed to in the Committee on the ground of compromise, and he should feel himself at liberty to dissent to it, if on the whole he should not be satisfied with certain other parts to be settled.--M^r Pinkney 2^{ded} the motion. M^r Sherman was for giving immediate ease to those who looked on this clause as of great moment, and for trusting to their concurrence in other proper measures. On the question for postponing N. H. ay. Mas. no. C^t ay. N. J. ay. P^a ay. Del. ay. M^d ay. V^a no. N. C. ay. S. C. ay. Geo. ay. So much of the (4) clause as related to the seat of Government was agreed to nem: con: On the residue to wit, "to exercise like authority over all places purchased for forts" &c. M^r Gerry contended that this power might be made use of to enslave any particular State by buying up its territory, and that the strongholds proposed would be a means of awing the State into an undue obedience to the Gen^l Government. M^r King thought himself the provision unnecessary, the power being already involved: but would move to insert after the word "purchased" the words "by the consent of the Legislature of the State." This would certainly make the power safe. M^r Gov^r Morris 2^{ded} the motion, which was agreed to nem: con: as was then the residue of the clause as amended. The (5) clause was agreed to nem: con: The following Resolution & order being reported from the Committee of eleven, to wit, "Resolved that the U. S. in Congress be requested to allow and cause to be paid to the Secretary and other officers of this Convention such sums in proportion to their respective times of service, as are allowed to the Secretary & similar officers of Congress." "Ordered that the Secretary make out & transmit to the Treasury office of the U. S. an account for the said services & for the incidental expences of this Convention." The resolution & order were separately agreed to nem: con: M^r Gerry gave notice that he should move to reconsider articles XIX. XX. XXI. XXII. M^r Williamson gave like notice as to the article fixing the number of Representatives, which he thought too small. He wished also to allow Rho: Island more than one, as due to her probable number of people, and as proper to stifle any pretext arising from her absence on the occasion.