Saturday Sepr. 1. 1787 In Convention.
Mr. Brearley from the Commn. of eleven to which
were referred yesterday the postponed part of the
Constitution, & parts of Reports not acted upon,
made the following partial report.
That in lieu of the 9th. Sect: of Art: 6. the words following
be inserted viz "The members of each House
shall be ineligible to any Civil office under the authority
of the U. S. during the time for which they
shall respectively be elected, and no person holding
an office under the U, S. shall be a member of either
House during his continuance in office."
Mr. Rutlidge from the Committee to whom were
referred sundry propositions (see Aug: 29), together
with art: XVI reported that the following additions
be made to the Report—viz
After the word "States" in the last line on the
Margin of the 3d. page (see the printed Report),—
add "to establish uniform laws on the subject of
Bankruptcies."
And insert the following as Art: XVI viz
"Full faith and credit ought to be given in each
State to the public acts, records, and Judicial proceedings
of every other State, and the Legislature
shall, by general laws prescribe the manner in which
such acts, Records, & proceedings shall be proved,
and the effect which Judgments obtained in one
State, shall have in another."
After receiving these reports
The House adjourned to 10OC on Monday next
