Mr Randolph 2ded ye motion.
Mr Sherman had rather strike out the yeas & nays altogether. They never have done any good, and have done much mischief. They are not proper as the reasons governing the voter never appear along with them.
Mr Elseworth was of the same opinion.
Col. Mason liked the Section as it stood, it was a middle way between two extremes.
Mr Ghorum was opposed to the motion for allowing a single member to call the yeas & nays, and recited the abuses of it in Massts. 1 in stuffing the journals with them on frivolous occasions. 2 in misleading the people who never know the reasons determing the votes.
The motion for allowing a single member to call the yeas & nays was disagd to nem. con.
Mr Carrol. & Mr Randolph moved to strike out the words, "each House" and to insert the words, "the House of Representatives" in Sect. 7. Art. 6. and to add to the section the words "and any member of the Senate shall be at liberty to enter his dissent."
Mr Govr Morris & Mr Wilson observed that if the minority were to have a right to enter their votes & reasons, the other side would have a right to complain, if it were not extended to them: & to allow it to both, would fill the Journals, like the records of a Court, with replications, rejoinders &c.
Question on Mr Carrol's motion to allow a member to enter his dissent
N. H. no. Mass. no. Cont no. N. J. no. Pa no. Del. no. Md ay. Va ay. N. C. no. S. C. ay. Geo. ay.