Mr Baldwin could not enter into the force of the arguments agst extending the disqualification to foreigners now Citizens. The discrimination of the place of birth, was not more objectionable than that of age which all had concurred in the propriety of.
Question on the proviso of Mr Govr Morris in favor of foreigners now Citizens
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Mr Carrol moved to insert "5 years" instead of "seven" in Sect. 2d Art: IV
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The Section (Art IV. Sec. 2.) as formerly amended was then agreed to nem. con.
Mr Wilson moved that (in Art: V. Sect. 3.) 9 years be reduced to seven, which was disagd to and the 3d section (Art. V.) confirmed by the following vote.
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Art. IV. Sec. 5. being reconsidered.
Mr Randolph moved that the clause be altered so as to read–"Bills for raising money for the purpose of revenue or for appropriating the same shall originate in the House of Representatives and shall not be so amended or altered by the Senate as to increase or diminish the sum to be raised, or change the mode of levying it, or the object of its appropriation."–He would not repeat his reasons, but barely remind the members from the smaller States of the compromise by which the larger States were entitled to this privilege.