Journal Notes of the Pennsylvania Ratification Convention (November 26, 1787)

The Convention met pursuant to adjournment.

It was moved by Thomas M'Kean, and seconded by Stephen Chambers, That this Convention do now proceed to consider the Constitution referred to their consideration, by articles.

It was moved by George Latimer, seconded by James Wilson, To repeal the tenth rule of this Convention, viz., No member shall speak more than twice to a question, without leave.

On the question being put, it was repealed.

It was moved by Robert Whitehill, seconded by Abraham Lincoln, That the further consideration of the question now before the Convention be postponed, in order to introduce the following, viz., That this Convention resolve itself into a committee of the whole, for the purpose of investigating and considering the aforesaid Constitution by articles and sections, and to make report thereon.

And the question being put, the yeas and nays were called by Robert Whitehill and Abraham Lincoln, and were as follow.

YEAS [24]

1 John Whitehill

2 John Harris

3 John Reynolds

4 Robert Whitehill

5 Jonathan Hoge

6 Nicholas Lutz

7 John Ludwig

8 Abraham Lincoln

9 John Bishop

10 Joseph Heister

11 James Martin

12 Joseph Powell

13 William Findley

14 John Baird

15 William Todd

16 James Marshall

17 James Edgar

18 Thomas Scott

19 Nathaniel Breading

20 John Smilie

21 Richard Bard

22 William Brown

23 Adam Orth

24 John Andre Hanna NAYS [44]

1 George Latimer

2 Benjamin Rush

3 Hilary Baker

4 James Wilson

5 Thomas M'Kean

6 William M'Pherson

7 John Hunn

8 George Gray

9 Samuel Ashmead

10 Enoch Edwards

11 Henry Wynkoop

12 John Barclay

13 Thomas Yardley

14 Abraham Stout

15 Thomas Bull

16 Anthony Wayne

17 William Gibbons

18 Richard Downing

19 Thomas Cheyney

20 John Hannum

21 Stephen Chambers

22 Robert Coleman

23 Sebastian Graff

24 John Hubley

25 Jasper Yeates

26 Henry Slagle

27 Thomas Campbell

28 Thomas Hartley

29 David Grier

30 John Black

31 Benjamin Pedan

32 John Arndt

33 Stephen Balliot

34 Joseph Horsefield

35 David Deshler

36 William Wilson

37 John Boyd

38 John Nevill

39 John Allison

40 Jonathan Roberts

41 John Richards

42 Frederick A. Muhlenberg

43 James Morris

44 Timothy Pickering So it was determined in the negative.

Adjourned until ten o'clock tomorrow, A. M.