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Domestic News
February 7, 1788
The New York Journal, And Daily Patriotic Register
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
Latest report from Boston indicates the constitutional convention has made little progress, only reaching the first article. Calculation suggests 61 days for members' speeches at one hour each. The venue holds nearly 4000 but requires early arrival for seating.
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The last intelligence from Boston, is, that the
convention had made but little progress in their
herculean task, having proceeded no farther than
the first article of the constitution. Upon an arith-
metical calculation, should each member, in that
hon. body, be allowed one hour only to deliver his
sentiments, reckoning six hours of speaking per day,
the time thus spent would amount to SIXTY-ONE
days.--It is said, that unless a seat be taken
up early in the morning, in the house where the con-
vention sits (which will contain near 4000 persons)
there is no possibility of crowding in.
convention had made but little progress in their
herculean task, having proceeded no farther than
the first article of the constitution. Upon an arith-
metical calculation, should each member, in that
hon. body, be allowed one hour only to deliver his
sentiments, reckoning six hours of speaking per day,
the time thus spent would amount to SIXTY-ONE
days.--It is said, that unless a seat be taken
up early in the morning, in the house where the con-
vention sits (which will contain near 4000 persons)
there is no possibility of crowding in.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Boston Convention
Constitution Progress
Speech Duration
Crowd Attendance
Where did it happen?
Boston
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Boston
Event Details
The convention in Boston has progressed only to the first article of the constitution. An arithmetical calculation estimates that if each member speaks for one hour, with six hours per day, it would take sixty-one days. The house where the convention sits can hold near 4000 persons, but seats must be taken early in the morning to attend.