ations . ▁On ▁September ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 7 8 9 , ▁the ▁Senate ▁approved ▁a ▁package ▁of ▁twelve ▁proposed ▁am end ments . ▁Ch anged ▁in ▁this ▁am end ment ▁was ▁the ▁app ort ion ment ▁formula ▁to ▁be ▁followed ▁once ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁House ▁members ▁reached ▁ 1 0 0 . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 7 8 9 , ▁a ▁conference ▁committee ▁conven ed ▁to ▁resolve ▁the ▁numerous ▁differences ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁Bill ▁of ▁Rights ▁propos als . ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 7 8 9 , ▁the ▁committee ▁issued ▁its ▁report ▁that ▁final ized ▁ 1 2 ▁Constitution al ▁am end ments ▁for ▁the ▁House ▁and ▁Senate ▁to ▁consider . ▁Regarding ▁the ▁app ort ion ment ▁am end ment , ▁the ▁House ▁passed ▁version ▁pre va iled ▁with ▁one ▁change : ▁the ▁final ▁instance ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁" less " ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁" more ". ▁The ▁am end ments ▁were ▁finally ▁approved ▁by ▁both ▁H ouses ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 7 8 9 . ▁ ▁Rat ification ▁history ▁ ▁Having ▁been ▁approved ▁by ▁Congress , ▁the ▁twelve ▁Bill ▁of ▁Rights ▁am end ments ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁states ▁for ▁rat ification . ▁This ▁proposed ▁am end ment ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁listed ▁of ▁the ▁twelve ▁and ▁was ▁rat ified ▁by ▁the ▁legisl atures ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁states : ▁▁ ▁New ▁Jersey : ▁November ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 7 8 9 ▁ ▁Maryland : ▁December ▁