▁of ▁Rights ▁to ▁the ▁states ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁was ▁elimin ated , ▁and ▁the ▁sevent een ▁am end ments ▁were ▁cond ensed ▁to ▁twelve , ▁which ▁were ▁approved ▁on ▁September ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 7 8 9 . ▁The ▁Senate ▁also ▁elimin ated ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁Mad ison ' s ▁proposed ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁pre am ble . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 7 8 9 , ▁a ▁House – S en ate ▁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 ▁this ▁report , ▁which ▁final ized ▁ 1 2 ▁Constitution al ▁Am end ments ▁for ▁House ▁and ▁Senate ▁to ▁consider . ▁This ▁final ▁version ▁was ▁approved ▁by ▁joint ▁resolution ▁of ▁Congress ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 7 8 9 , ▁to ▁be ▁forward ed ▁to ▁the ▁states ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 8 . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁deb ates ▁and ▁legisl ative ▁man eu ver ing ▁that ▁went ▁into ▁craft ing ▁the ▁Bill ▁of ▁Rights ▁am end ments ▁was ▁done , ▁many ▁personal ▁opinions ▁had ▁shift ed . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁Federal ists ▁came ▁out ▁in ▁support , ▁thus ▁sil encing ▁the ▁Anti - F eder al ists ' ▁most ▁effective ▁critique . ▁Many ▁Anti - F eder al ists , ▁in ▁contrast , ▁were ▁now ▁opposed , ▁real izing ▁that ▁Cong r essional ▁appro