Motion to refer the clauses of the sev-
enth and eighth resolutions, relating to the
suffrages of both branches of the legisla-
ture, to a committee Agreed to.

THURSDAY, July 5,.....

..273

Report of the committee to amend the

seventh resolution, so as to provide that the

proportion of suffrage of each state in the

first branch shall be one member for every

forty thousand inhabitants of the descrip-

tion mentioned in that resolution; that
each state shall have one member in the
first branch; that all bills for raising or
appropriating money shall originate in the
first branch, and not be altered in the sec-
ond; and that no payments shall be made
from the treasury, except on appropriations
by law.

Report to amend the eighth resolution,
so as to provide that each state shall have
an equal suffrage in the second branch.

FRIDAY, July 6,...................

.280

Clause of the report on the seventh reso-

lution, providing that the proportion of

suffrage of each state in the first branch

should be one member for every forty

thousand inhabitants, resumed -Referred

to a committee-Clause of the report on

the seventh resolution, providing that all

money bills shall originate in the first

branch, resumed Agreed to.

Report on the eighth resolution, providing
that each state shall have an equal suffrage
in the second branch, resumed - Agreed

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to.

MONDAY, July 9,.........

Report of the committee, to amend the

clause of the seventh resolution, relative

to the proportion of suffrage in the first

branch, by fixing at present the whole

number therein at forty-six, and appor

tioning them in a certain ratio among the

states, considered - Referred to another

committee.

Report of the committee, providing that

the future number of members of the first
branch may be altered from time to time,
and fixed by the legislature, on the princi-
ples of the wealth and numbers of inhabit-
ants of each state- - Agreed to.

TUESDAY, July 10,.......

...290

Motion to provide that representation

and direct taxation shall be in the same

proportion- Agreed to- -Motion to pro-

vide that for the future arrangement of

representation, a census shall be taken

within six years, and within every ten

years afterwards, and that it shall be made

according to the whole number of inhabit-

ants, rating the blacks at three fifths of

their number Agreed to.

FRIDAY, July 13,

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.306

Seventh resolution, relative to the propor-

tion of suffrage in the first branch, resumed

-Motion to provide that, until the first

census be taken, the proportion of the rep-

resentatives from the states in the first

branch, and the moneys raised from them

by direct taxation, shall be the same-

Agreed to-Motion to strike out the

amendment heretofore made for regulating

future representation on the principle of

wealth Agreed to.

Sixth resolution, defining the powers of the

legislature, resumed- Motion to amend,

so as to provide that the national legisla

ture should not interfere with the govern-

ments of the states in matters of internal

police, in which the general welfare of the

U. States is not concerned-Disagreed to-

Motion to amend so as to extend the power

of the legislature to cases affecting the

general interests of the Union

Agreed

to-Motion to agree to the power of neg-
ativing state laws-Disagreed to- Mo-
tion to provide that the acts of the legis-
lature, and treaties made in pursuance of
the Constitution, shall bind the several
states Agreed to.

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Ninth resolution, relative to national ex-
ecutive-Motion to amend so as to pro-
vide that the executive be chosen by the
people-Disagreed to-That he be cho-
sen by electors appointed by the state
legislatures Disagreed to- Motion to
amend by striking out the provision that
the executive is to be ineligible a second
time Agreed to-Motion to amend so
as to provide that the term of the execu-
tive should be during good behavior-
Disagreed to -Motion to amend by strik-
ing out seven years as the executive term
-Disagreed to.

WEDNESDAY, July 18,..

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.327

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Thirteenth resolution, relative to pow.

ers of the national judiciary. Motion to

amend by striking out their power in regard

to impeachment of national officers-

Agreed to-Motion to amend so as to

provide that their power shall extend to

all cases arising under the national laws,

or involving the national peace and har-

mony Agreed to.

Fourteenth resolution, providing for the

admission of new states. Agreed to.

Fifteenth resolution, providing for the

continuance of the Congress of the Con-

federation and the completion of its en-

gagements Disagreed to.

Sixteenth resolution, guarantying a re-

publican government and their existing

laws to the states Motion to amend so

as to provide that a republican form of

government, and protection against foreign

and domestic violence, be guarantied to

each state-

Agreed to.

THURSDAY, July 19,..

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.334

Ninth resolution, relative to the national
executive, resumed Motion to amend
so as to provide that the executive be
chosen by electors chosen by the state
legislatures Agreed to- Motion to
amend so as to provide that the executive
shall be ineligible a second time - Disa-
greed to-Motion to amend by making the
executive term six years- Agreed to.

FRIDAY, July 20,................

..339

Ninth resolution, relative to the national

executive, resumed- Motion to provide

that the number of electors of the execu-

tive to be chosen by the state legislatures

shall be regulated by their respective num-

bers of representatives in the first branch,
and that at present it shall be in a pre-
scribed ratio -Agreed to-Motion to
amend by striking out the provision for
impeaching the executive-Disagreed to
Motion to provide that the electors of

the executive shall not be members of the

national legislature, nor national officers,

nor eligible to the supreme magistracy -

Agreed to.

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Eleventh resolution, relative to judiciary,

resumed - Motion to provide that the

judges be nominated by the executive, and

appointed, unless two thirds of the second
branch disagree thereto - Disagreed to.

MONDAY, July 23,...

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.351

Seventeenth resolution, providing for future

amendments - Agreed to.

Eighteenth resolution, requiring the oath

of state officers to support the Constitu

tion Agreed to.

The ninth resolution, relative to the na-

tional executive, resumed- Motion that

the executive be for seven years, and not

reeligible Agreed to.

The third and fourth resolutions, relative

to the qualifications of the members of

the legislature, resumed-Motion to re-

quire property and citizenship - Agreed

to -Motion to exclude_persons indebted

to the United States- Disagreed to.

Statement of the resolutions as amend-

ed agreed to, and referred to the commit-

tee of detail.

Plan of a Federal Constitution, offered

by Mr. Charles Pinckney on the 29th

May, referred to the committee of detail.

Propositions offered by Mr. Patterson,

on the 15th June, referred to the commit-

tee of detail.

MONDAY, August 6,......

...376

the style of the government; and articie

second, dividing into a supreme legisla-

tive, executive, and judiciary, agreed to.

Article third, dividing the legislature

into two distinct bodies, a House of Rep-

resentatives and Senate, with a mutual

negative in all cases, and to meet on a

fixed day-Motion to confine the nega-

tive to legislative acts- - Disagreed to-

Motion to strike out the clauses giving a

mutual negative Agreed to-Motion to

add that a different day of meeting may

be appointed by law- Agreed to-Mo-

tion to give the executive an absolute

negative on the legislature Disagreed

Article fourth, relative to the House of
Representatives, resumed - Motion to re-

quire seven years' citizenship in members
-Agreed to- Motion to require the mem-
bers to be inhabitants of the states they rep-
resent Agreed to-Motion to require
the inhabitancy for a specified period-
Disagreed to-Motion to require that af-
ter a census the number of members shall
be proportioned to direct taxation-Agreed
to-Motion to fix the ratio of representa-
tion by the number of free inhabitants-
Disagreed to-Motion to give every state
one representative at least-Agreed to-
Motion to strike out the exclusive power
over money bills - Agreed to.

THURSDAY, August 9,..............395

Article fourth, relative to the House of

Representatives, resumed― Agreed to as

amended.

Article fifth, relative to the Senate-

Motion to strike out the right of state ex-

ecutives to supply vacancies- Disagreed

to-Motion to supply vacancies by the

state legislatures, or by the executive, till

its next meeting Agreed to-Motion

to postpone the clauses giving each mem-

ber one vote- Disagreed to- Motion to

require fourteen years' citizenship in sen-

ators Disagreed to Motion to require

nine years' citizenship in senators-Agreed

to- Motion to require senators to be in-

habitants of the states they represent.

Agreed to.

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Article sixth, relative to the elections,

qualifications, and proceedings of the legis

lature Motion to strike out the right of

the legislature to alter the provisions con-

cerning the election of its members-

Disagreed to.

FRIDAY, August 10,.......

...402

Article sixth, relative to the elections,

qualifications, and proceedings of the legis-

lature, resumed-Motion to require the

executive, judiciary, and legislature, to pos-

sess a certain amount of property. -Disa-

greed to Motion to strike out the right

of the legislature to establish a qualifica-

tion of its members - Agreed to - Mo-

tion to reduce a quorum of each House

below a majority Disagreed to-Mo-

tion to authorize the compulsory attend-

ance of members-Agreed to-Motion

to require a vote of two thirds to expel a

member-Agreed to— Motion to allow a

single member to call the yeas and nays—

Disagreed to- Motion to allow senators
to enter their dissent on the Journals
Disagreed to-Motion to strike out the
clause which confines the keeping and
publication of the Journal of the Senate
to its legislative business — Agreed to.

SATURDAY, August 11,.............408

Article sixth, relative to the elections,

qualifications, and proceedings of the legis-

lature, resumed-Motion to except from

publication such parts of the Senate Jour-

nal, not legislative, as it may judge to

require secrecy Disagreed to-Motion

to except from publication such parts of

the Senate Journal as relate to treaties

and military operations - Disagreed to-

Motion to omit the publication of such

parts of the Journals as either House may

judge to require secrecy Agreed to.

MONDAY, August 13,..........

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.411

Article fourth, relative to the House of

Representatives, resumed-Motion to re-

quire only citizenship and inhabitancy in

members-Disagreed to- -Motion to re-

quire nine years' citizenship- Disagreed

to-Motion to require four and five years'

citizenship instead of seven- Disagreed

to-Motion to provide that the seven

years' citizenship should not affect the

rights of persons now citizens— Disagreed

VOL. V.

tail.

Motion relative to an assumption of the

state debts-Referred to a grand com-

mittee.

Article seventh, relative to the powers

of the legislature, resumed-Motion that
it may make rules for the army and navy
-Agreed to-Motion that the army shall
be limited in time of peace to a fixed
number-Disagreed to-Motion that the
subject of regulating the militia be referred
to the grand committee- Agreed to.

MONDAY, August 20,..........

Motion to add various powers to the legis-

lature Referred to the committee of

detail.

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445

Article seventh, relative to the powers

of Congress, resumed-Motion that it

may pass sumptuary laws - Disagreed to

Motions to amend the language defin-

ing and providing for the punishment of

treason Agreed to-Motion to require

the first census in three years. Agreed

to.

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TUESDAY, August 21,...

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.451

Report of grand committee on assuming
state debts, and regulating the militia.

Article seventh, relative to the powers
of Congress, resumed-Motion that state
quotas for the expenses of the war be ad-
justed by the same rate as representation
and direct taxation-Postponed - Motion
that, until a census, direct taxation should
-Disa-
be in proportion to representation
greed to- Motion to raise direct taxes by
Disagreed to
requisitions on the states-
Motion to permit taxes on exports by a
vote of two thirds- Disagreed to.

WEDNESDAY, August 22,...........457

Report of committee of detail on various

proposed additional powers of the legisla-

-

ture.

Article seventh, relative to the powers

of Congress, resumed - Motin to refer

Article seventh, relative to the powers of

the legislature, resumed-Motion requiring

them to organize the militia, when in the

service of the United States, reserving the

training and appointment of officers to the

states- Agreed to-Motion to prohibit

foreign presents, offices, or titles, to any

officer, without consent of the legislature

- Agreed to.

Article eighth, relative to the supreme

authority of acts of the legislature and

treaties Agreed to.

Article seventh, relative to the powers

of the legislature, resumed-Motion to
refer to a committee, to consider the pro-
priety of a power to them to negative
state laws-Disagreed to.

Article ninth, relative to the powers of
the Senate Motion to require treaties to
be ratified by law - Disagreed to.

FRIDAY, August 24,

.....

.....470

Report of the grand committee on the im-
portation and migration of slaves, and a
capitation tax, and navigation act.

Article ninth, relative to the powers of

the Senate, resumed-Motion to strike

out the power to decide controversies be-

Agreed to.

tween the states

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Article tenth, relative to the executive
- Motion that the executive be elected

by the people-Disagreed to- - By elect-

ors chosen by the people of the states-

Disagreed to- By joint ballot of the

legislature, and a majority of the mem-

bers present Agreed to-Motion that

each state have one vote in electing the

executive Disagreed to- Motion to

require the President to give informa-

tion to the legislature. Agreed to

Motion to restrain appointing power by

Jaw-Disagreed to-Motion to except

from the appointing power offices other-

wise provided for by the Constitution

Agreed to Motion to authorize, by law,

appointments by state legislatures and ex-

ecutives Disagreed to.

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SATURDAY, August 25,

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.475

Article seventh, relative to the powers of

the legislature, resumed Motion that, in

discharging the debts of the United States,

they shall be considered as valid under the

Constitution as they were under the Con-

federation Agreed to-Motion to post-

pone the prohibition for importing slaves

to 1808- Agreed to-Motion to contine

the clause to such states as permit the

importation of slaves-Disagreed to-

Motion that the tax on such importation

shall not exceed ten dollars for each per-

son- Agreed to-Motion that a capita-

tion tax shall be in proportion to the cen-

sus Agreed to.

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Article tenth, relative to the executive, re-

sumed -Motion to limit his command of

the militia to their being in the service of

the United States Agreed to- Motion

to require an oath from the executive ·

Agreed to.

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Article eleventh, relative to the judiciary

-Motion to confer equity powers on the

courts- Agreed to Motion that the

judges may be removed by the executive,

on application of the legislature - Disa-
greed to-Motion that the salaries of
judges should not be increased while they
are in office Disagreed to-Motion to
extend jurisdiction to cases in which the
United States are a party, or arising under
the Constitution, or treaties, or relating to
lands granted by different states— Agreed
to-Motion to extend the appellate juris-
diction to law and fact-Agreed to.

TUESDAY, August 28,..

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.483

Article eleventh, relative to the judiciary
Motion to confine the appellate jurisdic-

tion in certain cases to the Supreme Court

-Agreed to-Motion that crimes not com-

mitted within any state be tried where the

legislature directs Agreed to-Motion

that the writ of habeas corpus shall not

be suspended, unless required by invasion

or rebellion Agreed to.

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Article twelfth, relative to the prohibi-

tions on the power of the states - Motions

to prohibit them absolutely from emitting

bills of credit, legalizing any tender except

gold or silver, or passing attainders or ret-

rospective laws, or laying duties on im-

ports Agreed to-Motion to forbid them

to lay embargoes-Disagreed to.

Article thirteenth, relative to the prohi-

bitions on slaves, unless authorized by the

national legislature - Motion to include in

these duties on exports, and, if permitted,

to be for the use of the United States -

Agreed to.