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oath to support the national government

Postponed.

Mr. Randolph's fifteenth proposition—

The Constitution to be ratified by conven-
tions of the people of the states recom-
mended by the state legislatures - Post-
poned.

Motion to strike out "inferior tribunals "
in the ninth proposition- Agreed to.

Motion to amend the ninth proposition,
so as to empower the national legislature
to institute inferior tribunals - Agreed to.

WEDNESDAY, June 6, ...... ...160

Motion to amend fourth proposition so as

to provide that the first branch of the na-

tional legislature be elected by the state

legislatures-Disagreed to.

Motion to reconsider the vote on the

eighth proposition, so as to unite a conve-

nient number of the national judiciary with

the national executive in the revision of

the acts of the national legislature - Dis-

agreed to.

CHURSDAY, June 7,..

......166

Motion, on a reconsideration of that part

of the sixth proposition which gives the

national legislature power to negative state

laws contravening the articles of union, or

foreign treaties, to extend the power so

as to authorize the national legislature to

negative all laws which they should judge

to be improper-Disagreed to.

SATURDAY, June 9,.................174

Motion, on a reconsideration of that part

of the seventh proposition, which declares

that the national executive shall be chosen

by the national legislature, to substitute

therefor that the national executive be

elected by the executives of the states,

their proportion of votes to be the same as
in electing the second branch of the na-
tional legislature - Disagreed to.

MONDAY, June 11,......

...178

Motion to consider Mr. Randolph's second

proposition, as to the right of suffrage in

the national legislature, which had been

postponed Agreed to- Motion to sub-

stitute therefor, that the right of suffrage

in the national legislature ought not to be

according to the rule in the Articles of

Confederation, (an equality, each state

having one vote therein,) but according to

some equitable ratio of representation -

Agreed to-Motion that this equitable

ratio of representation should be accord-

ing to the quotas of contribution - Post-

poned-Motion that this equitable ratio

of representation should be in proportion

to the number of free citizens and inhabit-

ants, and three fifths of other persons in

each state- Agreed to-Motion that

there should be an equality of suffrage in

the second branch of the national legisla-

ture, each state to have one vote therein

-Disagreed to-Motion that the right of

suffrage should be the same in each branch

Agreed to.

-

Motion to consider Mr. Randolph's

eleventh proposition, guarantying republi-

can government and its territory to each

state, which had been postponed — Agreed

to-Motion to amend it, so as to guaranty

to each state a republican constitution,

and its existing laws-Agreed to.

Motion to consider Mr. Randolph's thir-

teenth proposition, providing for amend-

ments to the Constitution, which had been

postponed, agreed to-Motion that pro-

vision for amendments ought to be made

-Agreed to-That the assent of the

national legislature ought not to be re-

quired - Postponed.

Motion to consider Mr. Randolph's four-

teenth proposition, requiring oaths of na-

tional and state officers to observe the

national Constitution, which had been

postponed -Agreed to-Motion to strike

out the part requiring oaths of state offi-

cers- - Disagreed to-Proposition agreed

to.

Motion to consider that part of Mr.

Randolph's fourth proposition relative to
the qualifications of the members of the
first branch, which had been postponed
Agreed to-Motion that the members of
the first branch shall be elected every
three years Agreed to-Shall be of

years of age-Disagreed to-Shall

be allowed a fixed compensation, to be

paid out of the national treasury-Agreed

to-Shall be ineligible to state or national

offices during their term of service, or for

one year after-Agreed to-Shall be in-
capable of reelection for- years af-
ter, and subject to recall- Disagreed to.

The part of Mr. Randolph's fifth prop

osition relative to qualifications of the

members of the second branch, considered

- Motion that the members of the second

branch shall be of the age of thirty years
- Agreed to-Shall hold their offices for

the term of seven years-Agreed to-

Shall be entitled to no compensation —

Disagreed to-Shall be subject to the

same qualifications, as to compensation and

ineligibility, as the members of the first

branch-Agreed to.

WEDNESDAY, June 13,...............

....187

The part of Mr. Randolph's ninth propo

sition relative to the jurisdiction of the

national judiciary was struck out - Mo-

tion that national judiciary shall have

jurisdiction in cases of national revenue,

impeachments of national officers, and

questions of national peace and harmony

-Agreed to-Motion that the judges of

to provide that the term of the first branch
be for two years - Agreed to.

FRIDAY, June 22,...

....

.226

Third resolution, fixing election, term,
qualifications, &c., of the first branch, re-
sumed-Motion to amend so as to pro-
vide that the compensation of members
of the first branch shall be fixed by the
national legislature - Disagreed to- Mo-
tion to amend, by striking out its payment
from the national treasury-Disagreed to

Motion to amend so as to provide that
the compensation shall be fixed - Agreed
to-Motion to amend so as to provide
that the members of the first branch shall
be twenty-five years of age. - Agreed to
Motion to amend by striking out the

ineligibility of members of the first branch

Disagreed to.

-

-

SATURDAY, June 23,

-

.230

Third resolution, for fixing the qualifica
tions, &c., of the first branch, resumed-
Motion to amend by striking out the ineli
gibility of the members to state offices-
Agreed to-Motion to amend by confin
ing their ineligibility to such national of-
fices as had been established, or their
emoluments increased, while they were
members-Disagreed to-Motion to con-
fine their ineligibility to national offices,
during one year after their term of service
is expired Agreed to.

MONDAY, June 25,................

-

...233

Fourth resolution, fixing election, term,

qualifications, &c., of the second branch

of the legislature Motions to amend

the clause relating to their term of office

by making it six or five years -Disagreed

to.

TUESDAY, June 26,

-

-

..241

Fourth resolution, relative to the term of

the second branch of the legislature, re-

sumed-Motion to amend so as to make

their term nine years, one third to go out

every third year- Disagreed to - To

make their term six years, one third to go

out every second year- Agreed to-Mo

tion to amend by striking out their com-

Motion to

pensation Disagreed to

amend so as to provide that their compen-

sation be paid by the states- Disagreed

to-Motion to provide that their compen

sation be paid out of the national treasury

- Disagreed to-Motion to amend by

striking out the ineligibility of the mem-
bers to state offices-Agreed to- Motion
to confine their ineligibility to national
offices during one year after their term of
service is expired.

WEDNESDAY, June 27,...

.......248

Fifth resolution, authorizing each branch

to originate acts- Agreed to.

Sixth resolution, defining the powers of

the legislature Postponed.

Seventh resolution, fixing the right of suf

frage in the first branch of the legislature

considered

THURSDAY, June 28,.

..269

Amendment proposed to the eighth resolu-
tion, so as to give each state an equal suf-
frage in the second branch, resumed
Disagreed to.

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.

...285

Report on the eighth resolution, providing

that each state shall have an equal suffrage

in the second branch, resumed

to.

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

-

Agreed

...287

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

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.

-

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,..

..327

-

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.

-

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,..................351

Seventeenth resolution, providing for future

amendments Agreed to.

-

Eighteenth resolution, requiring the oatt

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,.. q. . .

-

.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

-Motion to require senators to be in-

habitants of the states they represent―

Agreed to.

to-

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