KING, RUFUS-Continued. .....598 remarks on the settlement of public accounts... Mississippi.......... a delegate to the Federal Convention from Massachusetts...... objects to the yeas and nays............... remarks on the nature of State sovereignty, under the Constitu- wishes the State Governments preserved, but made subordi- ...610 ..621 ...721 .724 ........ ...905 ...1014 his great anxiety for an harmonious adoption of a Constitution....1010 ..1156 objects to an Executive Council.. sentation, as well as taxation..... .... ..1056 thinks the question, as to representation, is more between the especially if the blacks are included..... .....1076, 1084 objects to an election of Representatives by the State Legisla- thinks the States should not tax exports without the assent of Congress...... .1084 .... ...856 ...927 ....1246 .1281 1289, 1290 ..1446 KING, RUFUS-Continued. thinks the States should not be prevented from encouraging their objects to union of Judiciary with the Executive in revising the .783, 811 contracts....... ..1443 views as to treaties.. .1521, 1524, 1525 remarks on the provision, in regard to the militia..........1403, 1404 ..1295 remarks on the assumption of the State debts... 1357, 1358 objects to an exemption of slaves from duty..... KNOWLTON, LUKE prefers to submit the Constitution to the Congress of the Con- signs the Constitution..... .1538, 1540 course in the Convention of Massachusetts, called to ratify the ...668 charged with intrigues with British about Vermont... KNOX, GENERAL........ KNYPHAUSEN, GENERAL joined by Clinton... LABOR ..1447 LAND ought to be the basis of taxation...... tax upon discussed....... fugitives from, to be delivered up........1447, 1456, 1558, 1589, 1620 his services to Virginia................ expected with a fleet...... promotes exchange of Cornwallis for Col. H. Laurens... sends news of peace....... .206, 209 qualification in, proposed for members of Congress..... qualifications in, proposed for electors of Representatives. .49 ...101 ...131 .408, 523 ....32 mode of valuation discussed in Congress..112, 250, 260, 316, 321, 417, 421, 498, 501, 503 ..1211 their cession demanded by the Confederation....... Congress passes Mr. Jones's resolutions in regard to them..........52 ....50 LANDS, PUBLIC-Continued. refuses to adopt those providing for the expense of Government, and annulling purchases from Indians........ the States may annex conditions to their cessions... Congress hesitates to accept the cession of Virginia, with the committee report unfavorably to its acceptance..... ......51, 53 ......91 general statement of the cessions of Connecticut, New York, title of Virginia should be thoroughly examined.. acts of the British Crown in regard to them.............. 100 ..101 .102 ..102 Treasury....... objects to a constitutional provision, requiring a property qualifi- .107 the influence of the question, of ceding the public lands, on the increased difficulties on the question..... .122, 691 proposal to derive a revenue from them....159, 162, 166, 304, 362, 375 .186, 469 proposal to adopt a system in regard to.... 435 proposal to give army certificates for..... 572, 574 ..627, 638, 640, 651 ..638 Virginia issues warrants.. Col. Mason's views in regard to cession of....... surveys and sales of, by order of Congress... sale of one hundred thousand acres to a New England company....651 LANGDON, JOHN ..1175 attends the Federal Convention....... .1326 ...1217 ..1219 objects to the seat of government being at any State capital.. census... .1377,1381 LANGDON JOHN-Continued. .1411 wishes the States prohibited from taxing exports..........1382, 1384 .1623 LANSING, JOHN attends the Federal Convention..... 2 opposes going into a Committee of the Whole... objects to the propositions of Mr. Randolph as amended and adopted........ thinks the Convention limited to the amendment of the Con- ... .621, 770 ... federation....... tatives....... his imprisonment... declines the appointment as Minister for Peace.. addresses Parliament....... LAURENS, JOHN wishes some plan for compromise on the question of represen- ........ appointed envoy to France..... returns.. LEE, ARTHUR .... ..867 LAWS See ACTS. ....730 not sufficiently protected under the Confederation..... ..911 ....977 ..73 notifies his intention to return..... discussion in Congress on the proposal to exchange him for attends Congress..... applies to Congress about Mr. Deane's allegations.. censures Dr. Franklin..... urges Congress to act on cession of public lands by Virginia.... opposes the admission of Vermont... ...1022 Cornwallis..... letters relative to the definitive treaty and commercial arrange- .544, 565 .479 ..72 ...58 ..58 ..58 ...91 ..93 .....141 opposition to Robert Morris...... his course not approved by Mr. Madison..... ..171 LEE, ARTHUR-Continued. ... opposes a repeal of the impost.. States...... views on a system of permanent revenue....... urges a limitation of the impost.................. .....335 proposes to take, by military force, goods seized while under cates....... ..301 .309, 312 ..329 .330 ..333 proposes measures against the refugees...... ..348, 511 408, 411 remarks on the proportion of freemen to slaves in fixing the con- tributions of the States...... calls for a report from the Superintendant of Finance... advocates Declaration of Independence.... 424 .449, 450 sends proposal of Austria, for commercial treaty....... evidence of, in cases of treason..... States to levy duties to erect them...... .12 141 .341 .741, 1233, 1372, 1557, 1619 ....1585 relative to the continuance of the revenue laws.... ......1398 on the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus.......1441, 1551, 1613 visits the army, to allay discontents..... .669 |
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