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Entrance of the soldiers, from Lancaster,
into the city-Amendment to the report
on the cession of Virginia - Discussion
thereon continued.

SATURDAY, June 21,....

Report of the convention at Annapolis

proposing a Federal Convention - New
York delegates move for a convention-
Views of different members - Congress
sanction it.

TUESDAY, March 13, ..... ......97

Refusal to remove the military stores from

Springfield Conference of Mr. Mad-

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DEBATES IN THE FEDERAL CONVENTION, FROM MONDAY, MAY
14, 1787, UNTIL ITS FINAL ADJOURNMENT, MONDAY,

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Mr. Randolph's ninth proposition - The
national judiciary to be chosen by the na-
tional legislature - Disagreed to- To
hold office during good behavior, and to
receive fixed compensation - Agreed to
To have jurisdiction over offences at

sea, captures, cases of foreigners and cit-

izens of different states, of national rev-

enue, impeachments of national officers,

and questions of national peace and har

mony Postponed.

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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

agreed to.

THURSDAY, June 7,......

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To be appointed by the national execu-
tive out of nominations by the state legis-
latures Disagreed to-To be chosen by
the state legislatures - Agreed to.

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Second resolution, that the national legis-

lature consist of two branches - Motion
to amend by striking out "national"
Agreed to-Motion to amend by declar-
ing that legislation be vested in the United
States in Congress - Disagreed to.

THURSDAY, June 21,.....

Second resolution, that the legislature con-
sist of two branches, resumed - Agreed

20.

Third resolution, fixing election, term,
qualifications, &c., of the first branch of
the legislature-Motion to amend so as
to provide that the election of the first
branch be as the state legislatures direct
-Disagreed to-Motion to amend so as

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

FRIDAY, June 22,.....

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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,

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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,...

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