THURSDAY, June 28,..

Seventh resolution, fixing the right of suf-

- Mo-

frage in the first branch, resumed -

tion to amend so as to provide that the

right of suffrage in the first branch should

be the same as in the Articles of the Con-
federation, (an equality, each state having
one vote therein,) - Postponed.

FRIDAY, June 29, ....

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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.

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

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.

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.290

Report of the committee on the seventh
resolution, providing that at present the
whole number of members in the first
branch shall be sixty-five, and apportioning
them in a certain ratio among the states-
Agreed to-Motion that a census be tak
en every
years, and the representa-
tion in the first branch be arranged by the
legislature accordingly- Adjourned.

WEDNESDAY, July 11,......................................294

Amendment to the seventh resolution, re-

quiring the future representation to be

arranged by the legislature according to a

Motion to

periodical census, resumed-

amend it by requiring the legislature to
arrange the representation according to a
census of the free inhabitants, taken at
least every fifteen years Agreed to-
Motion further to amend by requiring the
census to include three fifths of the ne-
groes Disagreed to.

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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,.......

.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.

SATURDAY, July 21,.

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.......344

Ninth resolution, relative to national ex-

ecutive, resumed - Motion to provide for

the payment of the electors of the execu-

tive out of the national treasury - Agreed

to.

Tenth resolution, relative to the nega-

tive of the executive on the legislature,
resumed-Motion to amend by providing
that the supreme judiciary be associated
in this power-Disagreed 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 oath

of state officers to support the Constitu.

tion Agreed to.

Ninth resolution, relative to the national

executive, resumed-Motion to amend

so as to provide that he be appointed by

the national legislature, and not by elect-

ors chosen by the state legislatures -

Agreed to-Motion to amend so as to

provide that the executive be chosen by

electors taken by lot from the national

legislature - Postponed.

The resolutions, as amended and adopt-

ed, together with the propositions submit-

ted by Mr. Patterson, and the plan pro-

posed by Mr. C. Pinckney, referred to a

committee of detail, to report a Constitu-

tion conformable to the resolutions.

WEDNESDAY, July 25,..............363

Ninth resolution, relative to the national

executive, resumed - Motion to appoint

the executive by electors appointed by

state legislatures, where the actual execu-

tive is reeligible - Disagreed to - Motion

to appoint the executive by the governors

of states and their councils-Not passed

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Motion that no person be eligible to the

executive for more than six years in twelve
-Disagreed to-Motion to authorize
copies to be taken of the resolution as
adopted-Disagreed to.

THURSDAY, July 26,.............

..368

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

to.

Article fourth, relative to the House of

Representatives Motion to confine the
rights of electors to freeholders - Disa-
greed to.

WEDNESDAY, August 8,.....

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.388

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.

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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

bills-Agreed to-Article sixth, as amend-

ed, agreed to.

THURSDAY, August 16,.............431

Article sixth, relative to the elections,

qualifications, and proceedings of the legis-

lature, resumed Motion to subject joint

resolutions (except on adjournment) to

the negative of the executive - Agreed to.

Article seventh, relative to the powers
of the legislature Motion to exclude
exports from duty-Postponed - Motion
to authorize the establishment of post-
roads Agreed to-Motion to forbid the
emission of bills of credit- Agreed to.

FRIDAY, August 17,....

.....436

Article seventh, relative to the powers of

the legislature, resumed - Motion that it

may appoint a treasurer by joint ballot-

Agreed to-Subdue rebellion in a state

without the application of its legislature

when it cannot meet-Disagreed to-
Declare war — - Agreed to.

SATURDAY, August 18,..........

..439

TUESDAY, August 21,...........

.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
be in proportion to representation - Disa-
greed to-Motion to raise direct taxes by
requisitions on the states- Disagreed to

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-Motion to refer

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the clauses relative to the importation and

migration of slaves, and to a capitation

tax, and navigation act, to a grand com-

mittee Agreed to- Motion to prohibit

attainders or ex post facto laws Agreed

to-Motion to require the legislature to

discharge the debts, and fulfil the engage-

ments, of the United States Agreed to.

THURSDAY, August 23,... .......464

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.

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Article eighth, relative to the supreme

authority of acts of the legislature and

treaties Agreed to.

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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.

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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-
tween the states - Agreed to.

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

law 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.

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 confine

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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to

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Article tenth, relative to the executive,
resumed -Motion to limit reprieves to
the meeting of the Senate, and requir
ing their consent to pardons - Disagreed
Motion to except cases of impeach-
ment from the pardoning power- Agreed
to- Motion that his pardons shall not be
pleadable in bar - Disagreed to.

MONDAY, August 27,............................................480

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,..

.483

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.

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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.

Article fourteenth, relative to the rights

of citizens of one state in another-

Agreed to.

Article fifteenth, relative to the delivery

of persons fleeing to other states-Mo-
tion to extend it to all cases of crime-
Agreed to - Motion to extend it to fugitive
slaves Withdrawn.

WEDNESDAY, August 29,

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Article sixteenth, relative to the effect of

public records and documents of one state

in another-Motion to refer it to a com-

mittee to add a provision relative to bank-

ruptcies and foreign judgments - Agreed

to.

Article seventh, relative to the powers

of the legislature, resumed - Motion to
require two thirds of each House on acts