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,.......................

-

Dis-

...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-

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

FRIDAY, June 22,..

...226

-

-

.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

pensation Disagreed to- Motion 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 expired.

WEDNESDAY, June 27,................

......248

Fifth resolution, authorizing each branch
to originate acts- Agreed to

Sirth resolution, defining the powers of
the legislature - Postponed.

Seventh resolution, fixing the right of suf

frage in the first branch of the legislature

considered

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

-

.....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 rrinciple of

wealth Agreed to.

1

-

......319

Sirth 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

Tenth resolution, giving the executive a

negative on acts of the legislature not

afterwards passed by two thirds - Agreed

Thirteenth resolution, relative to pow.

ers of the national judiciary. Motion tc

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,..

-

.334

to

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.

Motion

Agreed 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.

SATURDAY, July 21,.............

-

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.

1

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
- 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 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

- Motion to exclude persons indebted

to the United States- Disagreed to.

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

Report of committee of detail.
Draught of a constitution, as reported
by the committee.

TUESDAY, August 7,

..382

The Constitution, as reported by the com-

mittee of detail, considered.

he preamble, article first, designating

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,............. 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.