paragraphs, and agreed to as far as the ["last" stricken out]

10 section of the

clause of the first article inclusive

["It was mo" stricken out.]

The House adjourned.

Saturday September 15. 1787.

[The following was stricken out: "It was moved and seconded to appoint a Committee to prepare an address to the People of the United States to accompany the Constitution. which passed in the negative. It was moved and seconded to reconsider the 3rd clause, 2nd sect, 1st article. which passed in the affirmative It was moved and seconded to -"]

Department of State March 19. 1796.

Received from the President of the United States this book containing the proceedings of the general convention when in a committee of the whole house, in twenty eight pages. The 27th & 28th pages are on a leaf which was loose, and appeared to have been torn from the book in the place where I have now inserted it.

In a Committee of the Whole House.

Wednesday May 30. 1787.

Agreeably to the order of the day the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House to consider of the State of the American union.-M' Gorham in the Chair:

The propositions offered yesterday to the consideration of the House by M' Randolph were read-and on motion of Mr Randolph, seconded by M' G. Morris

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That the consideration of the first resolution contained.

in the said propositions be postponed.

it passed in the affirmative.

by Mr Randolph

by Mr G Morris

It was then moved and seconded to substitute the following resolution in the place of the first resolution

Resolved that an union of the States, merely fœderal, will not accomplish the objects proposed by the articles of confederation, namely "common defence, security of liberty, and general welfare.

It was moved by M' Butler seconded by M' Randolph to postpone the consideration of the said resolution in order

submitted by Mr Randolph

to take up the following resolution namely

Resolved that a national government ought to be established consisting of a supreme legislative, judiciary and executive.

It was moved by M' Read seconded by M' C. C. Pinckney to postpone the consideration of the last resolution in order to take up the following

Resolved That in order to carry into execution the design of the States in forming this convention and to accomplish the objects proposed by the confederation "a more effective government consisting of a Legislative, Judiciary, and Executive ought to be established"

On the question to postpone, in order to take up the last resolution, the question was lost.

On motion to agree to the said resolution moved by M' Butler it passed in the affirmative-and the resolution, as agreed to, is as follows.

it is the opinion of this Committee that

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Resolved that a national government ought to be established consisting of a supreme Legislative, Judiciary, and Executive

The following resolution was then moved by M' Randolph. Resolved that the rights of suffrage in the national legislature ought to be proportioned to the quotas of contribution, or to the number of free inhabitants, as the one or the other rule may seem best in different cases.

It was moved by M' Hamilton seconded by M' Spaight that the resolution be altered so as to read

Resolved that the rights of suffrage in the national legislature ought to be proportioned to the number of free inhabitants

It was moved and seconded that the resolution be postponed—and on the question to postpone it passed in the affirmative

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The following resolution moved by M' Randolph seconded by M' Madison

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Resolved that the rights of suffrage in the national legisture ought to be proportioned-it was moved and seconded to add the words " and not according to the present system On the question to agree to the amendment it passed in the affirmative.

It was then moved and seconded so to alter the resolution that it should read

Resolved that the rights of suffrage in the national legislature ought not to be according

It was then moved and seconded to postpone the consideration of the last resolution- And, on the question to postpone, it passed in the affirmative

The following resolution was ["It was" stricken out] then moved by Mr Madison seconded by M' G. Morris.

Resolved that the equality of suffrage established by the articles of confederation ought not to prevail in the national legislature and that an equitable ratio or representation ought to be substituted

It was moved and seconded to postpone the consideration of the last resolution`

And on the question to postpone it passed in the affirmative.

It was moved and seconded that the Committee do now rise.

Thursday May 31. 1787.

M' Gorham in the Chair

& seconded

It was moved that the Committee proceed to the consideration of the following resolution (submitted by M' Randolph) namely

"Resolved that the national legislature ought to consist of two branches."—

And on the question to agree to the said resolution it passed in the affirmative.

& seconded

It was then moved to proceed to the consideration of the

clause of the fourth

following resolution (submitted by M' Randolph) namely