It was moved and seconded to add after the word "service" in the third resolution, the words "of the first branch" which passed in the affirmative It was then moved and seconded to agree to the words "and for the space of one year after its expiration" On the question to agree to these words it passed in the negative And then the House adjourned till monday next at II o'clock. A. M. Monday June 25. 87. It was moved and seconded to erase the word "national" and to substitute the words "United States" (in the fourth resolution) which passed in the affirmative. It was moved and seconded to postpone the consideration of the first clause of the fourth resolution in order to take up the eighth resolution reported from the Committee On the question to postpone it passed in the negative It was moved and seconded to postpone the consideration of the fourth in order to take up the seventh resolution On the question to postpone it passed in the negative It was moved and seconded to agree to the first clause of the fourth resolution, namely "Resolved that the Members of the second branch of the "Legislature of the United States ought to be chosen by the "individual Legislatures" On the question to agree it passed in the affirmative It was moved and seconded to agree to the second clause of the fourth resolution, namely "to be of the age of thirty years at least" which passed unanimously in the affirmative It was moved and seconded to erase the words "sufficient to ensure their independency" from the third clause of the fourth resolution which passed in the affirmative It was moved and seconded to add after the words "seven years," in the fourth resolution, the words "to go out in fixed proportions" It was moved and seconded to insert the word "six" instead of "seven" It was moved and seconded to amend the clause so as to read "for four years, one fourth to go out annually" No determination being taken on the three last motions It was moved and seconded to erase the word "seven" from the 3rd clause of the fourth resolution which passed in the affirmative It was moved and seconded to fill up the blank in the 3rd clause of the fourth resolution with the word "six" which passed in the negative It was moved and seconded to fill up the blank in the 3rd clause of the fourth resolution with the word "five" which passed in the negative And then the House adjourned till to-morrow at 11 o'clock. A. M. Tuesday June 26. 1787. It was moved and seconded to amend the third clause of the fourth resolution reported from the Committee so as to read as follows, namely "for nine years, one third to go out triennially" which passed in the negative It was then moved and seconded to amend the third clause of the fourth resolution so as to read "for six years, one third to go out biennially" On the question to agree to the amendment it passed in the affirmative It was moved and seconded to amend the fourth clause of the fourth resolution so as to read "to receive a compensation for the devotion of their time to the public service" which passed in the affirmative It was moved and seconded to erase the following words from the fourth resolution, namely 'out of the national Treasury," and to substitute the following namely "by their respective States" which passed in the negative It was moved and seconded to agree to the following clause in the fourth resolution namely "to be paid out of the public Treasury" which passed in the negative It was moved and seconded to postpone the consideration of the last clause in the fourth resolution, as reported from the Committee, in order to take up the following proposition, offered as a substitute, namely "to be ineligible to, and incapable of holding any office "['established' stricken out] under the authority of the "United States (except those peculiarly belonging to the "functions of the second branch) during the term for which "they are elected" then V On the question to postpone it passed in the affirmative. It was moved and seconded to add after the word "elected" the words "and for One year thereafter" which passed in the affirmative It was then moved and seconded to agree to the proposition as amended namely "to be ineligible to, and incapable of holding any office "['established' stricken out] under the authority of the "United States (except those peculiarly belonging to the "functions of the second branch) during the term for which "they are elected, and for one year thereafter" which passed in the affirmative. It was moved and seconded to add the following clause to the fourth resolution, namely "and to be ineligible and incapable of holding any office "under a particular State" which passed in the negative It was moved and seconded to agree to the fifth resolution reported from the Committee namely. "Resolved that each Branch ought to possess the right of originating acts" which passed unanimously in the affirmative and then the House adjourned till to-morrow at II o'clock A. M. Wednesday June 27. 1787. It was moved and seconded to postpone the consideration of the sixth resolution reported from the Committee in order to take up the seventh and eighth resolutions On the question to postpone it passed in the affirmative It was moved and seconded to agree to the first clause of the seventh resolution namely "Resolved that the right of suffrage in the first branch of "the national Legislature ought not to be according to the "rule established in the articles of confederation" Before a determination was taken on the clause, the House adjourned till to-morrow at II o'Clock A. M. Thursday June 28. 1787. It was moved and seconded to amend the seventh resolution reported from the Committee so as to read as follows, namely Resolved that the right of suffrage in the first branch of the Legislature of the United States ought to be in proportion to the whole number of white and other free citizens and inhabitants of every age, sex and condition including those bound to servitude for a term of years, and three fifths of all other persons not comprehended in the foregoing description, except Indians, not paying taxes in each State. It was moved and seconded to erase the word "not" from the first clause of the seventh resolution so as to read Resolved that the right of suffrage in the second branch of the Legislature of the United States ought to be according to the rule established in the articles of confederation |