The Papers of J. Madison, ... being his Correspondence and ... his Reports of Debates. ... Published from the original manuscripts ... by ... H. D. Gilpin

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THE PAPERS 01 JAMES MADISON, PURCHASED BY ORDER OF CONGRESS ; BEING HIS CORRESPONDENCE AND REPORTS OF DEBATES DURING THE CONGRESS OF THE CONFEDERATION AND HIS REPORTS OF DEBATES IN THE FEDERAL CONVENTION; NOW PUBLISHED FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS, DEPOS- ITED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, BY DIRECTION OF THE JOINT LIBRARY COMMITTEE OF CONGRESS, UNDER THE SUPERINTENDENCE 01 HENRY D. GILPIN VOLUME III. NEW YORK: J. & H. G. LANGLEY, 57 CHATHAM STREET 1841. Entered, according to Act os Congress, in the Clerk's Office of the District of Columbia. CONTENTS OF THE THIRD VOLUME. DEBATES IN THE FEDERAL CONVENTION, FROM TUESDAY, AUGUST 7th, 1787, UNTIL ITS FINAL ADJOURNMENT, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th, 1787. Tuesday, August 7th . . 1243 The Constitution as reported by the Committee of Detail, considered.

The preamble, article first, designating the style of the government ; and article second, dividing into a Supreme Legislative, Executive, and Judiciary, agreed to. Article third, dividing the Legislature into two distinct bodies, a House of Representatives, and Senate, with a mutual negative in all cases, and to meet on a fixed day — Motion to confine the negative 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 maybe appointed by law — Agreed to — Motion 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 — Disagreed to. Wednesday, August 8th . . . 1256 Article fourth, relative to die House of Representatives, resumed CONTENTS.

IV — Motion to require seven years citizenship in members — Agreed to — Motion to require the members to be inhabitants of the States they represent — Agreed to — Motion to require the inhabitancy for a specified period — Disagreed to — Motion to require that after a census the number of members shall be proportioned to direct taxation — Agreed to — Motion to fix the ratio of representation 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. Thursday, August 9lh . . . . 1268 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 Executives 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 member one vote — Disagreed to — Motion to require fourteen years citizenship in Senators — Disagreed to — Motion to require nine years citizenship in Senators — Agreed to— Motion to require Senators to be inhabitants of the States they represent — Agreed to.