all laws passed by the several States, contravening, in the opinion of the national legislature, the Articles of Union, or any treaty subsisting under the authority of the Union; and to call forth the force of the Union against any member of the Union failing to fulfil its duty under the articles thereof.

7. Tha: a national executive be instituted, to be chosen by the national legislature for the term of..............years; to receive punctually, at stated times, a fixed compensation for the services rendered, in which no increase or diminution shall be made, so as to affect the magistracy existing at the time of the increase or diminution; to be ineligible a second time; and that, besides a general authority to execute the national laws, it ought to enjoy the executive rights vested in Congress by the Confederation.

8. That the executive, and a convenient number of the national. judiciary, ought to compose a council of revision, with authority to examine every act of the national legislature, before it shall operate, and every act of a particular legislature, before a negative thereon shall be final; and that the dissent of the said council shall amount to a rejection, unless the act of the national legislature be again passed, or that of a particular legislature be again negatived by...............of the members of each branch.

9. That a national judiciary be established....to hold their offices during good behavior, and to receive punctually, at stated times, a fixed compensation for their services, in which no increase or diminution shall be made, so as to affect the persons actually in office at the time of such increase or diminution. That the jurisdiction of the inferior tribunals shall be to hear and determine in the first instance, and of the supreme tribunal to hear and determine in the dernier ressort, all piracies and felonies on the seas; captures from an enemy; cases in which foreigners, or citizens of other States, applying to such jurisdictions, may be interested, or which respect the collection of the national revenue; impeachments of any national officer; and questions which involve the national peace and harmony.

10. That provision ought to be made for the admission of States, lawfully arising within the limits of the United States, whether from a voluntary junction of government or territory, or otherwise, with the consent of a number of voices in the national legislature less than the whole.

7, Virginia-B. 19-20.

(Je 1) amendment, for last clause, to possess power to execute national laws, and to appoint to offices not otherwise provided for, agreed to, E. 141-142; B. 21.

Term of seven years, agreed to, E. 142-143.

To be chosen by national legislature, postponed, E. 142144 (Wilson's electoral motion, E. 143); B. 21-22.

(Je 2) agreed to, B. 22.

(Je 9) substitute, to be elected by executives of the States, disagreed to, E. 174-175.

Compensation: amendment (Je 2), to receive no compensation, but expenses to be defrayed, postponed, E. 144-147 (Franklin's speech).

Motion, that executive be removable on request of majority of State legislatures, E. 147-149.

To be ineligible a second time, with amendment, to be removable on impeachment, agreed to, E. 149; B. 23-24.

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To consist of persons, postponed, E. 140-141, 149; B. 20-21, 24.

(Je 4) amendment, a single person, agreed to, E. 150151; B. 25.

Whole resolution becomes 9, June 13.

8, Virginia-(Je 4) amendment (10, June 13), agreed to, E. 151

155; B. 25.

(Je 6) reconsideration, to put in original form, disagreed to, E. 155, 164-166.

9, Virginia—(Je 4) national judiciary to be established, agreed to, E. 155; B. 25.

To consist of: amendment, one supreme, and inferior tribunals, agreed to, E. 155; B. 26.

(Je 5) motion, to strike out "inferior tribunals," agreed to, E. 158-159; B. 26.

To give national legislature power to institute inferior tribunals, agreed to, (12, June 13), E. 159-160.

(Je 5) to be chosen by national legislature, disagreed to, E. 155-156; B. 29.

(Je 13) to be appointed by the second branch of the legislature, agreed to, (11, June, 13), E. 156.

(Je 5) term of good behavior, and fixed compensation, agreed to, (11, June 13), E. 156.

(Je 4) jurisdiction, postponed, E. 156.

(Je 12-13) substitute, (13, June 13), agreed to, E. 187188; B. 26.

10, Virginia-(Je 5) agreed to, (14, June 13), E. 156-157.

11, Virginia-(Je 5) postponed, E. 157.

(Je 11) amendment, (16, June 13), agreed to, E. 182; B. 33-34.

12, Virginia—(Je 5) agreed to, (15, June 13), E. 157.

13, Virginia—(Je 5) postponed, E. 157.

(Je 11) amendment, "without requiring assent of national legislature," postponed; rest of resolution, agreed to, (17, June 13), E. 182; B. 34.

14, Virginia—(Je 5) postponed, E. 187.

(Je 11) agreed to, (18, June 13), E. 182-183; B.

15, Virginia-(Je 5) postponed, E. 157-158.

(Je 12) agreed to, (19, June 13), E. 183; B. 34.

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