REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE,

JUNE 13.

1. That it is the opinion of this committee, that a national government ought to be established, consisting of a supreme legislative, executive, and judiciary.

2. Same as 3 Virginia.

3. That the members of the first branch of the national legislature ought to be elected by the people of the several States for the term of three years; to receive fixed stipends by which they may be compensated for the devotion of their time to the public service, to be paid out of the national treasury; to be ineligible to any office established by a particular State, or under the authority of the United States, (except those peculiarly belonging to the functions of the first branch), during the term of service, and, under the national government, for the space of one year after its expiration.

4. That the members of the second branch of the national legislature ought to be chosen by the individual legislatures; to be of the age of thirty years at least; to hold their offices for a term sufficient to insure their independence, namely, seven years; to receive fixed stipends by which they may be compensated for the devotion of their time to the public service, to be paid out of the national treasury; to be ineligible, etc., (as in 3).

5. Same as first clause of 6 Virginia.

6. Same as 6 Virginia, omitting first clause, and last clause: "and to call forth, etc.

7. 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, but according to some equitable ratio of representation; namely, 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.

8. That the right of suffrage in the second branch of the national legislature ought to be according to the rule established for the first.

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4, June 13-E. 233-248.

(Je 25) to be chosen by State legislatures, agreed to, E. 240; B. 54-56.

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Term Six or five years, disagreed to, E. 241; nine years, disagreed to, E. 245; B. 56; six years, agreed to, E. 245 B. 57.

Age: thirty years, agreed to, E. 241.

Compensation to strike out, disagreed to, E. 246.

To be paid by the States, disagreed to, E. 246-247. To be paid from national treasury, disagreed to, E. 247.

Ineligibility to State offices, disagreed to, E. 248.

To Federal offices, agreed to, E. 247.

(Jy 26) to require qualification of property and citizenship, agreed to, E. 370-372.

Resolution becomes 4, July 26.

5, June 13-(Je 27) agreed to, (5, July 26), E. 248.

6, June 13-(Je 27) defining powers of legislation, postponed, E. 248.

(Jy 16-17) power of negativing State laws, disagreed to, and resolution adopted as in 6, July 26, E. 316-320, 321-322; B. 90.

7, June 13-(Je 27-29) to give equal suffrage in first branch, disagreed to, E. 248-259.

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7 and 8, June 13-(Je 29 to Jy 16) E. 260-316.

(Je 29) to give each State equal suffrage in first branch, disagreed to, E. 259; B. 57-61.

(Je 29 to Jy 2) to give equal suffrage in second branch, disagreed to, E. 261-269; B. 62-66.

(Jy 2) to refer question of suffrage in both branches to Committee, agreed to, E. 270-273; B. 67.

(Jy 5) Report of Committee, E. 274; report discussed, E. 264-279; B. 68-70; Elliot, i. 479, 358.

(Jy 6) representation of one for every forty thousand, referred to Committee of Five, E. 280-281; B. 70. Provision as to money bills, agreed to, E. 282-285.

(Jy 7) equal suffrage in second branch, agreed to, E. 285-287; B. 71.

(Jy 9) Report of Committee of Five, E. 288; B. 71. Second paragraph, agreed to, E. 288. First paragraph, referred to Committee of Eleven, E. 288-290.

(Jy 10) Report of Committee of Eleven, changing number of representatives from fifty-six to sixty-five, agreed to, E. 290-293; B. 72-74.

(Jy 10-11) Census and representation of free inhabitants. taken every fifteen years, agreed to, E. 293-300.

To include three-fifths of the negroes, disagreed to, E. 295-301; B. 74ff. Whole clause rejected, E. 302. (Jy 12) representation and direct taxation to be in same proportion, agreed to, E. 302: B. 83.

Census: within six years and every ten years, and according to whole number of inhabitants, rating negroes at three-fifths, agreed to, E. 303-306; B. 8off.

(Jy 13) until first census, proportion of representatives and moneys raised from a State to be same, agreed to, E. 306-307.

Amendment heretofore made regulating future representation on principle of wealth, stricken out, E. 307-309.

(Jy 14) representatives from new States never to exceed those of present States, disagreed to, E. 310; B. 79-81.

Second branch to consist of thirty-six members, disagreed to, E. 310-316.

(Jy 23) two Senators from each State to vote per capita, agreed to, E. 311, 356-367; B. 86-88.

Seventh and eighth resolutions, as amended, agreed to, (8, 9, 10, 11, 22, July 26), E. 316.