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Address to accompany constitution, moved, ii., 347;
considered, 377.
Allen, Paul, signs address from Rhode Island, i., 11, n.
Amendments to constitution, provision for, debated, i., 79, 122, ii., 384;
postponed, i., 79;
debated, 122, 287;
agreed to, 137, ii., 30;
motion to reconsider clause, 339;
moved that states agree to, 340.
Aristocracy, fear of, expressed by Mason, i., 310;
defended by G. Morris, 310, ii., 98;
probability of, 159.
Arnold, Welcome, signs address from Rhode Island, i., 11, n.
Articles of Confederation, amendments to, proposed by Dickinson, i., 166.
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Baldwin, Abraham, Ga., attends convention, i., 114;
favors representation in Senate by wealth of states, 271;
Pierce's sketch of, 271, n.;
on compromise committee on representation, 292;
thinks foreigners should be excluded from government, ii., 145;
thinks provisions on citizenship should not extend to those already citizens, 148;
appointed on grand committee, 193;
thinks slave trade not a national question, 222;
on committee on navigation acts, 225;
moves that duty on slaves be uniform, 251;
thinks public lands should be guaranteed to states, 281;
on committee of August 31, 292;
thinks members of legislature should be ineligible to other offices,
296;
approves plan of electing executive by electors, 302;
moves to exclude from new offices members of first legislature, 371.
Barton, William, signs address from Rhode Island, i., 11, n.
Bassett, Richard, Del., attends convention, i., 1;
Pierce's sketch of, 1, n.
Bedford, Gunning, Del., attends convention, i., 5;
favors short term for executive, 54;
Pierce's sketch of, 54, n.;
opposes absolute veto in executive, 72;
opposes negative of state laws by legislature, 105;
threatens foreign alliance of small states, 283;
on compromise committee on representation, 292;
explains threat of foreign alliance, 300;
moves that national legislature make laws when harmony would be interrupted by state legislation, 372;
prefers appointment of judges by Senate, 386;
opposes provision against standing army, ii., 374;
favors increase in representation of Rhode Island and Delaware, 379.
Bill of Rights, inclusion of, debated, ii., 364.
Blair, John, Va., attends convention, i., 1;
Pierce's sketch of, 1, n.
Blount, William, N. C., attends convention, i., 189;
announces he will sign constitution, ii., 394;
Pierce's sketch of, 394, n.
Bowen, Jabez, signs address from Rhode Island, i., 11, n.
Brearley, David, N. J., attends convention, i., 1;
favors equal vote of states in national legislature, 109;
Pierce's sketch of, 109, n.;
moves that New Hampshire delegates be sent for, 272;
opposes election of executive by joint ballot, ii., 243;
seconds motion to elect executive by states, 244;
on committee of August 31, 292;
reports from committee, 292, 296, 304;
seconds motion against amendments, 386.
Broome, Jacob, Del., attends convention, i., 1;
favors nine years' term for Senators, 238;
insists upon equal representation for New Jersey in Senate, 327;
opposes adjournment on question of representation, 368;
opposes seven years' term for executive, 379;
Pierce's sketch of, ii., 8, n.;
seconds motion to postpone clause fixing term of executive, 44;
seconds motion to except army and navy from disqualification from legislature, 166;
thinks legislature can fix their own compensation, 168;
favors same compensation for both houses of legislature, 170;
thinks national government should punish for treason, 206;
seconds motion in favor of national negative of state laws, 236;
moves reference of question of term of executive, 245.
Brown, John, signs address from Rhode Island, i., 11, n.
Brown, Nicholas, signs address from Rhode Island, i., 11, n.
Butler, Pierce, S. C., attends convention, i., 2;
moves secrecy of proceedings, 10;
Pierce's sketch of, 11, n.;
moves debate on national government, 33;
wants explanation of personnel of Senate, 43;
fears deprivation of state powers, 46;
favors single executive, 66;
opposes absolute negative in executive, 72;
proposes power of suspending legislation for executive, 75;
opposed to institution of inferior judiciary, 83, 388;
opposes indefinite negative of state laws by legislature, 106;
favors wealth as basis of representation, 115, 120, 307, 321;
thinks Senators should have no compensation, 129;
thinks Senate should have power to originate money bills, 132;
moves vote on compensation of legislature, 213;
favors ineligibility to all other offices of Representatives, 214;
opposes ineligibility of Representatives to offices created during their term, 218;
thinks candidates for office will not be wanting, 222;
moves question of representation in Senate, 235;
opposes ineligibility of Senators to state offices, 246;
opposes report of compromise committee on representation, 298;
moves increase in representation of South Carolina, 325;
insists upon inclusion of blacks in representation, 331;
thinks slave labor as productive as free labor, 331;
favors representation by population, 341;
demands security for slavery, 352;
thinks powers of legislature loosely defined, 366;
opposes frequent elections of executive, ii., 9;
favors election of executive by electors chosen by state legislatures, 52;
opposes re-eligibility of executive, 52;
moves to refer question of executive to committee of detail, 56;
favors fixing plan for national capital, 67;
thinks question of suffrage should be left to states, 97;
moves three years' inhabitancy for Representatives, 110;
thinks money bills should originate in House, 115;
favors long inhabitancy for Senators, 122;
urges postponement of clause concerning eligibility of members of legislature to other offices, 166;
favors state compensation for members of legislature, 167;
opposes power to emit bills of credit, 181, 183;
thinks President should have power to declare war, 188;
moves that legislature have power to declare peace, 189;
thinks militia should be under national control, 196;
favors adjustment of taxation to representation, 212;
opposes federal power over exports, 214, 224;
moves discrimination in paying creditors, 238;
moves reconsideration of question of discharging debts, 241;
thinks creditors should stand where they are, 249;
on committee of August 25, 254;
moves that fugitive slaves and servants be surrendered, 267, 274;
favors commercial regulations to be made by two-thirds vote, 271;
thinks new states should not be made without consent of old states, 276;
thinks nine states may ratify constitution, 285;
on committee of August 31, 292;
thinks election of executive by electors objectionable, 302;
favors making treaties of peace without President, 330;
thinks Congress must sanction state export duties, 366;
dislikes form of signing, 396, n.
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Carrington, Edward, to Jefferson, on progress of convention, i., 107, n.;
to Madison, 130, n.;
to Monroe, ii., 90, n.;
to Madison, 142, n.
Carroll, Daniel, Md., attends convention, i., 318;
favors national power to suppress insurrection, 392;
Pierce's sketch of, ii., 38, n.;
doubts propriety of per capita voting in Senate, 38;
favors election of executive by electors chosen by lot from national legislature, 47;
thinks direct taxation should depend on census, 47;
opposes disqualification from legislature of persons having unsettled government accounts, 63;
thinks number for quorum cannot be fixed, 135;
thinks right of expulsion should be with two-thirds of legislature, 136;
moves Senators be permitted to enter dissent to measures, 136;
fears New York will be capital, 140;
moves five years' citizenship for Representatives, 148;
explains provision as to money bills in Maryland, 157;
favors national compensation for members of legislature, 168, 169;
thinks greater checks to bad laws necessary, 174;
thinks a quorum should be more than a majority, 177;
thinks exports should not be taxed, 181;
opposes taxation by congressional representation, 209;
thinks prohibition of ex post facto laws necessary, 228;
moves election of executive by the people, 243, 245;
moves provision to prevent favoring ports of entry, 252;
on committee of August 25, 254;
objects to requiring consent of states to dismemberment, 277;
moves that right of U. S. to public lands be confirmed, 280;
moves that land question go to Supreme Court, 281;
moves to postpone question of ratification, 284, 286;
thinks all the states must ratify, 286;
thinks Maryland must ratify as required by Maryland law, 286;
thinks vessels should enter and clear in their own states, 291;
on committee of August 31, 292;
proposes an address to the people, 377;
moves states have power to lay tonnage taxes, 380;
urges larger representation, 392.
Census, taking of, debated, i., 327, 340;
every fifteen years, vote on, 340;
two years after meeting of legislature, 344;
ordered within six years after meeting of legislature, 346;
every ten years, 347;
every twenty years, 346;
first to be in three years, ii., 208.
Clymer, George, Pa., attends convention, i., 5;
appointed on grand committee, ii., 193;
thinks power to tax exports should exist for revenue only, 217;
Pierce's sketch of, 217, n.;
on committee on navigation acts, 225;
disapproves slave-trade arrangement, 251;
thinks states should regulate their own manufactures, 266;
favors commercial regulations, 270;
moves to postpone ratification question, 286;
favors ratification by a majority of the people and the states, 287;
objects to Senate's power, 315;
thinks old Congress need not sanction constitution, 345.
Committee, grand, appointed, ii., 193.
Committee of the whole, convention goes into, i., 32;
reports, 134;
last session, 165.
Committee on detail, resolutions referred to, ii., 67;
report of, 76;
debated, 90.
Committee on plan of compromise, appointed, i., 292;
reports, 293.
Committee on rules, appointed, i., 5;
reports, 7.
Committee on style and arrangement, appointed, ii., 338;
report of, 347, 369;
debated, 367, 368.
Committee on sumptuary legislation, appointed, ii., 366.
Compromise on representation, debate on, i., 287;
report of committee on, 294.
Constitution, engrossed, read, ii., 389;
text of, 398.
Continental Congress, continuance of, till constitution goes into effect, proposed, i., 79;
agreed to, 137;
debate on, 390.
Contracts, impairment of, prohibited, ii., 377.
Council of revision of laws, debate on, i., 69; ii., 17.
Counterfeiting, power to punish, debated, ii., 185.
Credentials of delegates read, i., 4.
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