Davie, William Richardson, N. C., attends convention, i., 2;
Pierce's sketch of, 65, n.;
opposes unequal representation in Senate, 279;
on committee on compromise on representation, 292;
insists that blacks be included in basis of representation, 342;
favors impeachability of executive, ii., 11;
proposes eight years' term for executive, 43.
Dayton, Jonathan, N. J., attends convention, i., 200;
opposes compensation of Senators by state legislatures, 245;
Pierce's sketch of, 245, n.;
favors voting in House by states, 252;
favors equal representation in Senate, 282;
insists on equality of small states, 356;
favors representation by free inhabitants, ii., 114;
thinks a standing army necessary, 195;
proposes mixed control of militia, 231, 232;
thinks judiciary will decide controversies between states, 241;
opposes election of executive by joint ballot, 243;
moves election of executive by states, 244;
on committee of August 25, 254;
thinks tranquillity of states should be guaranteed, 282;
moves ratification by ten states, 287;
moves that treaties be made without two-thirds of Senate, 334;
objects to state export duties, 365.
Debt, national, report on, ii., 209;
debate on, 210;
proposition for settling, 210;
provision for payment of, 226, 238;
reconsideration of, proposed, 241;
motion to make payment obligatory, debated, 249.
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Delaware, increase in representation of, moved, ii., 379.
Dickinson, John, Del., attends convention, i., 12;
moves removability of executive by state legislatures, 62;
Pierce's sketch of, 62, n.;
favors separation of branches of government, 63;
favors institution of inferior judiciary, 83;
favors election of Representatives by people, 89;
favors negative over laws by executive, 93;
moves that Senators be elected by legislatures, 94;
thinks Senate should resemble House of Lords, 95;
thinks preservation of states necessary, 97;
favors negative by legislature over state laws, 105;
favors representation by wealth, 115;
proposes postponement of Jersey plan, 151;
proposes amendment of articles of confederation, 152;
favors three years' term for Representatives, 207;
favors election of executive by the people, ii., 55;
opposes property qualification for legislature, 61;
favors restriction of suffrage to freeholders, 97;
proposes –— years' residency for Representatives, 108;
thinks provision as to money bills should stand, 154;
proposes fixed payment for members of legislature every twelve years, 169;
moves both branches of legislature receive the same pay, 170;
thinks judiciary should not have power to set a law aside, 173;
moves that rebellion against government be suppressed, 187;
appointed on grand committee, 193;
thinks great appointments should be made by legislature, 194;
thinks treason should be defined, 204;
thinks war against one state the same as against all, 207;
moves that representation of large states be limited, 210;
favors power over exports, 214;
on committee on navigation acts, 225;
thinks President should share in treaty-making power, 239;
moves executive have power to appoint to future offices, 246;
moves executive appoint officers not to be appointed by states, 247;
moves to permit slave trade in states permitting it, 251;
favors postponement of question of executive succession, 256;
thinks legislature will not improperly ask removal of judges, 257;
moves that judiciary have equity power, 260;
explains meaning of ex post facto laws, 268;
thinks small states should not secure claims of large states, 276;
moves that legislatures consent to formation of new states, 280;
thinks tranquillity of states should be guaranteed, 282, 283;
asks if Congress is to concur in constitution, 284;
on committee of August 31, 292;
thinks eventual election of President should be with whole legislature, 310;
moves that vote of presidential electors be from all who are appointed, 312;
favors an executive council, 332;
objects to state export duties, 366;
on committee on sumptuary legislation, 366;
moves to strike out "direct taxes," 367.
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Ellsworth, Oliver, Conn., attends convention, i., 5;
Pierce's sketch of, 120, n.;
opposes ratification by conventions, 189;
favors one-year term for Representatives, 207;
favors payment of Representatives by states, 209;
favors payment of Senators by states, 245;
favors election of Senators by legislatures, 234;
favors equal state representation in Senate, 269, 275, 285;
on committee on compromise on representation, 292;
favors compromise on representation, 301;
opposes increase in representation, 325;
favors free inhabitants and three-fifths of slaves as basis of taxation, 343;
favors representation by free inhabitants and three-fifths slaves, 344;
opposes adjustment of taxation and representation after census, 349;
insists upon state equality in Senate, 363;
moves election of executive by electors appointed by legislatures, ii., 7;
favors six years' term for executive, 9;
moves increase in electors of New Hampshire and Georgia, 10;
favors inclusion of judiciary in revisionary power, 18;
favors appointment of judges by Senate with power negative of appointment by executive, 27;
favors ratification of constitution by state legislatures, 31, 34;
favors voting per capita in Senate, 37;
favors re-eligibility of executive, 42;
on committee to report constitution, 48;
moves election of executive by legislature and re-election by electors named by state legislatures, 48;
opposes election of executive by the people, 51;
opposes disqualification of public debtors from legislature, 65;
thinks time of meeting of legislature ought to be fixed, 93;
thinks legislature ought to meet in winter, 95;
thinks question of suffrage should be left to states, 96;
thinks suffrage should be liberal, 97;
thinks Representatives should reside in their states, 108;
moves that Representatives be residents of their states for a year, 109;
thinks ratio of Representatives to inhabitants may change, 112;
thinks originating money bills in House unimportant, 116, 118;
thinks state executives should fill vacancies in Senate, 117;
opposes fourteen years' citizenship for Senators, 121;
thinks property qualification for members of government should not be fixed, 130, 131;
thinks number for quorum should not be small, 134;
thinks no provision necessary for yeas and nays, 136;
thinks provision for journal unnecessary, 138;
favors ineligibility of members of legislature to other offices, 165;
favors national compensation for members of legislature, 166;
thinks members of legislature may fix their pay, 169;
moves $5 per day as payment for legislature, 169;
urges necessity of reaching a decision, 175;
thinks exports should not be taxed, 179;
opposes power to emit bills of credit, 182;
moves to enlarge power over piracies, felonies, etc., 186;
thinks executive should have power to suppress rebellion in a state, 186;
defines power of making war and peace, 188;
thinks state debts may be assumed by nation, 192;
urges consideration of President's council, 193;
thinks states should have partial control over militia, 195, 197;
thinks power of taxation includes sumptuary power, 202;
thinks treason sufficiently defined, 203, 205, 207;
moves census in three years, 208;
moves report on state debts lie on table, 210;
thinks adjustment of debts necessary, 211;
thinks taxation by representation unjust, 211;
thinks states may tax exports, 213;
thinks an embargo permissible, 215;
thinks slave trade a question for the states, 218, 220;
favors accepting constitution as it stands, 225;
thinks prohibition of ex post facto laws unnecessary, 227;
thinks requirement of fulfilment of old government's engagements unnecessary, 229;
favors national power to train militia, 230;
proposes mixed control of militia, 231;
opposes national negative of state laws, 237.
Embargo, power to lay, debated, ii., 214, 215;
by states, debated, 264.
Executive council, proposed, i., 68;
debated, ii., 193, 331, 332.
Executive, national, debate on, i., 49;
provisions reconsidered, ii., 7;
referred to committee on detail, 56;
vote on, 59.
Age, nativity, and residence of, agreed to, ii., 336.
Compensation of, Franklin proposes no salary, i., 57, ii., 381;
mode of payment, 16.
Correspondence of, with states, debated, ii., 248.
Election of, proposed by district electors, i., 55, 56;
by national legislature for seven years, proposed, 57;
mode of, reconsidered, 53, 101, 107, 108, ii., 44, 46, 47, 48, 52, 53;
by state conventions, proposed, i., 109;
by national legislature, 374, 378, 379, ii., 40, 42, 55, 242;
by electors chosen by state legislatures, i., 377, ii., 8;
ratio of electors considered, 10;
electors not to be officials, 16;
by electors, debated, 38, 39, 297, 301, 307, 310, 322;
term of electors debated, 47;
re-election of electors considered, 52;
regulations as to age and residence debated, 226;
by states, proposed, 244;
by electors, defeated, 245;
when to take place, proposed, 290;
to be at seat of government, proposed, 317;
how vote is to be counted, debated, 317;
to fill vacancy, considered, 381;
verbal amendment of clause, 383.
Eligibility of, to re-election, debated, i., 67, 378, 383, ii., 1, 8, 40, 42.
Exclusion from, of those indebted to government, considered, ii., 61.
Foreign ambassadors to be received by, ii., 254.
Impeachability of, agreed to, i., 65;
method of, debated, 385, 386, ii., 11, 15, 16, 335, 337;
moved to postpone question, 15;
House to have power of, 116.
Militia to be commanded by, when in active service, ii., 255.
Native citizens only to be eligible, ii., 299.
Negative of, on national legislation, debated, i., 54, 69, 74, 385, ii., 174, 175, 361;
qualified, agreed to, i., 75, ii., 25;
inclusion of judiciary in, proposed, i., 75;
absolute, debated, ii., 12;
ten days allowed for, 176;
agreed to, 176;
moved to extend to resolutions, 176.
Oath of, prescribed, ii., 256.
Power of, debated, i., 52, 53, 58, 91, 378, ii., 17, 46, 254, 299;
to make appointments, i., 379, ii., 246, 328, 329, 334, 383;
to revise legislation, 17, 25, 246;
to pardon criminals, 254, 381;
to make treaties, 327, 329;
to demand opinions of heads of departments, 330;
to convene either house of legislature, 338.
Removability of, on request of state legislatures, debated, i., 62, 65;
question postponed, ii., 256, 299;
debated, 299.
Single, proposed, i., 51, 65, 69;
agreed to, 374, ii., 242;
debate on, 41.
Succession in, debated and postponed, ii., 256.
Term of, debated, i., 54, 155, 379, ii., 9, 42, 58, 59, 80;
seven years', proposed, i., 54, 378, 383, ii., 9, 316;
during good behavior, proposed, i., 382;
six years', proposed, ii., 9, 316;
six years in twelve, proposed, 56.
Expenditures of government, moved that an account of be published, ii., 376, 377.
Expenses of convention, provision for, ii., 303, 306.
Exports, tax on, debated, ii., 177, 213, 254;
state power to tax, debated, 266, 364.
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