Land cession, question of, i., 232.
Langdon, John, N. H., attends convention, ii., 29;
opposes disqualification from legislature of persons having unsettled accounts, 64;
Pierce's sketch of, 64, n.;
opposes prohibition against placing national capital at state capital, 66;
favors national compensation of legislature, 167;
opposes power to emit bills of credit, 183;
favors suppression of rebellion without state's consent, 187;
appointed on grand committee, 193;
thinks Representatives must be trusted, 195;
thinks national control of militia necessary, 196;
opposes taxation by congressional representation, 208;
asks only fair representation for New Hampshire, 212;
objects to state power to tax exports, 213, 214;
opposes leaving slave trade to states, 223;
moves to commit question of navigation acts, 225;
on committee on navigation acts, 225;
thinks state and national governments need not be jealous, 231;
favors national power of negative on state laws, 237;
thinks executive should be elected by joint ballot of legislature, 243;
thinks creditors of government should not be disturbed, 248;
admits duty on slaves is part of compromise agreement, 251;
on committee of August 25, 254;
doubts if new states should be admitted on an equality with old, 275;
thinks new states may be created, 276;
thinks Vermont should be brought into the Union, 276;
thinks vessels should not be made to enter and clear in their state, 291;
objects to export duties by states, 365;
moves increase in representation of North Carolina and Rhode Island, 378;
thinks commercial regulations should be national, 381.
Lansing, John, N. Y., attends convention, i., 55;
Pierce's sketch of, 138, n.;
supports Jersey plan, 143;
opposes Virginia plan, 194;
opposes legislature of two branches, 190;
favors voting in House by states, 252;
leaves convention, 298, n.
Legislature, national,
acts of, may originate in both houses, i., 248, ii., 170;
enacting style, 170.
Compensation of members, considered, i., 125, 209, 244, 245;
to be fixed, 126;
and eligibility to re-election, debated, 130;
to be ascertained by members, 212;
by state legislatures, 213;
vote on, 217;
agreed to, 336;
debated, ii., 166, 169.
Constitution of, considered, ii., 8;
agreed to, 96.
Disqualification of debtors from, debated, ii., 63, 65, 66;
of pensioners from, 65;
of persons having unsettled accounts with, 65;
of members from other offices, 158, 294, 297, 371.
Elections to, by popular vote, debated, i., 53;
mode of, debated, 81, 134;
eligibility to re-election, debated, 127;
eligibility of state officers to, 127.
Expulsion from, debated, ii., 135, 136.
Journal of proceedings, debate on, ii., 136, 137, 370.
Money bills in, originating of, debated, i., 309, 312, ii., 149, 153, 157, 210, 212.
Negative of, on state laws, considered, i., 47, 101, 107, 372, 374;
on acts of executive, vote on, ii., 95;
debated, 361;
verbal amendment offered, 367.
Place of meeting, debated, ii., 139.
Power of, debated, i., 45, 135, 366, ii., 177;
coercion on delinquent states, i., 47;
to legislate where states not competent, i., 47, 371, 372;
over state police, 370, 371;
over state judiciary, 374, 375;
members of, in debate, ii., 135;
expulsion of members of, ii., 135;
to compel attendance of members, ii., 135;
to judge of elections of members, ii., 135;
to adjourn, 138;
limits of, debated, 172, 173;
to regulate captures, debated, 184;
over Indians, debated, 226;
over general welfare, proposed, 226;
to pass ex post factolaws and bills of attainder, prohibited, 227, 375;
to fulfil engagements of old Congress, debated, 229, 237;
over militia, debated, 230, 235;
to enforce treaties, debated, 235;
negative on state laws, debated, 236;
to pass tax laws, debated, 241, 371;
to pay public debts, debated, 247, 297;
to regulate ports of entry, 252;
to refer appointments to state legislatures, 254;
to pay debts with anything but coin, debated, 262;
report of committee of eleven taken up, 269;
over public lands, proposed, 280, 282;
to make national bankruptcy law, debated, 293;
to judge privileges of members, 304;
to grant letters of marque and reprisal, 304;
to govern seat of government, 305;
to grant copyrights, 305;
to create offices, proposed, 338;
to appoint treasurer, debated, 371;
to punish piracies, etc., debated, 372;
to make canals, proposed, 373;
to grant charters, proposed, 373;
to establish a university, proposed, 374;
to be limited in providing for standing army, 375.
Property qualifications for members of, debated, ii., 59, 63, 128, 132, 147.
Qualifications for members of, debated, i., 42, ii., 131.
Quorum in, debated, ii., 132, 135, 177.
Representation in, debated, i., 36, 109, 114, 120, 134, 232, 302, 327, 331, 338, 341, 342, ii., 110, 114;
compromise proposed, i., 114;
enumeration of blacks and whites, debated, 258, 338, 340, 344, 346, 347, 350;
question postponed, 318;
referred to committee, 322;
report of committee, 322;
motion to increase, debated, 325;
census for, debated, 328, 338, 340, 341;
taxation as basis of, debated, 342, 347, 348, 371;
moved that, of large states be limited, 378;
increase of, debated, ii., 318, 323, 393.
Rules to be regulated by each house, ii., 170.
Term of members of, debated, i., 126.
Time of meeting, debated, ii., 93, 94, 95.
Two branches of, agreed to, i., 39, 134;
debate on, 190, 199, 204.
House of Representatives,
mode of election to, debated, i., 39, 40, 42, 84, 91, 204, 224;
classification of states to determine representation in, proposed, 106;
term of members, debated, 124, 126;
age for members, debated, 125, 213, 214;
elections to, by state legislatures, proposed, 206, 247;
three years' term in, proposed, 207, 209;
eligibility of members to other offices debated, 214, 217, 218, 223, 224, ii., 292;
committee report on representation in, i., 318, 319;
constitution of, debated, ii., 96, 301;
who may vote for members of, debated, 106;
seven years' citizenship for members of, proposed, 107, 131, 132;
qualifications for members of, debated, 107;
clause relative to, agreed to, 110;
money bills to originate in, debate on, 115, 305, 337;
power of impeachment of, agreed to, 116;
time and mode of election to, debate on, 126, 128;
power of, over elections in states, debated, 128;
citizenship and residence for members, debated, 144, 145;
four years' citizenship for members of, proposed, 145;
nine years' citizenship for members of, proposed, 145;
citizenship requirements not to apply to those already citizens, 145, 148;
five years' citizenship for members of, proposed, 148;
clause for citizenship and age of members agreed to, 148;
representation by direct taxation, debate on, 151;
power to make bankruptcy laws, proposed, 292;
power of, to make treaties, proposed, 327;
increase in representation in, proposed, 339;
moved to strike out apportionment by "direct taxes," 367;
proposed that all journals of, be printed, 371.
Senate
mode of election to, debated, i., 43, 233, ii., 116;
to be a check on democracy, i., 44;
election to, by state legislatures, debated, i., 44, 94, 101, 236;
elections to, by the people, debated, 100;
mode of voting in, debated, 121, 234, 248, 309, 313, 347;
age for members of, debated, 127, 236;
term of members of, debated, 128, 130, 236, 237, 243;
compensation of members of, debated, 130, 244, 246, 247;
originating money bills in, debated, 132, 134, 355;
representation in, debated, 235, 236, 356, 364, 367, 368, 369, ii., 37, 304;
property qualification for members of, debated, i., 246;
eligibility of members of, to state offices, considered, 246;
eligibility of members of, to any offices, considered, 297;
voting in, by states, debated, 314;
citizenship for members of, debated, ii., 124, 125;
age and citizenship for members of, debated, 126, 148;
moved that members of, be permitted to enter dissent to measures, 136;
moved that journal of, be published, 136;
choosing officers of, agreed to, 180;
power of appointment by, 235, 238;
treaty-making power of, debated, 238, 240;
power of, to appoint ambassadors, etc., considered, 240;
power of, in controversies between states, considered, 241;
power to try impeachments, proposed, 298;
power of, objected to, 315;
to vote on President, 318;
power of, in treaty making, debated, 327, 329;
in appointments, 328;
quorum of, debated, 335;
power of, in impeachment of President, debated, 335, 336;
power of, to amend money bills, 337;
to be under oath in impeachment trials, 338.
Letters of marque, power to issue, debated, ii., 191.
Liberty of the press, guaranty of, proposed, ii., 375.
Livingston, William, N. J., attends convention, i., 96;
appointed on grand committee, ii., 193;
Pierce's sketch of, 209, n.;
delivers report on state debts and militia, 209;
on committee on navigation acts, 225;
submits report on slave importation and navigation acts, 240;
on committee on sumptuary legislation, 366.
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