Produced by David Garcia, Ernest Schaal, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) The Journal of the Debates in the Convention Which Framed The Constitution of the United States May-September, 1787 As Recorded by James Madison Edited by Gaillard Hunt In Two Volumes Volume II. G. P. Putnam's Sons New York and London =The Knickerbocker Press= 1908 =The Knickerbocker Press, New York= CONTENTS OF VOLUME II. PAGE Chronology vii Journal of the Constitutional Convention 1 Index 417 * * * * * FAC-SIMILE. FACING PAGE First Page of the Constitution, reduced 414 CHRONOLOGY OF JAMES MADISON. 1787. * * * * * 1787 July 19. Advocates election of the Executive by the people. July 20. Speaks in favor of making the Executive impeachable. July 21. Seconds proposition to include the Judiciary with the Executive in power to revise laws. Moves that judges be appointed by the Executive with concurrence of two-thirds of Senate. July 25. Shows the difficulty of devising satisfactory mode of selecting Executive. August 7. Advocates liberal suffrage. August 8. Moves that basis of representation in House of Representatives be one to not more than 40,000 inhabitants. Opposes proposition that money bills originate only in House of Representatives. August 9. Opposes incorporation in constitution of provision against persons of foreign birth holding office. August 10. Moves that legislature have power to compel attendance of members.