Governour Livingston[35] from the Committee of Eleven to whom was referred the propositions respecting the debts of the several States and also the Militia entered on the 18^{th} inst: delivered the following report: [35] "Governor Livingston is confessedly a Man of the first rate talents, but he appears to me rather to indulge a sportiveness of wit, than a strength of thinking. He is however equal to anything, from the extensiveness of his education and genius. His writings teem with satyr and a neatness of style. But he is no Orator, and seems little acquainted with the guiles of policy. He is about 60 years old, and remarkably healthy."--Pierce's Notes, _Am. Hist. Rev._, iii., 327. "The Legislature of the U. S. shall have power to fulfil the engagements which have been entered into by Congress, and to discharge as well the debts of the U. S. as the debts incurred by the several States during the late war, for the common defence and general welfare." "To make laws for organizing arming and disciplining the militia, and for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of the U. S. reserving to the States respectively, the appointment of the officers, and the authority of training the militia according to the discipline prescribed by the U. States." M^r Gerry considered giving the power only, without adopting the obligation, as destroying the security now enjoyed by the public creditors of the U-- States. He enlarged on the merit of this class of citizens, and the solemn faith which had been pledged under the existing Confederation. If their situation should be changed as here proposed great opposition would be excited ag^{st} the plan. He urged also that as the States had made different degrees of exertion to sink their respective debts, those who had done most would be alarmed, if they were now to be saddled with a share of the debts of States which had done least. M^r Sherman. It means neither more nor less than the confederation as it relates to this subject. M^r Elseworth moved that the Report delivered in by Gov^r Livingston should lie on the table.--Agreed to nem. con. Art: VII. Sect. 3 resumed.--M^r Dickinson moved to postpone this in order to reconsider Art: IV. Sect. 4. and to _limit_ the number of representatives to be allowed to the large States. Unless this were done the small States would be reduced to entire insignificancy, and encouragement given to the importation of slaves. M^r Sherman would agree to such a reconsideration, but did not see the necessity of postponing the section before the House.--M^r Dickenson withdrew his motion. Art: VII. Sect 3. then agreed to 10 ays, Delaware alone being no.