The Journal of the Debates in the Convention which Framed the Constitution of the United States, May-September 1787. Volume 2Madison, James
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The Journal of the Debates in the Convention which Framed the Constitution of the United States, May-September 1787. Volume 2
Madison, James
Constitutional law -- United States; Constitutions -- United States; United States. Constitution
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.
Commercial regulations.
_See_ Navigation acts.
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.
Compensation of executive.
_See_ Executive, national, compensation of.
Compensation of judiciary.
_See_ Judiciary, national, compensation of.
Compensation of legislature.
_See_ Legislature, national, compensation of.
Compromise on representation, debate on, i., 287;
report of committee on, 294.
Confederation, articles of.
_See_ Articles of Confederation.
Congress.
_See_ Legislature, national.
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.
Copyright law.
_See_ Legislature, national, power of.
Council, executive.
_See_ Executive council.
Council of revision of laws, debate on, i., 69; ii., 17.
Counterfeiting, power to punish, debated, ii., 185.
Courts.
_See_ Judiciary.
Credentials of delegates read, i., 4.
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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.
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