This Constitution shall be laid before the United States in Congress Assembled, for their approbation; and it is the opinion of this Convention, that it should be afterwards submitted to a Convention chosen, under the recommendation of its legislature, in order to receive the ratification of such Convention. XXIII To introduce this government, it is the opinion of this Convention, that each assenting Convention should notify its assent and ratification to the United States in Congress assembled; that Congress, after receiving the assent and ratification of the Conventions of ---- States, should appoint and publish a day, as early as may be, and appoint a place, for commencing proceedings under this Constitution; that after such publication, the Legislatures of the several States should elect members of the Senate, and direct the election of members of the House of Representatives; and that the members of the Legislature should meet at the time and place assigned by Congress, and should, as soon as may be, after their meeting, choose the President of the United States, and proceed to execute this Constitution. A motion was made to adjourn till Wednesday, in order to give leisure to examine the Report; which passed in the negative-- N. H. no. Mas. no. C^t no. P^a ay. M^d ay. Virg. ay. N. C. no. S. C. no. The House then adjourned till to-morrow 11 OC. TUESDAY AUGUST 7.[17] IN CONVENTION [17] Although the secrecy of the proceedings was guarded carefully, the reason of the long adjournment was generally known outside of the Convention. "The Convention adjourned about three weeks ago and appointed a Committee consisting of M^r Rutlege, M^r Randolph, M^r Wilson, M^r Elsworth, & M^r Gorham to draw into form the measures which had been agreed upon--they reassembled last Monday sen'night to receive the report--I suppose we shall have the result of this great business in a few weeks more."--Edward Carrington to Monroe, August 7, 1787. Monroe MSS. _Cf._ King's account of the debate confirming the accuracy of Madison's report (King's _Life and Correspondence of Rufus King_, i., 617). The Report of the Committee of detail being taken up, M^r Pinkney moved that it be referred to a Committee of the whole. This was strongly opposed by M^r Ghorum & several others, as likely to produce unnecessary delay; and was negatived, Delaware Mary^d & Virg^a only being in the affirmative. The preamble of the Report was agreed to nem. con. So were Art: I & II.