Entrance of the soldiers, from Lancaster, into the city-Amendment to the report on the cession of Virginia - Discussion thereon continued.
SATURDAY, June 21,....
DEBATES IN THE FEDERAL CONVENTION, FROM MONDAY, MAY 14, 1787, UNTIL ITS FINAL ADJOURNMENT, MONDAY,
To be appointed by the national execu- tive out of nominations by the state legis- latures Disagreed to-To be chosen by the state legislatures - Agreed to.
TUESDAY, June 19,
Motion to amend Mr. Patterson's first
proposition so as to provide for an ade-
quate government of the United States,
resumed-Disagreed to-Motion to post-
pone Mr. Patterson's first proposition-
Agreed to.
Motion for the committee of the whole
to rise and report the nineteen resolutions
founded on Mr. Randolph's propositions
as amended and adopted in committee
Agreed to.
First resolution, establishing a national
government, to consist of a legislative, ex-
ecutive, and judiciary, considered by the
Convention.
WEDNESDAY, June 20,
Second resolution, that the legislature con- sist of two branches, resumed - Agreed
Third resolution, fixing election, term, qualifications, &c., of the first branch of the legislature-Motion to amend so as to provide that the election of the first branch be as the state legislatures direct -Disagreed to-Motion to amend so as
Third resolution, for fixing the qualifica- tions, &c., of the first branch, resumed Motion to amend by striking out the ineli- gibility of the members to state offices- Agreed to- Motion to amend by confin ing their ineligibility to such national of- fices as had been established, or their emoluments increased, while they were members-Disagreed to- Motion to con- fine their ineligibility to national offices, during one year after their term of service is expired Agreed to.
MONDAY, June 25,...
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