Documentary History of the Constitution of the United States of America, 1786-1870, Volumen1

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Página 16 - of Confederation, and reporting to Congress, and to the several Legislatures, such alterations and provisions therein, as shall, when «agreed to in Congress, and confirmed by the several States, render the federal Constitution adequate to the exigencies of Government, and the preservation of the Union. True Extracts from the Journals of the Assembly
Página 97 - separately incompetent, or in which the harmony of the United States may be interrupted by the exercise of individual legislation which passed in the affirmative On the question to agree to the following clause of the sixth resolution reported from the Committee of the whole House, namely, " to negative all laws passed by the several States
Página 31 - Constitution adequate to the exigencies of the Union ; and in reporting such an Act for that purpose to the United States in Congress, as when agreed to by them and duly confirmed by the several States, might effectually provide for the same, did decline his appointment aforesaid; and thereupon in
Página 200 - Butler it passed in the affirmative—and the resolution, as agreed to, is as follows. it is the opinion of this Committee that Resolved that , a national government ought to be established consisting of a supreme Legislative, Judiciary, and Executive The following resolution was then moved by
Página 14 - that three Delegates be appointed on the part of this State, to meet such Delegates as may be appointed on the part of the other States respectively, on the second Monday in may next, at Philadelphia, for the sole and express purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation, and reporting to
Página 20 - Constitution fully adequate to the exigencies of the Union, and in reporting such Act or Acts for that purpose to the United States in Congress Assembled, as when agreed to by them and duly confirmed by the several States, will effectually provide for the same. said,
Página 338 - act of a particular Legislature before a negative thereon shall be final ; and that the dissent of the said council shall amount to a rejection, unless the act of the National Legislature, be again passed, or that of a particular Legislature be again negatived by of the Members of each Branch. 9 Resolved that a
Página 200 - Randolph. Resolved that the rights of suffrage in the national legislature ought to be proportioned to the quotas of contribution, or to the number of free inhabitants, as the one or the other rule may seem best in different cases. It was moved by M r Hamilton seconded by
Página 203 - on the foregoing clauses of the sixth resolution they were agreed to. It was then moved and seconded to postpone the consideration of the last clause of the sixth resolution namely "to call forth the force of the union against any member of the union, failing to fulfil it's
Página 11 - that in the opinion of Congress it is expedient that on the second Monday in May next a Convention of Delegates who shall have been appointed by the several States to be held at Philadelphia for the sole and express purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation and reporting to Congress and the several Legislatures, such alterations and provisions therein as shall