YEAS New Hampshire, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia NAYS-Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware .7 3 On the question to agree to the whole resolution respecting the supreme executive, namely, "Resolved, That a national executive be instituted "To consist of a single person; "To be chosen by the national legislature; "For the term of seven years; "To be ineligible a second time; "With power to carry into execution the national "laws; "To appoint to offices in cases not otherwise pro"vided for ; "To be removeable on impeachment and conviction "of mal-practice or neglect of duty; "To receive a fixed compensation for the devotion "of his time to publick service; "To be paid out of the publick treasury" It passed in the affirmative. YEAS-New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia NAYS-Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland DIVIDED Virginia 6 3 It was moved and seconded to agree to the following resolution, namely, "Resolved, That it be an instruction to the com"mittee, to whom were referred the proceedings of "the convention for the establishment of a national government, to receive a clause or clauses, requiring "certain qualifications of landed property and citizen"ship in the United States, for the executive, the ju "diciary, and the members of both branches of the legislature of the United States; and for disqualify"ing all such persons as are indebted to, or have un"settled accounts with, the United States, from being "members of either branch of the national legisla"ture." It was moved and seconded to strike out the word "landed." It passed in the affirmative. YEAS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia NAY-Maryland 10 1 On the question to agree to the clause respecting the qualification, as amended, It passed in the affirmative. YEAS New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia NAYS-Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware 8 3 It was moved and seconded to add the words "and "pensioners of the government of the United States," to the clause of disqualification Which passed in the negative. YEAS-Massachusetts, Maryland, Georgia 3 NAYS New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, South Carolina 7 DIVIDED-North Carolina 1 It was moved and seconded to strike out the following words, namely, "Or have unsettled accounts with" Which passed in the affirmative. YEAS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecti cut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina NAYS-New Jersey, Georgia On the question to agree to the clause of disqualifi 9 2 2 NAYS-New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecti cut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina 9 It was moved and seconded to agree to the following resolution, namely, "Resolved, That it be an instruction to the com"mittee to whom were referred the proceedings of the "convention for the establishment of a national go"vernment, to receive a clause or clauses for prevent"ing the seat of the national government being in the "same city or town with the seat of the government of "any state, longer than until the necessary publick "buildings can be erected." It was moved and seconded to postpone the consideration of the last resolution. It was moved and seconded to refer such proceedings of the convention, as have been agreed on since Monday last, to the committee of detail Which passed unanimously in the affirmative. And then the house, by unanimous vote, adjourned till Monday, August 6. RESOLUTIONS OF THE CONVENTION REFERRED, ON THE TWENTY-THIRD and twenTY-SIXTH OF JULY, 1787, TO A COMMITTEE of detail, (MESSRS. RUTLEDGE, RANDOLPH, GORHAM, ELLSWORTH, AND WILSON) FOR THE PURPOSE OF reporting a coNSTI TUTION. JOURNALS, June 20. June 21. June 22. June 23. June 25. 1. RESOLVED, That the government of the United States ought to consist of a supreme legislative, judiciary, and executive. II. RESOLVED, That the legislature consist III. RESOLVED, That the members of the of the age of thirty years at least; to hold their offices for six years, one third to go out biennially; to receive a compensation for the devotion of their time to the publick service; to be ineligible to and incapable of holding any office, under the authority of the United States (except those peculiarly belonging to the functions of the second branch) during the term for which they are elected, and for one year thereafter. v. RESOLVED, That each branch ought to possess the right of originating acts. VI. RESOLVED, That the national legisla ture ought to possess the legislative rights vested in Congress by the confederation; and moreover, to legislate in all cases for the general interests of the union, and also in those to which the states are separately incompetent, or in which the harmony of the United States may be interrupted by the exercise of individual legislation. VII. RESOLVED, That the legislative acts of the United States, made by virtue and in pursuance of the articles of union, and all treaties made and ratified under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the respective states, as far as those acts or treaties shall relate to the |