national ones by the state authorities, 475. No appointment to be made to any not previously created by law, 474, 528, 529. Not to be held by members of the legislature, 127, 130, 185, 189, 190, 229, 230, 247, 375, 378, 420, 503, 505, 560. Term of that of President, 128, 190, 192, 203, 205, 325, 335, 338, 342, 375, 380, 502. Term of that of judiciary, 128, 131, 150, 190, 330, 376, 380, 563. Appointment to, by the President and Senate, 131, 329, 349, 507, 516, 524, 562. Appointment to, by the Senate, 131, 156, 379. Appointment to, by the President, 141, 155, 190, 325, 329, 334, 369, 376, 380, 421, 474. Rotation in, 142. Avidity in seeking it, 146. Appointment to, by Congress, 128, 155.
OFFICERS, (see Army, Half Pay,) of the army ought not to be promoted by districts, 10. Civil, appointed by Congress, 35. Of the army to be indemnified, 80. Of the states to take an oath to support the Constitution, 128, 157, 183, 191, 564. Of the House of Representatives to be chosen by it, 129, 377, 559. Of the Senate to be chosen by it, 129, 377, 401, 559. Of the government cannot be members of the legislature, 127, 130, 189, 190, 373, 375, 378, 420, 560. To be commissioned by the President, 131, 380, 562. Liable to impeachment, 188, 380, 446, 559. Their compensation to be fixed by the representatives, 274. To possess property qualification, 371. Of the army and navy ineligible in Congress, 422, 424. Appointment of those of the militia, 443, 445, 451, 464, 561. Ineligible to other offices, 446. Not to accept presents or titles, 407, 561. None to be appointed to offices not previously created by law, 474. Not to be appointed electors of President, 343, 515, 520, 562. To be removed on conviction, under an impeachment, 529, 559.
OPINIONS, of the judges to be given to the President and Congress, 445. Of the members of the council to be given to the President, 440. Of the heads of departments to be given to the President, 507, 525, 562.
ORDINANCE, relative to Court of Appeals, 2. Relative to franking, 12. Relative to captures, 16, 18. Relative to piracy, 44.
ORIGINATION, of acts to belong to each branch of the legislature, 127, 139, 375, 378. Of money bills must be in the House of Representatives, 129, 188, 274, 282, 316, 375, 377, 394, 397, 410, 414, 423, 427, 452, 510, 529, 560.
OSGOOD, SAMUEL, represents Massachusetts in Congress, 1. Opposes partial exchanges of prisoners, 1. Proposes to till vacancy in Court of Appeals, 2. Sent to Rhode Island to urge impost, 14. Opposes disclosure of negotiations relative to confiscations and British debts, 26. Remarks on proportion of freemen to slaves in fixing contributions of states, 79. Explains character of the proposed convention of Eastern States, 80.
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PAMPHLET of Lord Sheffield, 99.
PAPER MONEY, redeemed by states beyond their quotas, to be credited, 7, 14. Plan for redeeming it, 8, 14. Its depreciation in 1782, 14, 18. New emissions by states feared, 120. Difficulties under the Confederation, 112, 119, 126. Emission of, by Congress, 130, 378, 434, 435. Prohibited to the states, 131, 172, 208, 381, 484, 561.
PARDON, granted by the President, 131, 380, 480, 549, 569. Not to extend to impeachments, 131, 380, 480, 562. In cases of treason, 435.
PARLIAMENT, speech to, December 5, 1782, 50.
PASSPORTS, extent to which trade under them should be allowed, 43, 47. Colonel Laurens applies to British for one, 1. Goods seized when under passport to prisoners, 28, 50, 54.
PATENTS, power of Congress in regard to, 440, 511, 560.
PATTERSON, WILLIAM, attends Federal Convention, 123. Urges the settlement of the proportion of representation, 157, Thinks the proper object of the Convention a mere revision and extension of the Articles of Confederation, 176. Wishes to preserve efficiency of the state governments, 176. Offers a plan in a series of resolutions, 191. His plan compared with that of Mr. Randolph, 193, 207. Thinks plan of Mr. Randolph beyond the authority of the Convention, 194. Contends for the states having an equal vote, 194, 195. Wishes the laws of the Confederation to be acted upon through the state judiciaries, 195. His plan rejected, 211. Wishes New Hampshire delegates sent for, 261. Complains of the course pursued towards the small states, 278, 316. Insists on the equal vote of the states in the Senate, 286, 318. Objects to a proportional representation in either House, 289. Proposes the election of the President by electors appointed by the states, 336. Signs the Constitution, 565.
PAY, provision for, asked by army, 24, 55. Report on providing for, 44. Discussion on pay of army, 55, 57, 61, 64, 72, 73. Amount of, 83. Of the President, 128, 131, 145, 190, 343, 369, 376, 380, 562. That of President not to be increased or diminished during his term, 128, 131, 153, 369, 376, 380, 562. Of President to be paid out of the national treasury, 343, 369. Of electors of President, 344. Of the senators, 127, 130, 187, 190, 246, 271, 375, 378, 404, 425, 560. Of senators to be paid by the states, 187, 246, 378, 381. Of the representatives, 127, 130, 185, 190, 225, 230, 375, 378, 404, 425, 560. Of members of Congress to be paid out of the national treasury, 185, 189, 225, 230, 426. Of members of Congress to be paid by the states, 210, 226, 378. How that of members of Congress should be fixed, 404, 426. That of judges, 128, 156, 190, 330, 376, 380, 481, 563. No increase or diminution of that of judges during their term, 128, 156, 190, 330, 376, 380, 482, 563. It ought to be adequate, 136, 228, 482. Struggles to obtain it, 147. It ought to be fixed, 184, 227, 426, 427.
PAYMENT, no tender to be authorized by the states but gold or silver, 131, 381, 561.
PEACE, negotiations by British at Paris, 65. Extent to which France is to control its terms, 18. Prospects of peace, 50. Conduct of the American commissioners toward France in negotiating, 31, 68, 73, 74. News of signing preliminaries, 74, 84. Proclamation of, 84. Peace establishment, 82. Members of Congress may be arrested for breach of, 130, 378, 560. When troops may be kept during, 131, 381, 445. Ought not to depend on the executive, 140. Cases affecting national, to be tried by national judiciary, 188, 332, 376. To be made by Congress, 439.
PENNSYLVANIA, her contest with Connecticut, 19. Her delegates in Congress, November, 1782, 1. Proposes to provide for public creditors within her own state, 5, 11, 34, 36, 42. New state within her limits proposed, 10. Proceedings relative to goods sent to prisoners under passport, 27, 50, 54. Petition of some inhabitants for new state, 31. Controversy with Virginia about territory, 32. Large amount of public debt held by her citizens, 42. Complains of obscurity of ordinance about piracy, 44. Desires to confine Virginia within the Alleghany, 93. Arbitrary conduct of its colonial governors, 152. Violates the Articles of Confederation, 208. Sends delegates to the Federal Convention, 123, 124. Proposes Gen. Washington as President of the Convention, 123. Objects to equal vote of large and small states in the Convention, 125. Desires a proportional representation in both brandies of Congress, 240. Proportion of electors of President, 338, 339. Proportion of representation in the Senate before a census, 129. Proportion of representation in the House of Representatives be fore a census, 129, 288, 200, 316, 375, 377. Proceedings of legislature on the Federal Constitution, 567, 572. Opinions there on the Federal
