I2 RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION Saturday KING July KING Memorandum July I5- 87 About twelve days since the convention appointed a Grand Comee. consisting of Gerry, Elsworth, Yates, Patterson, Franklin, Bedford? Martln? Mason, Davie, Rutledge & Bald- win to adjust the Representation in the two Brs. of the Legis- lature of the US- They reported 7t. every 4o,ooo Inhabs. taken agreeably to the Resolution of Cong. of ye. I8 Ap. I783 shd. send one member to the first Br of the Legislatr. yt. this Br. shd. originate exclusively money Bills, & also originate ye. appropiations of money- and that in ye Senate or upper Br. each state shd. have one vote & no more- the Represen- tation as to the first Br. was twice recommitted altho not to the same committee? finally it was agreed yt. Taxation of the direct sort & Representation shd. be in direct proportion with each other--that the first Br. shd. consist of 65 memb: viz. NH. 3: M. 8: RI.x: C. 5: NY. 6: NJ. 4: P. 8: D.x: M. 6: V. Io: NC. 5: SC. 5: G. 3: and that the origination of money Bills and the Appropriations of money shd. belong in the tint instance to yt. Br. but yt. in the Senate or ed. Br. each State shd. have an equal Vote- in this situation of the Report it was moved by S. Car. that in the formation of the zd. Br. instead of an equality of Votes among the States, that NHshd. have 2: M. 4: RI.I: C. 3. NY3. NJ. 2. P4. DI. M3. Vs. NC. 3. SC. 3 G2. Tota136-- on tlxe question to agree to this apportionment, instead of the equality (Mr. Gorham being absent) Mass. Con. N Jer. Del. N Car & Georg. No ? Penn. Mar. Virg. & S Car. Ay- This Question was taken and to my mortification by the Vote of Mass lost on the ?4th. July--9 g [Endor?ed:] x5 July [ Senate. 8hall the 15tat? be [ Equal in the number Senators, [ inequality lost by vote [ of Mass --
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