50z ggCOm)S OF THE FE:DERAI, CONVENTION Tuesday MADISON September 4 merits, which the former mode of election seemed to forbid. He thought it might be better however to refer the eventual appointment to the Legislature than to the Senate, and to confine it to a smaller number than five of the Candidates. The eventual election by the Legislature wd. not open cabal anew, as it would be restrained to certain designated objects of choice, and as these must have had the previous sanction of a number of the States: and if the election be made as it ought as soon as the votes of the electors are opened & it is known that no one has a majority of the whole? there can be little danger of corruption-- Another reason for preferring the Legislature to the Senate in this business, was that the House of Reps. will be so often changed as to'5 be free from the influence & faction to which the permanence of the Senate may subject that branch-- Mr. Randolph preferred the former mode of constituting the Executive, but if the change was to be made, he wished to know why the eventual election was referred to' the Senate and not to the Legislature? lie saw no necessity for this and many objections to it. He was apprehensive also that the advantage of the eventual appointment would fall into the hands of the States near the Seat of Government. Mr Govr. Morris said the Senate was preferred because fewer could then, say to the President? you owe your appointment to us. He thought the President would not depend so much on the Senate for his re-appointment as on his general good conduct. The further consideration of the Report was postponed that each member might take a copy of the remainder of it. The following motion was referred to the Committee of Eleven- to wit,- "To prepare & report a plan for defray- ins the expences of the Convention"
- Mr. Pinkney moved a clause declaring "that each House
should be judge of the privilege of its own members? Mr Govt. Morris 2ded. the motion
- ( This motion not inserted in the printed Journal)
is Crossed out "break from its accustomed spirit of faction & intrigue in which the Senate retains". te See Appendix A, CCLX. XX�II.
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