more should be taken from as many districts, there would be a constant struggle for local advantages. In Military matters this would be particularly mischievous. He said his opinion on this point had been formed under the opportunity he had had of seeing the manner in which a plurality of military heads distracted Holland when threatened with invasion by the imperial troops. One man was for directing the force to the defence of this part, another to that part of the Country, just as he happened to be swayed by prejudice or interest.
〈The motion was then 〉 postpd. 〈the Committee rose 〉 & the House Adjd.[1]
Yates
Saturday, June 2d, 1787.
Met pursuant to adjournment. Present 11 states.
Mr. Pinkney called for the order of the day.
The convention went into committee of the whole.
Mr. Wilson moved that the states should be divided into districts, consisting of one or more states, and each district to elect a number of senators to form the second branch of the national legislature—The senators to be elected, and a certain proportion to be annually dismissed—avowedly on the plan of the New-York senate.[2]—Question put—rejected.
In the 7th resolve, the words to be chosen by the national legislature, were agreed to.
President Franklin moved, that the consideration of that part of the 7th resolve, which had in object the making provision for a compensation for the service of the executive, be postponed for the purpose of considering a motion, that the executive should receive no salary, stipend or emolument for the devotion of his time to the public services, but that his expenses should be paid.
Postponed.
Mr. Dickinson moved that in the seventh resolution, the
- ↑ See further Appendix A, ⅩⅩⅩⅣ.
- ↑ Yates evidently misunderstood Wilson’s proposal, which was a plan for the election of the executive and not for the composition of the senate.
