In a Committee of the whole House Tuesday June 12, 1787

Mr. Gorham in the Chair

It was moved and seconded to fill up the blank in the [4th] resolution respecting the term for which members of the first branch of the national legislature should be chosen with the words “three years”

On the question to fill up with three years

It passed in the affirmative

It was moved and seconded to strike out the following words in the [4th] resolution namely

To be of [blank] years at least.

And on the question to strike out

It passed in the affirmative

It was moved and seconded to add the words

“and fixed” after the word “liberal” in that clause of the [4th] resolution which respects the stipend of the first branch

Passed in the affirmative

It was then moved and seconded to add the words

“to be paid out of the public treasury”

Agree to

It was moved and seconded to strike out the words

“by a particular state”

Passed in the negative

A question being taken on the clause which respects the ineligibility of the members of the first branch

In passed in the affirmative

It was moved and seconded to amend the [4th] resolution by inserting the words

“and under the national government for the space of three years after its expiration”

Passed in the negative

Moved and seconded to fill up the blank with

“One year”

Passed in the affirmative

It was moved and seconded to strike out the following words namely

“to be incapable of re-election for the space of [blank] after the expiration of their term of service and to be subject to re-call.

On the question to strike out

Passed in the affirmative

It was moved and seconded to strike out the words to be of [blank] years at least

Passed in the negative

Moved to fill up the blank with

“Thirty”

Passed in the affirmative

Moved and seconded to fill up the blank after the words “sufficient to ensure their independency” with

“seven years”

Passed in the affirmative

It was moved by Mr. Rutledge seconded by Mr. Butler to strike out the clause which respects stipend to be allowed to the second branch

On the question to strike out

Passed in the negative

It was then moved and seconded that the clause which respects the stipend to be given to the second branch be the same as that of the first

Passed in the affirmative

It was moved and seconded that the ineligibility of the second branch to office be the same as the first

Passed in the affirmative

It was moved and seconded to alter the resolution submitted by Mr. Randolph, so as to read as follows namely

“That the jurisdiction of the supreme Tribunal shall be to hear and determine in the ?? resort all juracies, felonies &ca”

It was moved and seconded to postpone the whole of the last clause generally

It was then moved and seconded to strike out the words “all piracies and felonies on the high seas”

Passed in the affirmative

It was moved and seconded to strike out the words

“all captures from an enemy”

Passed in the affirmative

It was moved and seconded to strike out the words “other states” and to insert the words “two distinct states in the union”

Passed in the affirmative

It was moved and seconded to postpone the consideration of the resolution which respects the judiciary

Passed in the affirmative

It was then moved and seconded that the Committee do now rise, report a further progress, and request leave to sit again

The Committee then rose

Constitutional Convention, Week of 11 June 1787