Journal of the federal convention Tuesday July 10, 1787

The honorable Mr. King form the grand committee to whom was referred the first paragraph of the report of a committee consisting of Mr. G Morris, Mr. Gorham, Mr. Randolph, Mr. Rutledge, and Mr. King, informed the house that the committee were prepared to report – he then read the report in his place, and the same being delivered in at the secretary's table was again read, and is as follows, namely

That in the original formation of the legislature of the United States the first branch thereof shall consist of sixty-five members, of which number

New Hampshire shall send – three

Massachusetts – eight

Rhode Island – one

Connecticut – five

New York – six

New Jersey – four

Pennsylvania – eight

Delaware – one

Maryland – six

Virginia – ten

North Carolina – five

South Carolina – five

Georgia – three

It was moved and seconded to amend the report by striking out the word three in the apportionment of representation to New Hampshire, and inserting the word “two”

Which passed in the negative

It was moved and seconded to amend the report by striking out the word “five” in the apportionment of representation to North Carolina, and inserting the word “six”

Which passed in the negative

It was moved and seconded to amend the report by striking out the word “five” in the apportionment of representation to South Carolina and inserting the word “six”

Which passed in the negative

It was moved and seconded to amend the report by striking out the word “three” in the apportionment of representation to Georgia and inserting the word “four”

Which passed in the negative

It was moved and seconded to to double the number of representatives, in the first branch of the legislature of the United States, apportioned by the report of the grand committee to each state

Which passed in the negative

On the question to agree to the report of the grand committee

It passed in the affirmative

It was moved and seconded to add the following amendment after the second paragraph of the report from the committee consisting of Mr. Morris, Mr. Gorham, Mr. Randolph, Mr. Rutledge, and Mr. King

“That in order to ascertain alterations in the population and wealth of the states the legislature of the United States be required to cause a proper census and estimate to be taken once in every term of [blank] years.”

It was moved and seconded to postpone the consideration of the last motion un order to take up the following namely

“That the committee of eleven, to whom was referred the report of the committee of five on the subject of representation, be requested to furnish the convention with the principles on which they grounded the report”

Which passed in the negative

And then the house adjourned till to-morrow at 11 o'clock a.m.

Constitutional Convention, Week of 9 July 1787