U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition)

Grand Convention at Philadelphia, May to September, 1787, Quill Project 2021 Edition.

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Session 6233: 1787-07-09 11:00:00

Second Committee on Representation reported. Its First Proposition sent to a committee.

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Report of the Second Committee on Representation (Amended)

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[Report of the Second Committee on Representation as Amended by the Convention] [+e672744]

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1. That in the [+e672744]original forma[+e672780]first mee[+e672744 -e672780]ti[+e672744]o[+e672780]n[+e672744]g[+e672744 -e672780] of the Legislature of the United States[+e672744],[+e672780] the first [+e672744]B[+e672780]b[+e672744 -e672780]ranch thereof [+e672744]shall [+e672780]consist of [+e672744]sixty five m[+e672780]fifty six M[+e672744 -e672780]embers, of which number [+e672744]

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New Hampshire shall [+e672744]send[+e672780]have[+e672744 -e672780] ..... T[+e672744]hree[+e672780]wo[+e672744 -e672780]. [+e672744]

Massachusetts .......................... [+e672744]Eight[+e672780]Seven[+e672744 -e672780] [+e672744]

Rhode Island ............................. One[+e672744].[+e672780] [+e672744]

Connecticut ............................... F[+e672744]ive[+e672780]our[+e672744 -e672780] [+e672744]

New[+e672744] [+e672780]-[+e672744 -e672780]York ................................... [+e672744]Six[+e672780]Five[+e672744 -e672780] [+e672744]

New-Jersey ............................... [+e672744]Four.[+e672780]Three[+e672744 -e672780] [+e672744]

Pennsylvania ............................. Eight [+e672744]

Delaware ................................... One [+e672744]

Maryland .................................... [+e672744]Six[+e672780]Four[+e672744 -e672780] [+e672744]

Virginia ....................................... [+e672744]Ten[+e672780]Nine[+e672744 -e672780] [+e672744]

North Carolina .......................... Five [+e672744]

South Carolina .......................... Five [+e672744] [+e672794]

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3. Resolved That in order to ascertain the alterations that may happen in the population and wealth of the several States a census shall be taken of the free inhabitants of each State, and [+e672794]three fifths of [+e672794 -e672795]the inhabitants of other description on the first year after this form of Government shall have been adopted — and afterwards on every term of ___ years; and the Legislature shall alter or augment the representation accordingly[+e672794][+e672744]

Georgia ...................................... T[+e672744]hree[+e672780]wo[+e672744 -e672780].[+e672744]

Decisions yet to be taken

Report of the Second Committee on Representation (Amended) (introduced on 1787-07-09 11:00:00 - CREATE - e672743) [This document]
- Report of the Second Committee on Representation: Second Proposition (introduced on 1787-07-09 11:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e672746)
  - Randolph's Renewed Amendment for a Census (introduced on 1787-07-12 11:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e739899)
    - Wilson's Revised Amendment for a Census (introduced on 1787-07-12 11:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e739901)
      - Pinckney's Motion to Strike Out the 'Three Fifths' Clause (introduced on 1787-07-12 11:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e739916)
      - Amendment for a Census Every Ten Years (introduced on 1787-07-12 11:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e739921) [This moment shown]

Document Timeline

Report of the Second Committee on Representation (Amended) (introduced on 1787-07-09 11:00:00 - CREATE - e672743) [This document] [view current proposal at this moment]
- Report of the Second Committee on Representation: First Proposition (introduced on 1787-07-09 11:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e672744) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Postpone Consideration of the Report of the Second Committee on Representation: First Proposition (introduced on 1787-07-09 11:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e734086) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1787-07-09 11:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e734087) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1787-07-09 11:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e672749) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Third Committee Amendment to Report of the Second Committee: First Proposition (introduced on 1787-07-10 11:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e672780) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1787-07-10 11:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e672781) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1787-07-10 11:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e672782) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Report of the Second Committee on Representation: Second Proposition (introduced on 1787-07-09 11:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e672746) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1787-07-09 11:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e672747) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Reconsider the Second Proposition of the Report of the Second Committee on Representation (introduced on 1787-07-10 11:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e739674) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1787-07-10 11:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e739676) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Randolph's Amendment for a Census (introduced on 1787-07-10 11:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e739690) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1787-07-10 11:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e739691) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1787-07-11 11:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e739695) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1787-07-11 11:00:00 - DROP_PROPOSAL - e739697) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Morris's Amendment to Make Taxation Proportionate with Representation (introduced on 1787-07-12 11:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e739700) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1787-07-12 11:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e739703) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - Morris's Amendment to Make Direct Taxation Proportionate with Representation (introduced on 1787-07-12 11:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e739705) [view current proposal at this moment]
      - None (introduced on 1787-07-12 11:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e739706) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1787-07-12 11:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e739707) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Ellsworth's Motion that Taxation be Based on Population (introduced on 1787-07-12 11:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e739709) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1787-07-12 11:00:00 - DROP_PROPOSAL - e739900) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Randolph's Renewed Amendment for a Census (introduced on 1787-07-12 11:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e739899) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - Wilson's Revised Amendment for a Census (introduced on 1787-07-12 11:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e739901) [view current proposal at this moment]
      - None (introduced on 1787-07-12 11:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e739904) [view current proposal at this moment]
      - Pinckney's Motion to Strike Out the 'Three Fifths' Clause (introduced on 1787-07-12 11:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e739916) [view current proposal at this moment]
        
        None (introduced on 1787-07-12 11:00:00 - REJECT_PROPOSAL - e739923) [view current proposal at this moment]
      - C.C. Pinckney's Amendment for a Census in Six Years (introduced on 1787-07-12 11:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e739917) [view current proposal at this moment]
        
        None (introduced on 1787-07-12 11:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e739918) [view current proposal at this moment]
      - Amendment for a Census Every Twenty Years (introduced on 1787-07-12 11:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e739919) [view current proposal at this moment]
        
        None (introduced on 1787-07-12 11:00:00 - REJECT_PROPOSAL - e739920) [view current proposal at this moment]
      - Amendment for a Census Every Ten Years (introduced on 1787-07-12 11:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e739921) [This moment shown] [view current proposal at this moment]
        
        None (introduced on 1787-07-12 11:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e739922) [view current proposal at this moment]
      - None (introduced on 1787-07-12 11:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e739924) [view current proposal at this moment]
      - None (introduced on 1787-07-12 11:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e739925) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1787-07-12 11:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e739926) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Gerry's Motion on Pre-Census Taxation (introduced on 1787-07-13 11:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e739929) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1787-07-13 11:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e739930) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - Postpone Gerry's Motion on Pre-Census Taxation (introduced on 1787-07-13 11:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e739931) [view current proposal at this moment]
      - None (introduced on 1787-07-13 11:00:00 - REJECT_PROPOSAL - e739932) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1787-07-13 11:00:00 - REJECT_PROPOSAL - e739933) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Gerry's Revised Motion on Pre-Census Taxation (introduced on 1787-07-13 11:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e739934) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1787-07-13 11:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e739935) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Randolph's Amendment to the Second Proposition of the Second Committee on Representation (introduced on 1787-07-13 11:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e739936) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1787-07-13 11:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e739937) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1787-07-13 11:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e739938) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Read's Amendment on Representation if States' Gain Territory (introduced on 1787-07-13 11:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e739939) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1787-07-13 11:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e739940) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1787-07-13 11:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e739944) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Postpone Propositions of Second Committee to Question Third Committee on Representation (introduced on 1787-07-10 11:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e739694) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1787-07-10 11:00:00 - REJECT_PROPOSAL - e739696) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Williamson's Amendment for a Census (introduced on 1787-07-11 11:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e672794) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Butler's Motion to Strike Out the 'Three Fifths' Clause (introduced on 1787-07-11 11:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e672795) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1787-07-11 11:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e672796) [This amendment shown] [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1787-07-11 11:00:00 - REJECT_PROPOSAL - e672797) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1787-07-11 11:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e672798) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Rutledge's Motion to Link Representation to Wealth (introduced on 1787-07-11 11:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e672799) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1787-07-11 11:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e672800) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1787-07-11 11:00:00 - REJECT_PROPOSAL - e672801) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1787-07-11 11:00:00 - DROP_PROPOSAL - e672802) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Williamson's Proposition for a Census (introduced on 1787-07-11 11:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e672803) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Williamson's Proposition for a Census: First Clause (introduced on 1787-07-11 11:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e672804) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1787-07-11 11:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e672805) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Williamson's Proposition for a Census: Second Clause (introduced on 1787-07-11 11:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e672808) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1787-07-11 11:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e672809) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1787-07-11 11:00:00 - REJECT_PROPOSAL - e672810) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Williamson's Proposition for a Census: Third Clause (introduced on 1787-07-11 11:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e672811) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1787-07-11 11:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e672812) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Amendment to Hold a Census Every Fifteen Years (introduced on 1787-07-11 11:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e672813) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1787-07-11 11:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e672814) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Madison's Amendment to add “at least” (introduced on 1787-07-11 11:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e672815) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1787-07-11 11:00:00 - REJECT_PROPOSAL - e672816) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Williamson's Proposition for a Census: Fourth Clause (introduced on 1787-07-11 11:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e672817) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1787-07-11 11:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e672818) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1787-07-11 11:00:00 - REJECT_PROPOSAL - e672819) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Whole Question Called For (introduced on 1787-07-14 11:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e672868) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1787-07-14 11:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e672869) [view current proposal at this moment]

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