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]

Georgia ...................................... T[+e672744]hree[+e672780]wo[+e672744 -e672780].[+e672744] [+e672746]

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2. But as the present situation of the States may probably alter as well in point of wealth as in the number of their inhabitants that the Legislature be authorised from time to time to augment the number of representatives: and in case any of the States shall hereafter be divided, or any two or more States united, or any new State created within the limits of the United States the Legislature shall possess authority to regulate the number of representatives in any of the foregoing cases upon t[+e672746] Provided always that [+e739700]di[+e739705 -e739901]re[+e739705]presen[+e739901]c[+e739705 -e739901]t[+e739705] [+e739705 -e739901]Tax[+e739700 -e739901]ation ought to be proportioned according to [+e739700]di[+e739901]re[+e739700]c[+e739901]presen[+e739700 -e739901]t[+e739700] Tax[+e739901]ation[+e739700],[+e739901];[+e739899 -e739901] and in order to ascertain the alteration in the [+e739899]di[+e739901]re[+e739899]c[+e739901]presen[+e739899 -e739901]t[+e739899] Tax[+e739901]ation which may be required from time to time by the changes in the relative circumstances of the States — Resolved that a Cen[+e739899]six[+e739917]sus[+e739899 -e739917] be taken within two years from the first meeting of the Legislature of the United States, and once wi[+e739899]Ten[+e739921]thi[+e739899 -e739921]n the term of every ___ years afterwards of all the inhabitants of the United States in the manner[+e739899],[+e739899 -e739901] and according to the ratio recommended by Congress in their resolution of[+e739899] April 18[+e739901]. [+e739899]1783 —[+e739901]_____[+e739899 -e739901] and that the Legislature of the United States shall [+e739899]p[+e739901]a[+e739899 -e739901]r[+e739899]opo[+e739901]r[+e739899]tio[+e739901]a[+e739899 -e739901]n[+e739899]ge[+e739899 -e739901] the [+e739899]di[+e739901]re[+e739899]c[+e739901]presen[+e739899 -e739901]t[+e739899] Tax[+e739901]ation accordingly[+e739899].[+e739700]he principles of their wealth and number of inhabitants.[+e672746]

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)
  - Gerry's Motion on Pre-Census Taxation (introduced on 1787-07-13 11:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e739929)

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) [This amendment shown] [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) [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) [This moment shown] [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) [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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