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July 13, 1787 Summary Today, the delegates agreed that the Legislature would regulate the number of representatives in accord with a count of inhabitants and that taxation for the national treasury, until the first census, would be based on the number of representatives sent by a state. Influences on the Delegates…
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A picture is worth a thousand words. The court evangelicals go to the palace. Such an honor to pray within the Oval Office for @POTUS & @VP . pic.twitter.com/JrDOSJyFeN — Johnnie Moore ن (@JohnnieM) July 12, 2017 There in the middle is the owner of the American Association of Christian…
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“There is a blogger that regularly blogs. I’m certain that there will be something about this hearing on his blog because he follows the PACER regularly in everything that comes out, and there are a group of people that are — they — it’s a little bit of a family…
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July 12, 1787 (Click to read Madison’s notes on the day) Summary The delegates argued again over representation of slaves. The delegates approved a motion to have a census within 6 years of the First Congress with the process repeated every 10 years thereafter. The final motion passed was: On the question…
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July 11, 1787 (Click the link to read Madison’s notes) Summary Due to discussion of the census, the debate turned to the 3/5ths clause. A vote was taken to substitute the word “all” for “3/5.” It failed. It was agreed to take the census every 15 years. Influences on the Delegates Delegate…
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July 10, 1787 Summary New York delegates Yates and Lansing left the convention today. The committee led by Gouverneur Morris recommended the House of Representatives consist of 65 representatives among the 13 states. Influence on the Delegates Again, there was little specific today. The delegates haggled over the number of…
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July 9, 1787 Summary The topic of the day was how to apportion representation. The passing vote today was one which allowed “the Legislature to alter the number from time to time according to wealth and inhabitants.” Influences on the Delegates I can’t point to much specific today. The delegates…
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July 7, 1787 Summary The delegates agreed that the Senate would give each state one vote. Influences on the Delegates Morris pointed to Germany and other states as an example what not to do: We must have an efficient Government, and if there be an efficiency in the local Governments,…
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July 6, 1787 (click to read Madison’s notes) Summary The delegates retained as an option the provision that the House would be responsible for finance bills but referred the question of representation to a committee led by Gouverneur Morris. Influences on the Delegates Britain again was a touchstone for debate,…
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July 5, 1787 Summary Elbridge Gerry’s committee reported recommendations for representation. Although the committee wasn’t unanimous, the report recommended that the first branch (House of Representatives) have a member for every 40,000 citizens, with the Senate made up of one member per state. Finally, all finance bills should originate in…
