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Jackson, William, nominated for secretary of convention, i., [3];
elected, [4].
Jay, John, writes Washington against foreigners, ii., [48], n.
Jefferson, Thomas, Monroe to, ii., [56], n.;
Madison to, [126], n., [320], n.
Jenckes, John, signs address from Rhode Island, i., [2], n.
Jenifer, Daniel, of St. Thomas, Md., attends convention, i., [55];
favors three years' term for Representatives, [124];
Pierce's sketch of, [124], n.;
favors ineligibility of Representatives to other offices, [223];
moves postponement of question of voting in Senate, [225];
favors requirement that vessels must enter and clear in their own states, [295].
Jersey plan, the, submitted, i., [138];
text of, [139];
vote on, [185].
Jews, letter of, i., [323], n.
Johnson, William Samuel, Conn., attends convention, i., [55];
suggests compromise between Virginia and Jersey plans, [200];
Pierce's sketch of, [200], n.;
favors elections to Senate by state legislatures, [234];
favors representation by states in Senate, [261];
favors inclusion of blacks in basis of representation, [342];
thinks treason should be defined, ii., [204];
thinks there can be no treason against a state, [205];
on committee on navigation acts, [225];
thinks prohibition of ex post facto laws unnecessary, [228];
thinks double control of treaties difficult, [239];
thinks judiciary will decide controversies between states, [241];
thinks obligations of old government binding on new, [249];
suggests judiciary have power over equity cases, [256];
moves extension of judicial power to cases arising under the constitution, [259];
thinks acts of one state valid in courts of another state, [267];
on committee on interstate acts, [268];
thinks states cannot be dismembered, [276];
moves admission of states hereafter formed, [278];
thinks legislature may declare effect of state acts in states, [293];
appointed on committee on style and arrangement, [338];
submits report, [347];
favors provision for sumptuary legislation, [366];
on committee on sumptuary legislation, [366];
offers further report of committee on style and arrangement, [368].
Jones, Joseph, writes to Madison, ii., [366], n.
Journal of legislature's proceedings.
See [ Legislature, national, journal of, House of Representatives, Senate].
Journals of convention, disposition of, ii., [396], [397].
Judiciary, national, supreme, agreed to, i., [75];
consideration of, postponed, [130];
debated, [384].
Appointment to, debated, i., [76], [130], [136], [384], ii., [25];
by legislature, vote on, i., [78];
by Senate, agreed to, [132];
by executive, vote on, [386], ii., [29];
by executive with consent of Senate, debate on, i., [385];
exclusion from, of those indebted to government, ii., [61], [235].
Compensation of, fixed, agreed to, i., [375];
power to increase, vote on, [387];
debated, ii., [258].
Impeachment of, trial by Senate proposed, ii., [227].
Impeachment, power of, struck out, i., [388];
debated, ii., [260].
Inferior tribunals, debate on instituting, i., [81], [83], [84], [387], [388], ii., [184];
power of legislature to refer cases to, struck out, [260].
Jurisdiction of, debated, i., [129], [130], [136], [388], ii., [227];
over controversies between states, debated, [241];
to cases in equity proposed, [256];
over controversies in which United States is a party, debated, [259];
to cases arising under the constitution, debated, [259];
appellate, debated, [259], [260];
to be directed by legislature, proposed, [260];
extension of, to land grants proposed, [261];
to land claims, [281], [282];
to impeachment trials proposed, [335], [336].
Negative of, inclusion with executive proposed, i., [69], [75], [91], [93];
over state laws, debated, [374];
debated, ii., [174], [256].
Revisionary power of, debated, i., [69], ii., [17], [175].
State, power of, over national laws, debate on, [372];
will be bound by national laws, [374].
Tenure of, i., [76], [385], ii., [256].
Jury trial, right of, provided for, ii., [261];
in civil cases debated, [363];
motion to preserve, [367].