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Adjd.
Tuesday, June 26. in Convention
The duration of the 2d branch under consideration.
Mr Ghorum moved to fill the blank with "six years," one third of the members to go out every second year.
Mr Wilson 2ded the motion.
Genl Pinkney opposed six years in favor of four years. The States he said had different interests. Those of the Southern, and of S. Carolina in particular were different from the Northern. If the Senators should be appointed for a long term, they wd settle in the State where they exercised their functions; and would in a little time be rather the representatives of that than of the State appointg them.
Mr Reed movd that the term be nine years. This wd admit of a very convenient rotation, one third going out triennially. He wd still prefer "during good behaviour," but being little supported in that idea, he was willing to take the longest term that could be obtained.
Mr Broome 2ded the motion.