May 6-25 Prepares the "Virginia plan" in conjunction with the Virginia delegates.
May 14. Attends the first gathering of the delegates.
May 30. Moves postponement of question of representation by free population.
Moves that congressional representation be proportioned to the importance and size of the States.
Makes his first speech on this subject.
May 31. Advocates representation in one house by popular election.
Opposes uniting several States into one district for representation in Senate.
Doubts practicability of enumerating powers of national legislature.
Suggests the impossibility of using force to coerce individual States.
June 1. Moves that the powers of the Executive be enumerated.
June 2. Objects to giving Congress power to remove the President upon demand of a majority of the State legislatures.
June 4. Favors giving power to more than a majority of the national legislature to overrule an Executive negative of a law.
June 5. Opposes election of judges by both branches of Congress.