Adjourned
Friday July 20. in Convention.
The postponed Ratio of Electors for appointing the Executive; to wit 1 for each State whose inhabitants do not exceed 100.000. &c. being taken up.
Mr Madison observed that this would make in time all or nearly all the States equal. Since there were few that would not in time contain the number of inhabitants intitling them to 3 Electors; that this ratio ought either to be made temporary, or so varied as that it would adjust itself to the growing population of the States.
Mr Gerry moved that in the 1st instance the Electors should be allotted to the States in the following ratio: to N. H. 1. Mass. 3. R. I. 1. Cont 2. N. Y. 2. N. J. 2. Pa 3. Del. 1. Md 2. Va 3. N. C. 2. S. C. 2. Geo. 1.
On the question to postpone in order to take up this motion of Mr Gerry. It passed in the affirmative
Mass. ay. Cont no. N. J. no. Pa ay. Del. no. Md no. Va ay. N. C. ay. S. C. ay. Geo. ay.
Mr Elseworth moved that 2 Electors be allotted to N. H. Some rule ought to be pursued; and N. H. has more than 100,000 inhabitants. He thought it would be proper also to allot 2. to Georgia.