Martin, Luther, Md., attends convention, i., [107];
opposes oath from state officers to national government, [123];
Pierce's sketch of, [189];
opposes legislature of two branches, [195];
wishes to preserve state governments, [248], [250];
insists on state sovereignty, [268], [287];
favors two confederacies if states cannot have equal vote in Senate, [356];
opposes national negative on state laws, [373];
moves that national laws be binding on state judiciary, [374];
favors election of executive by electors chosen by state legislatures, [378];
moves to consider question of re-eligibility of executive, [383];
favors appointment of judges by Senate, [384];
opposes creation of inferior judicial tribunals, [384];
opposes power in national government to suppress rebellion in states, [391];
moves ineligibility of executive to re-election, [8], [42];
opposes inclusion of judiciary in revisionary power, [21];
opposes voting in Senate per capita, [38];
favors disqualification from legislature of debtors to government, [64];
moves eleven years' term for executive, [43];
favors state compensation of Senate, [169];
asks definition of "duties" and "imposts," [176];
opposes power to subdue rebellion in a state without its consent, [186];
favors provision against large army in time of peace, [195];
moves treason be punishable on confession, [208];
proposes direct taxation by quotas from states, [212];
moves that states be permitted to tax migration of slaves, [218];
on committee on navigation acts, [225];
favors state control of militia, [232];
moves clause to prevent discrimination in ports of entry, [252];
moves to restrict executive power of pardoning, [255];
withdraws motion, [255];
opposes requiring large states to consent to forming new states, [275];
opposes admission of new states by two-thirds vote, [275];
favors committing motion to require consent of states to dismemberment, [277];
thinks new states should be formed without consent of old states, [279];
moves that land claims be examined by supreme court, [282];
moves guaranty of domestic tranquillity on state executive's application, [283];
insists upon ratification by state legislatures, [289];
thinks the people will not vote for constitution, [289].
Mason, George, Va., attends convention, i., [2];
objects to report of committee on rules, [6];
Pierce's sketch of, [6], n.;
thinks government should operate on individuals, [34];
favors seven years' term for executive, [54];
favors election of executive by the people, [55];
opposes subordinating executive to legislature, [63];
opposes single executive, [72];
favors election of Representatives by the people, [86], [205];
favors separation of purse from sword, [93];
favors election of Senators by state legislatures, [100];
favors provision for amendments to constitution, [122];
favors national compensation of Representatives, [126];
favors two branches of legislature, [192];
favors biennial elections of Representatives, [208];
moves that Representatives be at least twenty-five years of age, [213];
favors ineligibility of Representatives to other offices, [215], [222];
opposes ineligibility of Representatives to other offices, [218];
favors representation in Senate by states, [235];
favors property qualification for Senate, [246];
on compromise committee on representation, [292];
supports report of compromise committee on representation, [302];
moves to refer question of voting in Senate to committee, [308];
thinks money bills should originate in House, [309], ii., [115], [118];
favors an increase in representation, i., [326];
favors representation based on population, [329];
thinks slaves should have proportion in representation, [332];
thinks legislature ought not to fix representation, [334];
thinks constitution ought to fix representation, [338];
thinks taxation should be according to representation, [344];
opposed to direct taxation proportioned to number of Representatives, [349];
opposes election of executive by the people, [377];
opposes election of executive to serve during good behavior, [381];
opposes appointment of judges by executive, [384], ii., [28];
favors institution of inferior judicial tribunals, i., [389];
favors guaranty of republican government to the states, [391];
favors impeachability of executive, ii., [11];
favors inclusion of judiciary in revisionary power, [19], [23];
thinks constitution should be ratified by the people, [31];
opposes three Senators from each State, [38];
favors election by legislature of executive for not more than six years in twelve, [52];
moves seven years' term and ineligibility for executive, [59];
proposes property qualification for legislature, [59];
moves to exclude from legislature debtors to United States, [59];
moves that national capital be not at a state capital, [66];
withdraws the motion, [67];
doubts propriety of mutual negative of each branch of legislature on the other, [91], [92];
thinks time of meeting of legislature should not be fixed by constitution, [94];
thinks suffrage question should be left to the states, [97];
favors free general suffrage, [98];
thinks seven years' citizenship should be required of Representatives, [107];
moves that Representatives be required to be inhabitants of their states for one year, [109];
favors postponing question of voting in Senate, [118];
favors postponing question of originating money bills, [120];
thinks aliens should not be in legislature, [121];
thinks quorum in legislature should be a majority, [133];
approves expulsion from legislature by two-thirds vote, [135];
thinks yeas and nays should be required, [136];
thinks publication of journal of legislature necessary, [138];
thinks government not bound by state laws on naturalization, [149];
thinks first money bills should originate in House, [149];
moves to allow members of legislature to hold any office, [159];
thinks Representatives should be independent of state legislatures, [168];
thinks revenue bills should originate in House, [170];
thinks Senate may alienate territory, [171];
moves that no tax be laid on exports, [179];
favors power to emit bills of credit, [181], [183];
favors appointment of treasurer by legislature, [184];
thinks punishment may be fixed in cases of piracy, etc., [184];
opposes giving power of war to executive, [188];
thinks general government should regulate militia, [190];
thinks funds may be diverted in time of war, [191];
appointed on grand committee, [193];
favors partial national control of militia, [195], [196];
favors power to make sumptuary laws, [202];
thinks treason may be against a state, [205];
thinks treason should be defined, [208];
calls up amendment as to money bills, [211];
thinks states should retain power over exports, [216];
denounces slavery and slave trade, [219];
asks how legislature can negative state laws, [231];
objects to compelling settlement of old debts, [347];
opposes naming slave-importing states, [250];
thinks tax on importation of men necessary, [252];
on committee of August 25, [254];
moves amendment to executive's oath, [256];
thinks judges' salaries should be fixed, [258];
thinks states may interfere in private contracts, [263];
thinks states may lay embargoes, [264];
thinks states may wish to encourage industries by imposts, [265];
thinks two-thirds vote necessary for commercial regulations, [271];
thinks western people should be treated with equality, [274];
thinks nine states may ratify constitution, [288];
declares he will not sign constitution, [289];
approves amendment relative to interstate validity of state acts, [293];
thinks members of legislature should not hold other offices, [296];
thinks President will usually be chosen by Senate, [301];
thinks election of President by electors objectionable, [308];
thinks President may be elected by minority, [309];
moves that Senate choose President from three highest candidates, [311];
thinks system of electors autocratic, [312];
prefers eventual election of President by House of Representatives, [318];
approves increasing number for quorum to elect President, [319];
thinks Vice-President will encroach on Senate's rights, [326];
favors an executive council, [331];
moves to extend reasons for impeaching President, [335];
moves to postpone motion for second convention, [347];
thinks two-thirds vote may override President's negative, [362];
thinks bill of rights necessary, [364];
moves states may levy export duties, [364];
moves clause for sumptuary laws, [366];
on committee on sumptuary legislation, [366];
favors state tax on exports, [367];
moves publication of all proceedings of House, [370];
favors power to cut canals, [373];
opposed to standing armies, [374];
moves to strike out prohibition of ex post facto laws, [375];
moves verbal amendment to capitation tax clause, [375];
moves annual publication of expenditures, [376];
thinks states may lay tonnage dues, [380];
thinks President should not have power to pardon for treason, [382];
thinks legislature should have pardoning power for treason, [382];
disapproves provision for amendments, [385];
objects to navigation acts by majority, [387];
announces he cannot sign constitution, [387];
refuses to sign, [398].
McClurg, James, Va., attends convention, i., [2];
moves that term of executive be for good behavior, [379];
insists upon necessity for independence of executive, [382];
Pierce's sketch of, ii., [16], n.;
suggests ascertaining how executive is to act, [16];
writes to Madison, [75], n., [91], n., [236], n., [340]. n.
McHenry, James, Md., attends convention, i., [5];
Pierce's sketch of, ii., [167], n.;
appointed on grand committee, [193];
thinks direct taxation should be by quotas from states, [213];
thinks embargo power embraced in war power, [215];
moves prohibition of ex post facto laws or bills of attainder, [227];
proposes plan for choosing ports of entry, [253];
moves judges receive fixed salaries, [258];
thinks Maryland must ratify according to her law, [287];
thinks vessels will take officers as security of entry dues, [291];
moves President have power to convene either house of legislature, [338];
moves states may lay tonnage dues, [380].
Mercer, John Francis, Md., attends convention, ii., [75];
opposes election of Representatives by the people, [105];
opposes whole plan of constitution, [106];
thinks the people ought to be guided in their voting, [107];
suggests that candidates for Representatives be nominated by state legislatures, [107];
opposes requirement of seven years' residence of Representatives in their states, [108], [109];
thinks Senate should have power to originate money bills, [115];
thinks less than a majority should be quorum of legislature, [132];
seconds motion to fix quorum at few, [134];
thinks Senate should have only legislative power, [137];
thinks two houses will not agree on place of meeting, [140];
thinks provisions as to citizenship should not apply to those now citizens, [145];
thinks government bound by state laws on naturalization, [148];
thinks aristocracies will arise, [160];
fears good men will not serve in legislature, [165];
thinks Senate ought not to make treaties, [171];
thinks judiciary should not be included in revisionary power, [172];
opposes taxing exports, [182];
declares himself friendly to paper money, [182];
favors appointment of treasurer by executive, [184];
favors defining of piracies, felonies, etc., [185];
opposes power to subdue rebellion without request of state legislature, [186].
Mifflin, Thomas, Pa., attends convention, i., [5];
seconds motion that acceptance of other office shall vacate seat in legislature, ii., [159];
Pierce's sketch of, [159], n.
Militia, power of regulating, debated, ii., [191], [195];
report on, command of, debated, [255].
See [Legislature, national, power of.]
Money bills, originating of.
See [Legislature, national, money bills, House of Representatives, Senate].
Monroe, James, to Jefferson, on prospects of the convention, ii., [56]. n.
Morris, Gouverneur, Pa., attends convention, i., [1];
offers address from citizens of Rhode Island, [8];
Pierce's sketch of, [8], n.;
objects to committee on minutes, [13];
moves question of federal or national government, [32];
explains difference between federal and national government, [34];
favors compromise committee on question of representation, [287];
favors election of Senators for life, [287];
opposes report of compromise committee on representation, [298];
thinks representation should be according to wealth, [303], [319];
thinks representation should not be definitely fixed, [304], [334];
on committee on representation question, [307];
favors originating money bills in both houses, [309], [310];
opposes equal representation of small states, [316];
submits report on representation in House, [318];
favors referring question of representation to committee, [320];
moves consideration of question of fixing representation, [320];
favors property and population as basis of representation, [324];
thinks southern states sufficiently represented, [324];
objects to requiring legislature to take census, [328];
fears preponderance of western states, [328];
opposes inclusion of slaves in basis of representation, [332], [340], [350];
moves that taxation be according to representation, [341], [342], [348];
thinks legislature should adjust basis of representation, [343];
moves reconsideration of question of representation in Senate, [370];
opposes taxation by quotas, [371];
opposes forbidding national government to interfere with state police, [371];
favors power in legislature where harmony would be disturbed by state legislation, [372];
opposes negative of state laws by legislature, [372], [374];
thinks judiciary will have power to set aside laws, [374];
favors election of executive by the people, [375], [376];
opposes ineligibility of executive, [379];
favors election of executive during good behavior, [379];
disclaims friendliness to monarchy, [382];
favors appointment of judges by executive, [384];
thinks impeachment trials should not be before the judges, [385];
favors appointment of judges by executive with consent of Senate, [387];
favors power to increase judges' salaries, [387], [389];
favors institution of inferior judicial tribunals, [389];
opposes continuance of old Congress, [390];
opposes guaranteeing existing laws to the states, [390];
favors a vigorous executive, ii., [1];
favors re-eligibility of executive, [3], [58];
favors short term for executive, [9];
thinks executive ought not to be impeachable, [11];
admits executive ought to be impeachable in some cases, [12], [15];
moves that electors for executive be not officials, [15];
thinks revisionary power requires more than the executive, [20];
thinks judiciary and executive may exercise revisionary power jointly, [24];
favors appointment of judges by executive, [27];
favors ratification of constitution by the people, [35];
moves that voting in Senate be per capita, [37];
moves ratification of constitution by a general convention, [37];
moves that there be three Senators from each state, [37];
opposes election of executive by members of national legislature chosen by lot, [44];
opposes election of executive by national legislature, [45];
opposes apportionment of direct taxation by representation, [47];
favors election of executive by the people, [53];
thinks each voter for executive may vote for two persons, [54];
opposes property qualification for members of legislature, [60];
thinks debtors of government need not be excluded from legislature, [60], [65];
seconds motion to strike out "landed" property as requirement in executive, [63];
opposes prohibiting national capital at state capital, [66];
moves to restrict mutual negative of each branch of legislature on the other to legislative acts, [91];
thinks treaties are not laws, [92];
moves to strike out provision for time of meeting of legislature, [93];
moves to change time of meeting of legislature from December to May, [94];
favors absolute negative in executive on legislature, [95];
moves restriction of suffrage to freeholders, [96];
thinks suffrage should be fixed by legislature, [96];
thinks general suffrage will produce aristocracy, [98];
favors seven years' citizenship for representatives, [127];
opposes requirement that Representatives
be residents of their states, [108];
moves that representation be by free population, [112];
opposes slavery and the slave trade, [112];
thinks Senate should have right to originate money bills, [115], [152];
agrees that vacancies in Senate must be by refusals, resignations, etc., [117];
favors equal vote in Senate, [119];
moves fourteen years' citizenship for Senators, [120];
opposes admission of aliens into government, [123];
moves that state legislatures fix time and mode of electing Representatives, [126];
opposes leaving time and mode of electing Representatives exclusively to state legislatures, [128];
moves to strike out property qualification, [131];
moves to fix quorum at few, [133];
thinks any member may call for yeas and nays, [135];
thinks majority may expel from legislature, [135];
thinks citizenship requirements ought not to apply to those already citizens, [145], [147];
thinks members of legislature may hold some other offices, [162], [166];
thinks members of legislature may serve in army and navy, [166];
favors national compensation of legislature, [167];
thinks revenue bills need not be confined to House, [171];
thinks some check on legislative acts necessary, [173];
moves that executive power of negative extend to resolutions, [176];
thinks exports may be taxed, [178], [179];
opposes power to emit bills of credit, [181];
thinks legislature should punish counterfeiting, [184];
moves that legislature punish piracies, etc., [185];
thinks legislature should designate piracies, etc., [186];
thinks legislature should have power to subdue rebellions, [186];
opposes inclusion of executive in power to subdue rebellions in states, [186];
thinks power to subdue rebellions necessary, [187];
submits propositions for committee of the whole, [200];
opposes power to make sumptuary laws, [202];
thinks treason should be defined, [203], [204];
moves British statute for treason, [205];
thinks treason should not be twice punishable, [207];
thinks debts should be adjusted with taxation, [210];
favors power to tax exports, [214];
moves slave-trade question be committed, [224];
thinks prohibition of ex post facto laws unnecessary, [227];
favors prohibiting bills of attainder, [227];
moves new government discharge engagements of old government, [229];
moves that Senate shall not have power of appointment, [235];
moves that power to enforce treaties be not specified, [285];
moves clause giving power over militia, [235];
thinks national appointment of state executives should be committed, [237];
doubts if treaties should be referred to Senate, [238];
suggests that treaties will be negotiated in this country, [239];
opposes election of executive by legislature, [244];
moves election of executive by electors, [245];
moves executive be required to make recommendations to legislature, [246];
objects to state power to appoint federal officers, [247];
thinks debts of old government should be paid by new government, [249];
moves that slave-importing states be named, [250];
withdraws motion, [251];
thinks freemen may be taxed, [252];
seconds motion to make treaties supreme law, [252];
moves that executive have power to correspond with states, [254];
moves chief justice succeed as executive, [255];
objects to removability of judges upon legislature's application, [257];
moves judicial power extend to cases in which U. S. is party, [259];
asks what is appellate power of judiciary, [259];
moves verbal change in judiciary clause, [259];
opposes power to suspend habeas corpus except in emergency, [261];
opposed to forbidding states to interfere in private contracts, [263];
thinks prohibiting embargoes by states unnecessary, [264];
thinks states should not tax exports, [266];
favors commercial regulations, [270];
moves interstate validity of acts of states, [268];
opposes admission of western states on an equality, [275];
does not wish power to pass to western states, [275];
proposes method of admitting new states, [275];
opposes admission of new states by two-thirds vote, [275];
thinks states must consent to division, [277];
thinks question of new states is one of jurisdiction rather than limits, [279];
moves that legislature control public lands, [282];
thinks supreme court has jurisdiction in land cases, [282];
thinks legislatures may call convention to amend constitution, [283];
approves motion prohibiting religious test for office, [283];
thinks contiguous states must ratify, [284];
thinks states may choose method of ratification, [286];
moves Congress be not required to approve constitution, [288];
favors a second convention, [351];
on committee of August 31, [292];
moves amendment on the subject of interstate validity of state acts, [293];
favors national bankruptcy laws, [294];
thinks members of legislature may hold other offices, [295];
fears election of President will devolve on Senate, [301];
defends system of electors, [301], [314];
thinks election of President should be free from cabal, [302];
prefers eventual election of President by Senate to whole legislature, [303];
thinks each House should be judge of privileges of its own members, [304];
moves postponement of clause relative to revenue bills, [306];
seconds motion to require state legislature's consent to national purchase of forts, etc., [306];
does not think Senate will elect President, [309];
favors separate provision for re-election of President, [313], [318];
thinks Vice-President will not be in accord with President, [326];
thinks President must concur in treaties of peace, [330];
thinks executive council unnecessary, [331];
opposes special provision for treaties of peace, [333];
thinks whole legislature should participate in treaties of peace, [334];
objects to two-thirds of Senate being a quorum, [335];
favors impeachment for maladministration, [335];
thinks Senate should try impeachments, [336], [337];
on committee on style and arrangement, [338];
favors three-quarters vote to override President's negative, [361];
points out danger from unstable laws, [362];
favors state power to collect export duties, [365];
explains words "direct taxes" in report, [367];
approves verbal amendment on negative of bills, [368];
moves suspension from office of persons impeached, [370];
thinks legislature may appoint treasurer, [371];
moves offences against law of nations be definable, [372];
thinks government can establish university, [374];
opposes provision against standing army, [374];
thinks publication of expenditures impossible, [376];
thinks states may lay tonnage dues, [380];
opposes power of legislature to pardon for treason, [382];
moves executive and others have power of appointment, [383];
moves amendments by general convention, [385];
moves states have equal suffrage in Senate, [386];
announces he will sign constitution, [393].