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Show 70 Till!: l!,~D~H.AL CONV~NTION. " 5. On the death, resignation, or rornoval of tho gov. crnor, his authorities to be exercised by the president of the senate till a successor he appointed. "6. The senate to have the sole power of declaring war; the power of advising and approving a1l treaties ; the power of approving or rejecting all appointments of officers, except the heads or chiefs of the departments of finance, war, and foreign affairs. " 7. The supreme judicial authority to be vested in jndgcs, to hold their offices during good behavior, with adequate and permanent salaries. This court to have original jurisdiction in a1l causes of cnptnre, and an appellative jurisdiction in all cau, es in which the revenues of the general government, or the citizens of foreign nations, are concerned. (( 8. The legislature of the United States to have power to institute courts in each state for the dctcnuination of all matters of general concern. " 9. rrhe govcnior, senators, and all officers of the united States, to be liable to impeachment for mal and corrupt couduct; and, upon conviction, to he removc<l from office, and disqualified for holding any place of trust or profit; all impeachments to be tried by a court to con ist of the chief -, or judge of the superior court of law of each State, provided snell judge shall hold his place during good behavior, and have a perm anent salary. " 10 • .A.ll laws of the particular States contrary to the Constitution or laws of the U niLed States, to be utterly void; and, tho better to prevent such laws being pas ·ed, the governor or president of each State shall be appointed by the general government, and shall have a negative upon the laws about to be passed in the State of which he is the governor or president. "11. No State to have any forces, laud or naval; and ihe militia of all the States to be under the sole and exclu· , THE FE D.El~AL CON\'E~TION. 71 sivc direction of the U nitcd States, the officers of which to be appointed and comntissioucd l>y them." June 20. Ilon. William Blount, from North Carolina , took his scat. :Mr. Ln.nsin cr moved 11 that the power of vested in the United StaLes in Concrrcss." tiou was discussed all day. It was adopted. legislation be 'J.lhis propo i- June 21. If on. Jonathan Dayton, of New J crsey, took his scat. rrhe second resolution-(( that tho legi laturc shall consist of two branches," was taken up and di, cussed by Dr. Johnson, Mr. Wilson and ~fr. Madison, and was adopted. Gen. Pinckney moved that the first branch should be elected in such mnnncr ns the State lcgislatnt·cs should direct. rrhis was opposed by Mr. Mason, Mr. Shcrmun and others, who ad vocatcd eJccLiou by the people. Tho motion was lost. On the orig·inal question of election of the fi1·st branch by the people, it was carried,-N cw J erscy alone voting No, and .Maryland divided. On the question that the members should be elected for three years, Ml'. Randolph moved to amend by substituting " two years." l\1r. Wilson preferred attn ual clcctiotts, as likely to make the rcprc.cniaLivc fccl!Jis dependence npou ltis coustituent. Mr. :Madison tlJought annual elections, or even biennial, would be too great a burden upon the people, and attended with much in con vcnience. Col. IIamiltou was for three yrar. , and on the question, the amendment for two years waH ngrced to. June 22. The question of compensation of members their age, and eligibility, was discussed .this and the da; following. June 25. The fourth resolution, 11 that the mcml>crs of |
