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U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition)
Grand Convention at Philadelphia, May to September, 1787, Quill Project 2021 Edition.
Committee of Detail
Committee charged with creating a Constitution based on the resolutions agreed by the Convention.
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Session 6313: 1787-08-21 10:00:00
Proposals for further Congressional powers received and a second report drawn up for the Convention.
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Further Additional Powers Proposed for the Legislature of the United States
[Further Powers Proposed for the Legislature of the United States]
Each House shall be the Judge of it’s own privileges, and shall have authority to punish by imprisonment every person violating the same: or who, in the place where the Legislature may be sitting and during the time of it’s session, shall threaten any of it’s members for any thing said or done in the House: or who shall assault any of them therefor — or who shall assault, or arrest any witness or other person ordered to attend either of the House in his way going or returning; or who shall rescue any person arrested by their order. Each Branch of the Legislature, as well as the supreme Executive shall have authority to require the opinions of the supreme Judicial Court upon important questions of law, and upon solemn occasions
The privileges and benefit of the writ of habeas corpus shall be enjoyed in this government in the most expeditious and ample manner: and shall not be suspended by the Legislature except upon the most urgent and pressing occasions, and for a limited time not exceeding months.
The liberty of the Press shall be inviolably preserved.
No Troops shall be kept up in time of peace, but by consent of the Legislature
The military shall always be subordinate to the civil power, and no grants of money shall be made by the Legislature for supporting military land forces for more than one year at a time
No Soldier shall be quartered in any house in time of peace without consent of the Owner.
No person holding the Office of President of the United States — a Judge of their supreme Court — Secretary for the Department of foreign affairs — of Finance — of Marine — of War — or of _____
shall be capable of holding at the same time any other office of trust or emolument under the United States, or an individual State.
No religious test or qualification shall ever be annexed to any oath of office under the authority of the United States:
The United States shall be for ever considered as one Body-corporate and politic in law, and entitled to all the rights, privileges and immunities which to Bodies Corporate do, or ought to appertain.
The Legislature of the United States shall have the power of making the great seal, which shall be kept by the President of the United States or in his absence by the President of the Senate, to be used by them as the occasion may require ——— It shall be called the great Seal of the United-States and shall be affixed to all laws.
all commissions and writs shall run in the name of the United States.
The jurisdiction of the supreme court shall be extended to all controversies between the United States and an individual State — or the United States and the Citizen of an individual State.
Decisions yet to be taken
- Further Additional Powers Proposed for the Legislature of the United States (introduced on 1787-08-21 10:00:00 - CREATE_FROM - e740282) [This document]
Document Timeline
- Further Additional Powers Proposed for the Legislature of the United States (introduced on 1787-08-21 10:00:00 - CREATE_FROM - e740282) [This document] [view current proposal at this moment]