- Event type: CREATE
U.S. Constitutional Convention 1787 (2021 Edition)
Grand Convention at Philadelphia, May to September, 1787, Quill Project 2021 Edition.
Third Committee on Representation
Committee consisting of a deputy from each state, charged with finding a suitable method of representation in the lower house of the legislature.
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Session 6306: 1787-07-09 11:00:00
Report of the Third Committee on Representation created.
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Report of the Third Committee on Representation
The grand Committee to whom was referred the first paragraph of the report of a Committee consisting of Mr G. Morris, Mr Gorham, Mr Randolph, Mr Rutledge, and Mr King, were prepared to report
That in the original forma[+e675643]first mee[-e675643]tio[+e675643]ng[-e675643] of the Legislature of the United States,[+e675643] the first B[+e675643]b[-e675643]ranch thereof shall [+e675643]consist of sixty five m[+e675643]fifty six M[-e675643]embers, of which number
New Hampshire shall send[+e675643]have[-e675643] ..... Three[+e675643]wo[-e675643].
MassachusettsEight[+e675644] ....[-e675644]...................... Seven
Rhode Island ............................. One.[+e675643]
Connecticut ............................... Five[+e675643]our[-e675643]
New [+e675643]-[-e675643]York ................................... Six[+e675643]Five[-e675643]
New-Jersey ............................... Four.[+e675643]Three[-e675643]
Pennsylvania ............................. Eight
Delaware ................................... One
Maryland .................................... Six[+e675643]Four[-e675643]
Virginia ....................................... Ten[+e675643]Nine[-e675643]
North Carolina .......................... Five
South Carolina .......................... Five
Georgia ...................................... Three[+e675643]wo[-e675643].
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- Report of the Third Committee on Representation (introduced on 1787-07-09 11:00:00 - CREATE - e675642) [This document]
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- Amendment to Number of Representatives (introduced on 1787-07-09 11:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e675643)
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- King's Amendment to Massachusetts's Number of Representatives (introduced on 1787-07-09 11:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e675644)
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- None (introduced on 1787-07-09 11:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e675645) [view current proposal at this moment]
- None (introduced on 1787-07-09 11:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e675646) [view current proposal at this moment]
- King's Amendment to Massachusetts's Number of Representatives (introduced on 1787-07-09 11:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e675644)
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- None (introduced on 1787-07-09 11:00:00 - REPORT_PROPOSAL - e675647) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Amendment to Number of Representatives (introduced on 1787-07-09 11:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e675643)
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