Twelve articles of amendment to the Constitution, introduced in September 1789 by Congress.
A House committee that included all members of the House
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The Committee receives the Committee of Eleven report
[Report of the Committee of the Whole]
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States in Congress assembled, That the following articles be proposed as amendments to the constitution, and when ratified by three-fourths of the State Legislatures shall become valid to all intents and purposes, as part of the same.
ART. 1, SEC. 2, PAR. 3—Strike out all between the words, 'direct' and 'and until such,' and instead thereof insert, 'After the first enumeration there shall be one representative for every thirty thousand until the number shall amount to one hundred; after which the proportion shall be so regulated by Congress that the number of Representatives shall never be less than one hundred, nor more than two hundred, but each State shall always have at least one Representative.'
Art. 1, Sec. 6—Between the words 'United States,' and 'shall in all case,' strike out 'they,' and insert, 'But no law varying the compensation shall take effect until an election of representatives shall have intervened. The members.'
Art. 1, Sec. 9—Between par. 2 and 3 insert, 'Congress shall make no laws touching religion, or infringing the rights of conscience.'
The freedom of speech, and of the press, and the right of the people peaceably to assemble and consult for their common good, and to apply to the government for redress of grievances, shall not be infringed.