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consuls, 101. Discussion as to voting to suspend the use of the Mississippi, 103. Discussions relative to the Federal Constitution, 566, 568. 1788, elects Cyrus Griffin president, 572. Its inefficiency, 216, 248. Unable to counteract the commercial policy of the British, 119. Has lost confidence and influence at home and abroad, 120. Addresses the states on the necessity of harmony and yielding local considerations, 111. Not deemed so proper as a Convention to amend the Confederation, 116. Favors the idea of a convention as early as 1786, 118. Its legislative powers to be vested in the legislature under the Constitution, 127, 139, 190, 317, 375. Its executive powers to be vested in the executive under the Constitution, 128. To be continued until the new Constitution goes into effect, 128, 157. Its engagements to be fulfilled, 128, 157, 332. Its proceedings in regard to the new Constitution, 382, 501, 532, 541.

CONGRESS OF THE CONSTITUTION. See. To consist of two branches, 127, 129, 135, 166, 189, 195, 196, 205, 213, 216, 218, 375, 377, 558. To consist of a House of Delegates and Senate, 129. To meet annually, 129, 377, 383, 385, 559. Qualifications of those entitled to elect members of, 129, 377, 385, 559. Representation in it to be in the same proportion as direct taxation, 302, 316, 375, 379, 391, 559. Representation before a census, 129, 288, 290, 316, 375, 377, 559. Representation to be fixed by a periodical census, 129, 130, 131, 274, 279, 288, 294, 301, 302, 306, 307, 316, 375, 377, 379, 559. Slaves to be considered in fixing the proportion of representation, 181, 190, 192, 281, 288, 295, 302, 316, 375, 377, 379, 391, 559. Representation in it to be proportioned to the number of inhabitants, 129, 134, 190, 239, 312, 316, 375, 377, 379, 559. Representation in it to be equal among the states, 124, 134, 173, 175, 238. Vote of the states to be equal in it, 194. Its independence of the executive, 335. Danger of its encroachment on the other departments, 346. Property qualification of its members, 247, 272, 870, 378, 402. Disability of persons having unsettled accounts to be members, 370. Its members shall not be electors of President, 343, 562. Its permanent seat, 409, 561. Adjournment of both Houses, 130, 378, 406, 408, 560, 563. Privileges of, 130, 378, 404, 445, 510, 560. May alter die state regulations relative to elections of members of Congress, 378, 401, 542, 553, 559. To judge of the elections, qualifications, and returns, of its members, 378, 559. To legislate on the qualifications, pay, and privileges, of its members, 378, 402, 404. Compensation of, 130, 184, 187, 189, 205, 375, 378, 560. Absence of its members, 406, 560. Attendance of its members, 406, 559. Expulsion of its members, 378, 406, 560. Behavior of its members, 378, 406, 560. To vote by yeas and nays, 378, 407, 560. Its Journal, 130, 378, 407, 408, 560. The publication of its proceedings, 378, 407, 408, 512, 560. Negative of each House on the other, 377, 382. Mode of its vote by ballot, 382, 436, 472, 520. Mode of passing laws, 378, 428, 560. Its acts to be the supreme law, 131, 320, 379, 467, 564. Its acts may be negatived by the President, 130, 151, 190, 378, 560. Its acts subject to a council of revision, 128, 151, 153, 164, 344, 428. May reenact laws negatived by the executive or council of revision, 128, 130, 151, 154, 190, 328, 348, 376, 378, 429, 536, 540, 560. The specific enumeration of its powers, 139, 161, 172, 286, 317, 378, 560. May remove the President on application of the state legislatures, 147. To choose the President, 128, 140, 142, 145, 192, 322, 335, 358, 369, 375, 380, 472, 508, 510. To receive information from the President, 131, 380, 562. To appoint the judges, 128, 156, 188. To admit new states, 128, 132, 157, 192, 376, 381, 493, 493, 564. To provide for the amendment of the Constitution, 128, 157, 182, 190, 351, 376, 381, 564. To call a convention to amend the Constitution, 132, 190, 381, 498, 530, 564. To amend the Constitution with the assent of a certain number of the state legislatures, 132, 564. To call out the military force in certain cases, 128, 130, 140, 192, 195, 200. To negative state laws, 127, 132, 139, 170, 190, 195, 210, 215, 468, 249, 251, 321, 548. To vest the appointing power in the courts and heads of departments, 550. To fulfil the engagements of the Confederation, 128, 157, 190, 332, 440, 441, 451, 463, 469, 471, 475, 564. To make provision in regard to the proceedings of the electors of the President, 507, 520, 562. To possess the legislative powers of the Congress of the Confederation, 127, 139, 190, 317, 375. To legislate where the states are incompetent, 127, 139, 190, 195, 317, 320, 375, 462. Its general legislative powers, 130, 139, 190, 286, 317, 320, 375, 378, 432, 439, 445, 451, 462, 506, 560. To lay and collect duties and taxes, 130, 191, 378, 432, 462, 469, 506, 560. For what objects it may lay taxes, 379, 456, 462, 4ti9, 471, 477, 506, 534, 560. The proportion by which they shall regulate direct taxes, 130, 302, 316, 379, 391, 559. The proportion in which they shall regulate capitation taxes, 130, 379, 545, 561. To lay no taxes on exports from the states, 130, 302, 379, 391, 561. To assent to imposts laid by the states, 131, 381, 561. Its proceedings on money bills, 129, 188, 274, 282, 310, 316, 375, 377, 394, 396, 410, 414, 427, 510, 529, 559. Vote on money bills to be in proportion to contribution, 266. Must make appropriations before money can be drawn from the treasury, 274, 316, 377, 428, 510, 529, 561. To raise taxes by requisitions, 453. To regulate commerce, 130, 191, 378, 433, 453, 552, 560. Two thirds of those present necessary to make commercial regulations, 130, 379, 461, 471, 489. To revise the inspection laws of the states, 540. To regulate commerce between the states, 378, 433, 454, 478, 484, 502, 560, 561. To establish a law relative to bankruptcy, 488, 503, 504, 560. To establish a law relative to damages on bills of exchange, 488. To borrow money, 130, 378, 560. To emit bills of credit, 130, 378, 434. To coin money, 130, 378, 434, 560. To regulate the value of coins, 130, 378, 434, 560. To secure the public creditors, and the payment of the public debt, 440, 451, 462, 463, 469, 475, 506, 560, 564. To assume the state debts, 441, 471. To publish the public accounts, 545. To establish post-offices, 130, 191, 378, 434, 560. To establish post-roads, 434, 560. To regulate stages on post-roads, 440. To establish post and military roads, 130, 560. To make canals, 543. To make war, 379, 438, 561. To grant letters of marque and reprisal, 440, 510, 561. To raise armies, 130, 379, 442, 510, 561. To equip fleets, 130, 379, 443, 561. To arm, organize, and regulate the militia, 130, 440, 443, 464, 561. To subdue insurrection, 130, 132, 209, 332, 379, 437, 497, 534, 561. To call out the militia in certain cases, 130, 379, 467, 561. To repel invasions, 130, 233, 379, 467, 561. To legislate concerning captures, 130, 378, 436, 561. To hold and to provide dock-yards, magazines, arsenals, and fortifications, 130, 440, 561. To exercise jurisdiction in arsenals, dock-yards, and fortifications, 130, 511, 561. To make peace, 439. To enforce treaties, 130, 379, 467. To ratify treaties by law, 469, 523. All cases arising under its laws, within the jurisdiction of the national judiciary, 380, 563. To legislate concerning piracies and felonies at sea, 130, 331, 378, 436, 543, 561. To legislate on counterfeiting coin, 130, 378, 436, 560. To legislate on offences against the law of nations, 130, 378, 436, 561. To fix the place of trial, in certain cases, 484, 563. To punish treason, 130, 379, 447, 563. Not to pass bills of attainder, or ex post facto laws, 462, 488, 560. When it may suspend the habeas corpus, 131, 445, 484, 561. Its power relative to the migration and importation of slaves, 379, 457, 471, 477, 561. Its power of taxation on the migration or importation of slaves, 379, 457, 471, 477, 561. Its power of prohibiting the migration or importation of slaves, 379, 561. To consent to certain acts of the states, 131, 381, 484, 486, 548, 561. Not to interfere with the police of the states, or matters to which they are competent, 462, 552. To establish territorial governments, 439, 564.