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against by the Constitution, 126, 127. Commerce to be regulated by Congress, 130, 378, 433, 454, 478, 434, 486, 489, 502, 560. Insurrection to be subdued by Congress, 130, 132, 332, 379, 497, 535, 551, 561, 564. Affairs of the states not to be interfered with, 171. Affairs, department of, 442, 446, 462.

DRAUGHT of a constitution, submitted by Mr. Pinckney, 128. Of a constitution, reported by the committee of detail, 377. Submitted, after amendment, to a committee of revision, 530. Second one reported by the committee of revision, 535. Of a constitution, placed in Mr. Madison's hands by Mr. Hamilton, (, No. V.) p. 584.

DRAWBACK on salt fish discussed, 84.

DURATION, of executive, 128, 142, 149, 190, 205, 325, 334, 339, 358, 360, 367, 375, 380, 472, 507, 512, 518, 520, 562. Of residence and citizenship of the President, 462, 507, 521, 562. Of House of Representatives, 127. 129, 183, 189, 205, 224, 375, 377, 558. Of Senate, 127, 129, 186, 190, 205, 241, 375, 377, 559. Of citizenship necessary for members of Congress, 377, 389, 398, 559. Of residence necessary for members of Congress, 377, 389, 398, 559. Of judiciary, 128, 156, 190, 205, 330, 369, 376, 380, 481, 563. Of laws for revenue, 462.

DUTCH, negotiate a treaty of commerce, 27. Inaccuracies in the treaty with, 27, 38. Amount of debt due to, in 17 J3, 82. Controversy in regard to treaty with, 119. Civil commotions among, 575. Distraction caused among them by plurality of military beads, 149. Increase of executive power there, 154. Evils of their confederation, 196, 201, 219, 236, 252, 287. Evils of the stadtholder not being impeachable, 342.

DUTIES, refused by Rhode Island, 13. Advantage of, as a mode of taxation, 40, 49. Specific, proposed, 51, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66. On imposts not attainable under the Confederation, 127. To be laid and collected by Congress, 130, 191, 378, 381, 506, 543, 560. On exports, 130, 302, 357, 379, 454, 534, 548, 561. None to be laid by the slates without the assent of Congress, 131, 381, 548, 561. On the migration and importation of slaves, 379, 457, 471, 561. To be laid, to pay debts and necessary expenses, 462, 469. 475, 560. On trade between the states, 479, 484, 486, 502, 538, 540, 545, 548, 561. To be uniform throughout the United States, 543, 545, 560.

DYER, ELIPHALET, opposes drawing on France in advance, 22, 23. Opposes collection of taxes by Congress, 33. Objects to course of Congress towards Vermont, 44. Views as to commutation of half pay, 44, 57, 72, 73. Remarks on conduct of the American commissioners at Paris. 73. Advocates including expenses incurred by states in provision for public debt, 78. Opposes drawback on salt fish, 84. Urges liberation of prisoners, 86. Remarks on disbanding army, 89.

ECONOMY, its necessity to preserve the Constitution, 145.

ELECTION, of the President by the legislature, 128, 140, 142, 145, 190, 192, 322, 335, 358, 365, 369, 375, 380, 389, 472, 509, 510, 513. Of the President by the people, 142, 143, 145, 322, 335, 364, 368, 479. Of the President by the Senate, 144, 507, 508, 509. Of the President by electors chosen by the people, 144, 336, 339, 364, 473, 507, 512, 520, 562. Of the President by electors chosen by the state legislatures, 324. 338, 357, 359, 368. Of the President by electors chosen by lot from the national legislature, 330, 368. Of the President by the representatives, 519, 520, 521. Of the Vice-President, 507, 562. Of senators by the executive, 167, 272. Of senators by the state legislatures. 137, 138, 163, 166, 189, 239, 377, 559. Of senators by the people, 138, 167, 169, 205, 239. Of senators to be by the representatives, 127, 129, 137, 160. Of representatives to be regulated by the states, 129, 223, 377, 559. Of representatives to be judged by the House, 129, 378. Of representatives by the state legislatures, 135, 137, 177, 223, 266. Of representatives by the people of the states, 127, 129, 135, 136, 161, 189, 205, 223, 558. Of representatives, how often, 127, 129, 163, 189, 205, 375, 377, 558. To fill vacancies in Congress, 129, 377, 395, 559. To be judged of by each House, 129, 378, 559. Mode of, when by ballot in Congress, 382, 507. Qualification of electors in that of representatives, 377, 385, 559. Of members of Congress to be regulated by the states, subject to the alteration of Congress, 377, 401, 559. Contested, 223. Of a treasurer by Congress, 130, 378, 436, 542. First under the new Constitution, 381, 502.

ELECTORS, of President to be chosen by the state executives, 174, 337, 363, 364, 368. Of President to be chosen by lot from the national legislature, 360. Of President to be chosen by the people, 144, 205, 336, 339, 368, 473, 507, 512, 520, 562. Of President to be chosen by the state legislatures, 324, 338, 357, 359, 368. Ratio of those of President among the states, 338, 339, 507, 520, 562. Of President not to hold office, 343, 515, 562. Of President not eligible to that office, 343. Of President how paid, 344. Of senators, 205. Of representatives, their qualifications, 129, 377, 382, 385, 559.

ELLSWORTH, OLIVER, opposes disclosure of negotiations relative to confiscation and British debts, 26. Proposes a system of permanent state funds in preference to a general revenue by Congress, 34. Objects to crediting the states with duties they collect, 41. His views on system of permanent revenue, 41. On committee to organize peace establishment, 82. Urges ratification of provisional articles, 86. Urges fulfilment of provisional articles about tories, 88. Remarks of disbanding the army, 89. Remarks on cession of public lands, 91, 92. Confers with president of Pennsylvania on mutinous conduct of troops, 92. Attends the Federal Convention, 124. Objects to the term national government, 214. Wishes the agency of the states maintained, 239, 269, 316. Urges a compromise between the large and small states as to their vote in Congress, 260. Vindicates the conduct of Connecticut during the revolution, 265. Approves of the compromise between the large and small states, 278, 316, 394. Views as to the mode of appointing the President, 338, 363, 363. Approves of a council of revision composed of the President and judges, 344. Wishes an executive council, 442. Wishes the senators to be paid by the states, 246. In favor of one vote of each state in the Senate, 182. His views on the mode of filling vacancies in the Senate, 395. Objects to making the number of representatives large, 2S2. Desires to fix the ratio of representation and taxation by the number of freemen and three fifths of the slaves, until altered by the legislature, 303. Thinks it unnecessary that direct taxation be regulated by representation before as well as after a census, 307. In favor of annual election of representatives, 183, 225. Wishes the representatives to be paid by the states, 225, 228. Objects to a freehold qualification for electors of representatives, 385, 386. Objects to requiring a very long term of previous residency for a representative, 390. Does not wish the period of citizenship necessary for members of Congress to be too far extended, 398. Thinks it best to leave the provision in regard to a property qualification of members of Congress to the legislature, 403, 404. Opposes a quorum in Congress being less than a majority, 406. Objects to the yeas and nays being required in Congress, 407. Approves of ineligibility of members of Congress to office, 424. Wishes the pay of members of Congress to be fixed by the Constitution, 425, 427. Objects to a disqualification of persons having unsettled accounts as