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 P. ECOP. D$ OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION 273 Monday MADISON 'Ugt 13 N.H. a�. Mas. ay. Ct. no. N.J. ay. Pa. no. Del. ay. Md. no. Va. ay. N. C. ay. S.C. ay. Geo. ay. [Ayes--8; noes -- 3-] Art. IV. (Sec.) 5. (being) reconsidered. Mr. Randolph moved that the clause be altered so as to read- "Bills for raising money for the purpose of revenue (or for appropriating the same shall originate in the House of Representatives) and shall not be (so) amended or altered by the Senate as to increase or diminish the sum to be raised, or change the mode o� levying it, or the object of its appr priation. "a-- He would not repeat his reasons, but barely remind the members from the smaller States of the com- promise by which the larger States were entitled to this privi- lege. Col. Mason. This amendment removes all the objections urged agst. the section as it stood at first. By specifying purposes of revenue, it obviated the objection that the Sec- tion extended to all bills under which money might inciden- tally arise. By authorizing amendments in the Senate it got rid of the objections that the Senate could not correct errore of any sort, & that it would introduce into the House of Reps. the practice of tacking foreign matter to money bills: These objections being removed, the arguments in favor of the pro- posed restraint on the Senate ought to have their full force. I. the Senate did not represent the people, but the States in their political character. It was improper therefore that it should tax the people. The reason was the same agst. their doing it; as it had been agst. Congs. doing it. Nor was it in any respect necessary in order to cure the evils of our Republican system. He admitted that notwithstanding the superiority of the Republican form over every other it had its evils. The chief ones, were the danger of the majority oppressing the minority, and the mischievous influence of.l demagogues. The Genl. Government of itself will cu re these. As the States will not concur at the same time in their unju,t & oppressive plans, the general Govt. will be able to check & Revised from

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