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 RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION 403 Friday MADISON /l ugust 2 4 was to be the President of the U--S. that Body in cases of vacancy might have an interest in throwing dilatory obstacles in the way, if its separate concurrence should be required. Mr. Madison. If the amendment be agreed to the rule of voting will give to the largest State, compared with the smallest, an influence as 4 to  only, altho the population is as Io to I. This surely cannot be unreasonable as the Presi- dent is to act for the people not for the States. The President of the Senate also is to be occasionally President of the U.S. and by his negative alone can make  of the other branch necessary to the passage of a Iaw-- This is another advan- tage enjoyed by the Senate. On the question for inserting "joint", (it passed in the affirmative) N.H. ay. Masts ay--Ct. no. N.J. no. Pa. ay--Del. a�. Md. no. Va. a�. N. C. a�. S.C. ay. Geo. no. [Ayes- 7; n�- 4-] Mr. Dayton then moved to insert, after the word "Legis- latures" the words "each State having one vote" Mr Brearly 2ded. him, and on the question <it passed in the negative) N.H. no. Mas. no. Ct. ay. N.J. aT. Pa. no. Del. ay. Md ay.rVa. no. N. C. no. S.C. no. Geo. ay [Ayes -- 5; noes -- 6.] Mr. Pinkney moved to insert after the word "Legisla- ture" the words "to which election a majority of the votes of the members present shall be required" & On this question, (it passed in the affirmative) N.H. ay. Mss. ay. Ct. ay. N.J. no. Pa. ay. Del. ay-- Md. ay--Va. ay--N. C. ay--S. C. ay--Geo. ay. [Ayes -- Io; noes -- x.] Mr Read moved "that in case the numbers for the two highest in votes should be equal, then the President of the Senate shall have an additional casting vote", which was disagreed to by a general negative. Mr. Govr Morris opposed the election of the President by the Legislature. He dwelt on the danger of rendering the Executive uninterested in maintaining the rights of his Sta- tion, as leading to Legislative tyranny. If the Legislature have the Executive dependent on them, they can perpetuate

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