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 RECOP. DS OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION 45 Wednesday MADISON July 1'8 only become plentier, but the business of the department may increase as the Country becomes more populous. Mr.  The dependence will be less if the increase alone should be permitted, but it will be improper even so far to permit a dependence Whenever an increase is wished by the Judges, or may be in agitation in the legislature, an undue complaisance in the former may be felt towards the latter. If at such a crisis there should be in Court suits to which leading members of the Legislature may be parties, the Judges will be in a situation which ought not to suffered, if it can be prevented. The variations in the value of money, may be guarded agst. by taking for a standard wheat or some other thin. g of permanent value. The increase of business will be provided for by an increase of the number who are to do it. An increase of salaries may be easily so contrived as not to effect persons in office? Mr. Govr. Morris. The value of money may not only alter but the State of Society may alter. In this event the same quantity o� wheat, the same value would not be the same com- pensation. The Amount of salaries must always be regulated by the manners & the style o{ living in a Country. The increase of business can not be provided for in the supreme tribunal in the way that has been mentioned. All the business of a certain description whether more or less must be done in that single tribunal--Additional labor alone in the Judges can provide for additional business. Additional compensation therefore ought not to be prohibited. On the question for striking out "or increase" n Mas. ay. Cont. ay. Pa. ay. Del. ay. Md. ay. Va. no. N. C. no. S.C. ay. Geo. [Ayes -- 6; noes -- z; absent (The whole clause as amended was then agreed to nero: con z. Resol: "that Natl. <Legislature) be empowered to appoint inferior tribunals" Mr. Butler could see no necessity for such tribunals. The State Tribunals might do the business. Mr. L. Martin concurred. They will create jealousies & Stricken out "and [illegible wordsl plea during the life of Judges." See Appendix A, CCXV.  Taken from Journal.

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