The writings of James Madison, comprising his public papers and his private correspondence, including numerous letters and documents now for the first time printed. |
CHRONOLOGY OF JAMES MADISON.
1787. |
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CHRONOLOGY OF JAMES MADISON.
1787.
| 1787. May 6–25. |
Prepares the "Virginia plan" in conjunction with the Virginia delegates. |
| May 14. | Attends the first gathering of the delegates. |
| May 30. | Moves postponement of question of representation by free population. |
| Moves that congressional representation be proportioned to the importance and size of the States. |
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| Makes his first speech on this subject. | |
| May 31. | Advocates representation in one house by popular election. |
| Opposes uniting several States into one district for representation in Senate. |
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| Doubts practicability of enumerating powers of national legislature. |
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| Suggests the impossibility of using force to coerce individual States. |
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| June 1. | Moves that the powers of the Executive be enumerated. |
| June 2. | Objects to giving Congress power to remove the President upon demand of a majority of the State legislatures. |
| June 4. | Favors giving power to more than a majority of the national legislature to overrule an Executive negative of a law. |
| June 5. | Opposes election of judges by both branches of Congress. |
| June 5. | Advocates submission of constitution to conventions of the people. |
| Favors inferior judicial tribunals. | |
| June 6. | Speaks for popular representation in the House. |
| Seconds motion to include a portion of the Judiciary with the Executive in revisionary power over laws. |
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| June 7. | Speaks for proportional representation in both houses of Congress. |
| June 8. | Seconds motion to give Congress power to negative State laws. |
| Suggests temporary operation of urgent laws. | |
| June 12. | Seconds motion to make term of Representatives three years. |
| Thinks the people will follow the convention. | |
| Favors a term of seven years for Senators. | |
| June 13. | Moves defining powers of Judiciary. |
| Objects to appointment of judges by whole legislature. | |
| Thinks both houses should have right to originate money bills. |
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| Advocates a national government and opposes the "Jersey plan." |
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| June 21. | Speaks in favor of national supremacy. |
| Opposes annual or biennial elections of Representatives. | |
| June 22. | Favors fixing payment of salaries by a standard. |
| June 23. | Proposes to debar Senators from offices created or enhanced during their term. |
| Speaks for the proposition. | |
| June 25. | Wishes to take up question of right of suffrage. |
| June 26. | Speaks for a long term for Senators. |
| Opposes their payment by the States. | |
| June 28. | Speaks for proportional representation. |
| June 29. | Insists that too much stress is laid on State sovereignty. |
| June 30. | Contends against equal State representation in the Senate. |
| Speaks again on subject, but would preserve State rights. |
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| July 2. | Opposes submission of the question to a special committee. |
| July 5. | Opposes compromise report of committee. |
| July 6. | Thinks part of report need not be postponed. |
| July 7. | Thinks question of representation ought to be settled before other questions. |
| July 9. | Suggests free inhabitants as basis of representation in one house, and all inhabitants as basis in the other house. |
| July 10. | Moves increase of Representatives. |
| July 11. | Favors representation based on population. |
| July 14. | Urges proportional representation as necessary to protect the smaller States. |
| July 17. | Advocates national power of negative over State laws. |
| Thinks the branches of government should be kept separate. |
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| Thinks monarchy likely to follow instability. | |
| Thinks there should be provision for interregnum between adoption and operation of constitution. |
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| Moves national guarantee of States against domestic violence. |
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| July 18. | Seconds motion forbidding a State to form any but a republican government. |
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