s
unjust--the suffrage ought to be in proportion to number or
property.

To this Delaware objected, in consequence of the restrictions in
their credentials, and moved to have the consideration thereof
postponed, to which the house agreed.[533]

McHenry records for the thirtieth of May that the Committee then
proceeded to consider the second resolution in Mr. Randolph's paper.

That the rights of suffrage in the national legislature ought to
be proportioned to the quotas of contribution or to the number
of free inhabitants as the one or the other rule may seem best
in different cases.

As this gave the large States the most absolute controul over the
lesser ones it met with opposition which produced an adjournment
without any determination.[534]

After frequent discussion and the failure to reach an agreement to
safeguard the interests of the small States while giving due weight to
the population of the large the effort to apportion representation in
the national legislature assumed this form in the Committee of the
Whole:

It was moved by Mr. King, seconded by Mr Rutledge to agree to the
following resolution, namely:

Resolved that the right of suffrage in the first branch of the
national Legislature ought not to be according to the rule
established in the articles of confederation; but according to
some equitable ratio of representation

And on the question to agree to the same

it passed in the affirmative (Ayes--7; noes--3; divided--1.)

It was then moved by Mr. Rutledge seconded by Mr Butler to add
the following words to the last resolution

"namely, according to the quotas of contribution"

It was moved by Mr Wilson seconded by Mr C. Pinckney to postpone
the consideration of the last motion in order to introduce the
following words, after the words "equitable ratio of
representation" namely.

"in proportion to the whole number of white and other 'free
Citizens' and inhabitants of every age, sex and condition,
'including those bound to servitude for a term of years', and
three fifths of all other persons not comprehended in the
foregoing description, except Indians, not paying taxes 'in each
State.'"

On the question to postpone

it passed in the affirmative. (Ayes--10; noes--1.)

On the question to agree to Mr Wilson