1787–1789
CC Day 56: Committee of Detail Report, Article V
On August 9th, after approving Sections 6 and 7 of Article IV, delegates turned to Article V of the Committee of Detail Report, which addressed the Senate.
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On August 9th, after approving Sections 6 and 7 of Article IV, delegates turned to Article V of the Committee of Detail Report, which addressed the Senate.
On August 10th, delegates reconsidered Section 2 of Article IV of the Committee of Detail Report.
On August 11th, delegates concluded their discussion of Article VI, agreeing to Sections 7 and 8.
On August 13th, delegates reconsidered three provisions of the Committee of Detail Report.
On August 14th, the Convention debated Article VI, Section 9 of the Committee of Detail Report at length.
On August 15th, the Convention continued reviewing Sections 11 through 13 of Article VI concerning the Senate.
On August 17th, debate on the enumerated powers of Congress continued. Delegates agreed to change Congress’s power to “make” war to the power to “declare” war.
On August 18th, the Convention appointed a committee comprised of one member from each state to consider assuming state debts.
On August 20th, Charles Pinckney (1757–1824) of South Carolina introduced a bill of rights, consisting of twelve articles, which was referred to the Committee of Detail for review.
A discussion of the slave trade followed, revealing three major positions: that it violated American ideals and should be banned, that limiting it would endanger Southern support for the Constitution, or that the matter should be left to the states.