The public services of Gouverneur Morris to 1787 . his principles of government, but bov/ing to neces-sity he accepted the fact as it was. However, tne small statesnot only wanted equality given to them, but they v/anted to be sure tnat they rould not be deprived of tneir equality by any subse-quent amendments. .Tien the article on amendments was under consid-eration in the clcring days of the Convention, Sherman mved thatamendments snould not be passed sftecting either the internal poiiG<of any state or its eouality in the Senate (3). Because of theopposition to establisning a precedent of
The public services of Gouverneur Morris to 1787 . his principles of government, but bov/ing to neces-sity he accepted the fact as it was. However, tne small statesnot only wanted equality given to them, but they v/anted to be sure tnat they rould not be deprived of tneir equality by any subse-quent amendments. .Tien the article on amendments was under consid-eration in the clcring days of the Convention, Sherman mved thatamendments snould not be passed sftecting either the internal poiiG<of any state or its eouality in the Senate (3). Because of theopposition to establisning a precedent of special limitation on theamending power, the motion was lost. This seemed to the smallstates to bode ill for their future v;elfare, especiniy as regardstheir equality in tne upper house, order to quiet themurmurs of the small states and to restore harmony, moved that no The small states would secure the maximiiim influence Morris finally became reconciled to the fact that e- (1) Farrand , II, 2b. (2) ibid, II, 95. (30) Ibid, II, 55 state without its oonsent shall be deprived of equal suffrage intne JSenate This was agreed to -ith out opposition (1)% IJorris constantly urged that all unsettled questionsbe decided in favor of the national government and at the expenseof the state governnent. One of these questions was as to the pay-men-c oi tne legislature. It had been debated in the uonventicn\vhile was absent in june, but nothing had been done ahoutit. The Committee of Detail reported on August 14 for payment bythe respective states (2). This plan woiild leave part oi the con-trol of the congressmen in the hands of the states,— a thing thatwas contrary to ITorris* views on the subject. He offered as asubstitute that tne -nayraent oe out oi tne national treasury, thequantum to be left to the discretion oi tne national motion was passed by nine states to two. As to the powers of Uongress urged the greatestextension possible. H
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