The public services of Gouverneur Morris to 1787 . Now by the adop-tion of Randolphs resolution he was again defeated, and thistime on one of his pet theories, that representation should be pro-portioned to wealth. The final decision on the question of representationin the secnnrt branch came on «^uly 15. Un the question of agree-ing to the whole report, Inolurtirg the three-fifths compromiseand equality of state representation in the Senate, the vote wasfive to four,-ith Massachusetts divided (2). The leaders of thelarge state party had resisted the inevitable conclusion to thel
The public services of Gouverneur Morris to 1787 . Now by the adop-tion of Randolphs resolution he was again defeated, and thistime on one of his pet theories, that representation should be pro-portioned to wealth. The final decision on the question of representationin the secnnrt branch came on «^uly 15. Un the question of agree-ing to the whole report, Inolurtirg the three-fifths compromiseand equality of state representation in the Senate, the vote wasfive to four,-ith Massachusetts divided (2). The leaders of thelarge state party had resisted the inevitable conclusion to thelast, but nov they accepted the vote with tha best possible met before tne convention assembled the next morning, and de-cided not to risk the future of tne convention by pgain urgingproportional representation ir botn nrancnes (3), Morris, however,refused to be bound by any such decision, and on the morning ofJuly 17 he moved a reconsideration of the whole constitution of the (1) Larrand, I, 603-505. (2) Ibid, II, 15. (3) Ibid, II 54 Legislative branch. It v:as the last feeble vrail of the large stateparty, anri did not even get a second (1). Although the questionas to r^prep-ntation was settled, several minor qi^estions as tothe legislature yet remained to be decided. in Congress if their delegates voted by states in the Senate and no-per capita. It was to the interest of all men opposed statesrights, and who v;ished to limit the intlnenoe ot the states in theSenate, to secnre a per cnnita vote in the Senate, Gerry had sug- 1 gested it, had made no definite proposal. Morris moved on JiJly23 that the members of the second branch should vote per capita,which was carried v/ith only Maryland in tne negative (2). quality would exist in the Senate in s^oite of his opposition. Itwas contrary to 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
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