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Home > Ratification of the Constitution > Elliot's Debates > Volume 2 > Convention of New York, July 4, 1788.

Friday, July 4, 1788.—Committee proceeded to article 2.

Sec. 1. Clause respecting the office of President,—

"Resolved, as the opinion of this committee, that the President of the United States should hold his office during the term of seven years, and that he should not be eligible a second time."

Moved by Mr. SMITH.

Sec. 2. Clause 1, respecting the powers of the President, —

"Resolved, as the opinion of this committee, that the President of the United States should never command the army, militia, or navy of the United States, in person, without the consent of the Congress; and that he should not have the power to grant pardons for treason, without the consent of the Congress; but that, in cases where persons are convicted of treason, he should have authority to grant reprieves, until their cases can be laid before the Congress."

Moved by Mr. G. LIVINGSTON.


 

         
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