 | James Madison, Henry Dilworth Gilpin - Constitutional history - 1840 - 702 pages
...omitted. Mr. WILSON thought the expunging of the clause would be very improper. The people have a fight to know what their agents are doing or have done,...which weak and suspicious minds may be easily misled. Mr. MASON thought it would give a just alarm to the people, to make a conclave of their Legislature.... | |
 | Jonathan Elliot - Constitutional history - 1863 - 680 pages
...should be improperly omitted. Mr. WILSON thought the expunging of the clause would be very improper. The people have a right to know what their agents...which weak and suspicious minds may be easily misled. Mr MASON thought it would give a just alarm to the people, to make a conclave of their legislature.... | |
 | Jonathan Elliot - Constitutional law - 1876 - 678 pages
...should be improperly omitted. Mr. WILSON thought the expunging of the clause would be very improper. The people have a right to know what their agents...retaining it would furnish the adversaries of the reform witli a pretext by which weak and suspicious minds may be easily misled. Mr MASON thought it would... | |
 | William Milford Giffin - Citizenship - 1888 - 128 pages
...entered on the journal." This is no more than right, as the congressmen are the agents of the people, and the people have a right to know what their agents are doing. The yeas and nays clause is a thoughtful one ; for a man voting on a bill will be very careful if he... | |
 | United States. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional history - 1893 - 432 pages
...their proceedings from time to time. The people will call for it, if it should be improperly omitted. their agents are doing or have done, and it should...which weak and suspicious minds may be easily misled. Mr. MASON thought it would give a just alarm to the people, to make a conclave of their Legislature.... | |
 | Erastus Howard Scott - Constitutional history - 1893
...their proceedings from time to time. The people will call for it, if it should be improperly omitted. their agents are doing or have done, and it should...which weak and suspicious minds may be easily misled. Mr. MASON thought it would give a just alarm to the people, to make a conclave of their Legislature.... | |
 | Archives - 1897 - 976 pages
...omitted. Mr Wilson thought the [" omission " stricken out] expunging of the clause would be very improper. The people have a right to know what their Agents...adversaries of the reform with a pretext by which weak & suspicious minds may be easily misled. Mr Mason thought it would give a just alarm to the people,... | |
 | James Madison - Constitutional history - 1787 - 578 pages
...should be improperly omitted. M' Wilson thought the expunging of the clause would be very improper. The people have a right to know what their Agents...adversaries of the reform with a pretext by which weak & suspicious minds may be easily misled. Mf Mason thought it would give a just alarm to the people,... | |
 | United States. Bureau of Rolls and Library - Constitutional history - 1900 - 936 pages
...omitted. M r Wilson thought the ["omission" stricken out] expunging of the clause would be very improper. The people have a right to know what their Agents...adversaries of the reform with a pretext by which weak & suspicious minds may be easily misled. M1 Sherman thought the Legislature might be trusted in this... | |
 | United States. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1911 - 690 pages
...should be improperly omitted. Mr. Wilson thought the expunging of the clause would be very improper. The people have a right to know what their Agents...adversaries of the reform with a pretext by which weak & suspicious minds may be easily misled. Mr. Mason thought it would give a just alarm to the people,... | |
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The people have a right to know what their agents are doing or have done, and it should not be in the option of the legislature to conceal their proceedings. 
