The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for
their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury
of the United States. They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony
and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance
at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and
returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either
House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.
| 1. | Bill of Rights, sec. 9, 2, 16 Dec. 1689 |
| 2. | Holiday v. Pitt |
| 3. | William Blackstone, Commentaries 1:159--61, 1765 |
| 4. | Thomas Jefferson, Bill for Giving the Members of the General Assembly an Adequate Allowance, 12 Dec. 1778 |
| 5. | Articles of Confederation, art. 5, 1 Mar. 1781 |
| 6. | John Adams to John Jebb, 21 Aug. 1785 |
| 7. | Records of the Federal Convention |
| 8. | Vermont Constitution of 1786, CH. 1, ART. 16 |
| 9. | A Georgian, 15 Nov. 1787 |
| 10. | Cornelius, 11--18 Dec. 1787 |
| 11. | Debate in Massachusetts Ratifying Convention, 19 Jan. 1788 |
| 12. | Luther Martin, Genuine Information, 1788 |
| 13. | Bolton v. Martin |
| 14. | Geyer's Lessee v. Irwin |
| 15. | James Madison, Militia Bill, House of Representatives, 16 Dec. 1790 |
| 16. | James Wilson, Legislative Department, Lectures on Law, 1791 |
| 17. | House of Representatives, Reduction of Salaries, 27 Jan. 1795 |
| 18. | Thomas Jefferson (AND James Madison), Protest to the Virginia House of Delegates, 1797 |
| 19. | Coxe v. McClenachan |
| 20. | Kentucky Constitution of 1799, ART. 2, SEC. 24 |
| 21. | Charles Pinckney, Breach of Privilege, Senate, 5 Mar. 1800 |
| 22. | Coffin v. Coffin |
| 23. | Hurst's Case |
| 24. | Joseph Story, Commentaries on the Constitution 2:§§ 849--63, 1833 |
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