▁to ▁be ▁decided : ▁how ▁the ▁votes ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁allocated ▁among ▁the ▁states ▁in ▁the ▁Congress , ▁and ▁how ▁the ▁represent atives ▁should ▁be ▁elected . ▁In ▁its ▁report , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁Comp rom ise ▁( or ▁" Gre at ▁Comp rom ise "), ▁the ▁committee ▁proposed ▁proportional ▁representation ▁for ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁based ▁on ▁population ▁( with ▁the ▁people ▁voting ▁for ▁represent atives ), ▁and ▁equal ▁representation ▁for ▁each ▁State ▁in ▁the ▁Senate ▁( with ▁each ▁state ' s ▁legisl ators ▁generally ▁choosing ▁their ▁respective ▁sen ators ), ▁and ▁that ▁all ▁money ▁b ills ▁would ▁origin ate ▁in ▁the ▁House . ▁ ▁The ▁Great ▁Comp rom ise ▁ended ▁the ▁st alem ate ▁between ▁" pat ri ots " ▁and ▁" n ational ists ", ▁leading ▁to ▁numerous ▁other ▁comprom ises ▁in ▁a ▁spirit ▁of ▁accommod ation . ▁There ▁were ▁section al ▁interests ▁to ▁be ▁bal anced ▁by ▁the ▁Three - F if th s ▁Comp rom ise ; ▁recon c ili ation ▁on ▁President ial ▁term , ▁powers , ▁and ▁method ▁of ▁selection ; ▁and ▁juris diction ▁of ▁the ▁federal ▁jud ici ary . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 4 , ▁a ▁" Com mit te e ▁of ▁Det ail "   – ▁John ▁R ut ledge ▁( S outh ▁Carolina ), ▁Edmund ▁Rand olph ▁( V ir gin ia ), ▁Nathan iel ▁Gor ham ▁( M ass achusetts ), ▁Oliver ▁Ell sw orth ▁( Connect icut ), ▁and ▁James ▁Wilson ▁( P en nsylvan