Messrs. Benjamin Paine, Messrs. Joseph L. Stevens, Jr., William Stevens, Gideon Stiles, Jonathan Parris, John Partridge, Nathaniel Peabody, Jeremiah Pease, Jr., John Penniman, Jesse Perkins, Noah C. Perkins, Charles Phelps, Sylvanus B. Phinney, Henry Pierce, James M. Pool, Peter Powers, Robert Rantoul, Silas Rawson, Daniel Richardson, Nathan Richardson, Samuel H. Richardson Elkanah Ring, Jr., Joseph M. Rockwood, David S. Ross, John Sherril, Chester Sikes, Eben H. Stacy, Alanson Swain, Arnold Taft, Orison Underwood, Frederick T. Wallace, Freeland Wallis, Amasa Walker, Andrew H. Ward, Samuel Warner, Jr., Asa H. Waters, Gershom B. Weston, George White, Daniel S. Whitney, Joseph Wilbur, Henry Wilson, Willard Wilson, Messrs. Lilley Eaton, Homer Ely, A. G. Farwell, Joel Giles, Artemas Hale, Nathan Hale, Samuel Henry, Henry Hersey, George S. Hillard, William James, Job G. Lawton, Jr., Frederic W. Lincoln, Jr., Isaac Livermore, Otis P. Lord, Samuel K. Lothrop, Samuel P. Loud, John A. Lowell, Messrs. Seth Miller, Jr., George Morey, Daniel Noyes, Henry K. Oliver, John Rogers, George R. Sampson, David Turner, Charles W. Upham, George B. Upton, Cyrus Weeks, So the Resolves were finally passed, as follow: Resolved, That it is expedient to provide in the Constitution that a majority of all the votes given shall be necessary to the election of a governor, lieutenant-governor, secretary, treasurer, auditor, and attorney-general of the Commonwealth: Provided, that if at election of either of the above-named officers, no person shall have a majority of the votes given, the House of Representatives shall, by a majority of viva voce votes, elect two out of three persons who had any the highest, if so many shall have been voted for, and return the persons so elected to the Senate, from whom the Senate shall, by viva voce vote, elect one who shall be governor, or other officer to be thus elected. Resolved, That in all the elections of senators and councillors, the person having the highest number of votes shall be elected. Resolved, That it is expedient so to amend the Constitution as to provide that a majority of votes shall be necessary for the election of representatives to the general court, until otherwise provided by law. Resolved, That in the election of all city and town officers, the same rule shall govern as in case of representatives to the general court. Resolved, That in the election of all county and district officers, the person having the highest number of votes shall be elected. Resolved, That in all elections where the person having the highest number of votes may be elected, and there is a failure of election because two persons have an equal number of votes, subsequent trials may be had at such times as may be prescribed by the legislature. On motion of Mr. FAY, of Southborough, the Orders of the Day were laid upon the table. The same gentleman, from the Committee on Leave of Absence, submitted a Report, granting leave of absence to Mr. Meader, of Nantucket, and Mr. Cummings, of Ware, for the remainder of the session. The Report was considered and accepted, and leave of absence granted. Mr. GRISWOLD, member for Erving, moved that the Committee of the Whole, having under consideration the subject of Amendments of the Constitution, be discharged from the further consideration of that subject. Without taking the question, At two o'clock, on motion of Mr. WALKER, of Roxbury, AFTERNOON SESSION. Met according to adjournment. On motion of Mr. GRISWOLD, member for Erving, the Committee of the Whole having under consideration the Report, Inexpedient to act upon the subject of an Order to consider the expediency of providing that the legislature shall have no power to authorize or pass any law sanctioning the suspension of specie payments by any corporations issuing bank notes; And the Report, Inexpedient to act upon the subject of an Order of June 25th, on the expediency of so modifying article 3 of section 3, chapter 1 of the Constitution, that towns and districts may have the right to be represented by any citizens of the Commonwealth, Were discharged from the consideration of those subjects. The rule requiring that propositions concerning an amendment of the Constitution shall be considered in Committee of the Whole, was suspended, and these Reports were placed in the Orders of the Day. On motion of Mr. GRISWOLD, member for Erving, the Resolve on the subject of a quorum in the House of Representatives, and The Resolve for the payment of the Chaplain and other officers of the Convention, were Taken from the table, and placed in the Orders of the Day. Mr. CHAPIN, of Worcester, moved that the Resolve on the subject of appropriations for sectarian schools, be taken from the table; but the motion was rejected. On motion of Mr. GRISWOLD, member for Erving, the Convention resumed the consideration of the Orders of the Day. The Resolves on the subject of the lieutenant-governor, were passed, as follow: Resolved, That the following be adopted as a part of the Constitution, relating to the lieutenant-governor : ARTICLE 1. There shall be annually elected a lieutenant-governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, whose eligibility to the office and qualification therefor, shall be the same as those of the governor; and the day and manner of his election, and the qualifications of the electors, shall be the same as are required in the election of a governor. The return of the votes for this officer, and the declaration of his election, shall be in the same manner; and if no one person shall be found to be elected, the vacancy shall be filled by the Senate and House of Representatives in the same manner as the governor is to be elected, in case no one person shall have been elected by the people, to be governor. The lieutenant-governor shall hold his office for one year, next following the first Wednesday of January, and until another is chosen and qualified in his stead. ART. 2. When, by reason of sickness or temporary absence from the Commonwealth, the governor shall be unable to perform his official duties, the lieutenant-governor shall have the power and perform the duties of the governor; and in case of the removal from office, resignation or death of the governor, the lieutenant-governor shall succeed to the office, and be the governor of the Commonwealth. The Reports, inexpedient to act on the subject of the suspension of specie payments, and the representation of towns and cities by any citizens of the Commonwealth, were accepted. The Resolve on the subject of a quorum in the House of Representatives, was amended by striking out the words "a majority," and substituting therefor the words " one hundred," and then Ordered to a second reading. The Resolve for the payment of the Chaplain and other officers of the Convention, was finally passed, as follows: Resolved, That there be paid out of the treasury of the Commonwealth, to the several persons whose names are borne on the accompanying list, for each and every day's service, as follows: to the two Secretaries, ten dollars each; to the Chaplain, three dollars; to the Messenger, five dollars; to the two Assistant Messengers, three dollars each; to the Door-keeper and three Assistant Door-keepers, three dollars each; to the Postmaster, three dollars; to the four Pages, two dollars each; and the Governor, by and with the advice and consent. of the Council, is hereby requested to draw his warrant on the treasurer for the same, on an Order of this Convention. List of officers of the Convention embraced in the Resolve:William S. Robinson and James T. Robinson, Secretaries; Warren Burton, Chaplain; Benjamin Stevens, Messenger; Issachar Fuller and Tilson Fuller, Assistant Messengers; Alexis Poole, Doorkeeper; David Murphy, William M. Wise, and John A. Sargent, Assistant Door-keepers; William Sayward, Postmaster; Joseph P. Dexter, Jr., Charles A. Murphy, Thaddeus Page, and James N. Tolman, Jr., Pages. On motion of Mr. CUSHMAN, of Bernardston, Ordered, That debate in Committee of the Whole on the subject of amendments of the Constitution, cease in one hour after the Convention goes into Committee. On motion of Mr. CUSHMAN, the Convention resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, for the purpose of considering the Resolves |