The Resolves on the subject of banking were taken up.

Mr. HOOPER, of Fall River, moved to amend the first Resolve, by adding to it the words " Provided, that no note or bill of a less denomination than ten dollars, shall be issued as currency, after the year eighteen hundred and sixty."

Mr. BROWN, of Douglas, moved that leave be granted to Mr. Hall, of Haverhill, to speak more than fifteen minutes, but the motion was rejected.

The amendment of Mr. Hooper was rejected.

Mr. PLUNKETT, of Adams, moved to amend, by striking out the first Resolve;

And upon this motion, he called for the yeas and nays, which were

ordered.

On motion of Mr. DUNCAN, of Williamstown, the Previous Question was ordered.

The roll being called, ninety-nine members voted for the amendment, and one hundred and fifty-eight against it.

So it was rejected.

Those who voted in the affirmative are :—

Messrs. Alfred A. Abbott,

Benjamin P. Adams,

P. Emory Aldrich,

John B. Alley,
William Aspinwall,
David C. Atwood,

Samuel Ayres,

Joseph Barrows,

Russel Bartlett,

John Beal,

Luther V. Bell,
William Bennett, Jr.,
Edward B. Bigelow,
Osmyn Brewster,
Francis Brinley,

George N. Briggs,
Rufus Bullock,
Nathaniel Cogswell,
Ithamar Conkey,
Charles E. Cook,
Benjamin F. Copeland,

George W. Crockett,
Leander Crosby,

Seth Crowell,

Francis B. Crowninshield,

Wilber Curtis,

John Davis,

Solomon Davis,

Messrs. Henry L. Dawes,

Elijah S. Deming,

Hiram S. Denison,

Philip Eames,
Peter Easland,

A. G. Farwell,
Sullivan Fay,
Samuel P. Fowler,
James M. Freeman,
Henry J. Gardner,
Wanton C. Gilbert,
John W. Graves,
Artemas Hale,
Charles B. Hall,
A. B. Hammond,
Isaac Hayden,
George Hayward,
Henry Hersey,
George S. Hillard,
William Hinsdale,
Thomas Hopkinson,
William J. Hubbard,
William Hunt,
Samuel A. Hurlburt,
Samuel Jackson,

John Jenkins,

Samuel H. Jenks,

Giles C. Kellogg,

Those who voted in the negative are:—

The Resolves were then finally passed, as follow:—

Resolved, That it is expedient to insert into the Constitution articles providing,

1. That the legislature shall have no power to pass any act granting any special charter for banking purposes, or any special act to increase the capital stock of any charter bank; but corporations may be formed for such purposes, or the capital stock of charter banks may be increased, under general laws.

2. That the legislature shall provide by law for the registry of all notes or bills authorized by general laws to be issued or put in circulation as money; and shall require ample security for the redemption of such notes, in specie.

One hundred and eight members voted for the Resolves, and sixtyeight against them.

On motion of Mr. WESTON, of Duxbury, the Convention resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, for the purpose of considering the Resolves on the subject of justices of the peace; and the President pro tempore requested Mr. Morton, of Andover, to take the chair.

Afterwards, Mr. MORTON reported, that the committee had made further progress in the consideration of the subject, but finding themselves without a quorum, had directed him to report that fact to the Convention.

At two o'clock, the Convention adjourned.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

Met according to adjournment.

Mr. FAY, of Southborough, from the Committee on Leave of Absence, submitted a Report, granting leave of absence to Mr. Henry, of Prescott, and Mr. Gale, of Heath, for the remainder of the session The Report was considered and accepted, and leave granted.

On motion of Mr. BUTLER, of Lowell, the Resolve in relation to the commissions of the judges, was taken up and considered; and, after being amended by substituting the word "tenth" for the word "first," was

Ordered to a second reading.

Mr. LORD, of Salem, moved that the rule limiting speeches to fifteen minutes, be rescinded; but the motion was rejected.

On motion of Mr. WESTON, of Duxbury,

Ordered, That debate upon the Resolves concerning justices of the peace, shall cease at four o'clock.

On motion of Mr. WALKER, of North Brookfield, the Convention. resumed the consideration of the Orders of the Day.

The first subject was the Resolves on the subject of justices of the peace.

Mr. MORTON, of Andover, moved to amend, by striking out the first Resolve, and inserting instead thereof, the following:

Resolved, That it is expedient to amend the Constitution as follows:1. Trial Justices shall be elected by the legal voters of the several towns for a term of three years. There shall be one in each town, and one additional for every two thousand inhabitants. They shall have the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties, that are now exercised by justices of the peace, justices of the quorum, and commissioners to qualify civil officers; and such other powers as may be given them by the legislature.

2. Justices of the Peace shall be appointed by the Governor and Council for a term of seven years; and those who now hold that office shall continue as such, according to their respective commissions: Provided, that the jurisdiction of justices of the peace shall not extend to the hearing or trial of causes, or the issuing of warrants in criminal cases.

On motion of Mr. GRISWOLD, member for Erving, the amendment. was amended, by striking out the words "justices of the quorum, and commissioners to qualify civil officers."

On motion of Mr. DAWES, of Adams, the amendment was further amended, by inserting, after the word "towns," in the second line of the first section, the words, "and cities where no police court is or shall be established by law."

On motion of Mr. ALVORD, member for Montague, the amendment was further amended, by inserting the word "such" before the word "justices," in the fifth line of the second section, and striking out the words, "of the peace," in the same line.

On motion of Mr. CHAPIN, of Worcester, the amendment was further amended by adding an additional section, as follows:

3d. Justices and clerks of the police courts of the several towns and cities of the Commonwealth, shall be elected by the legal voters of the several towns and cities, for a term of three years.

On motion of Mr. MORTON, of Andover, the amendment was fur ther amended, by striking out the words, "and such other powers as may be given them," and inserting instead thereof, the words "subject to alterations."