Messrs. Matthew Smith,

John Souther,

Charles G. Stevens,

Edmund P. Tileston,

Samuel B. Walcott,

Samuel Walker,

Cyrus Weeks,

Messrs. Thomas Wetmore,

William F. Wheeler,

Joel Wilder,

Willard Wilson,

Jonathan B. Winn,

Josiah B. Woods.

Mr. FOSTER, of Charlemont, at his own request, was excused from voting on the Resolve.

The question then being upon the passage of the second Resolve, Mr. OLIVER, of Lawrence, moved that it be amended by adding after the words, "city election," the words "or for town clerk, or selectmen.”

On motion of Mr. WILSON, of Natick, the Orders of the Day being laid upon the table,

The Standing Order providing for adjournment at one o'clock, was modified so as to extend the time, for this day, until two o'clock.

Afterwards, on motion of Mr. GREENE, of Brookfield, the Orders of the Day were again laid upon the table, and the time extended until quarter past two.

The Orders of the Day were again taken up.

Mr. CRANE, of Norton, moved the Previous Question, but the motion was not sustained; sixty-six members voting for it, and seventy-six against it.

Mr. ASPINWALL, of Brookline, moved that the question on Mr. Oliver's amendment be taken by yeas and nays; but the motion was rejected, one-fifth of the members not voting in its favor.

Mr. Oliver's amendment was then rejected by a vote of thirty-five in the affirmative, to one hundred and nine in the negative.

The Resolve was then finally passed, and at quarter past two o'clock, On motion of Mr. WILSON, of Natick,

The Convention adjourned.

MONDAY, June 13, 1853.

Met according to adjournment. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. The Journal of Saturday was read.

Mr. FROTHINGHAM, of Charlestown, presented the Petition of Timothy Fletcher and ninety-four others, citizens of Charlestown, in aid of the Petition of John W. Le Barnes and others.

Referred to the committee having that subject in charge.

The Order offered by Mr. WILSON, of Natick, on Saturday, directing the committees to make their final Reports on Wednesday, the 22d inst., was, on motion of Mr. WILSON,

Laid upon the table.

On motion of Mr. FREEMAN, of Franklin, the Convention proceeded to the consideration of the Orders of the Day;

And the Resolves from the Committee on the subject of the Secretary, Treasurer, &c., were read a second time.

On motion of Mr. FREEMAN, of Franklin, the first Resolve was amended by striking out the word "coroners" from the fourth line, (printed copy).

The Resolve was then finally passed.

On motion of Mr. SCHOULER, of Boston, the second Resolve was amended by striking from the ninth line, (printed copy,) the words, "and receiver-general.”

On motion of Mr. BIRD, of Walpole, the Resolve was further amended by the addition of the following words, viz.: "And that the Constitution be further amended by striking out from the last line of article 1, section 4, chapter 2, of the Constitution, the words, " and receiver-general."

The Resolve was then finally passed.

Mr. WILKINS, of Boston, moved that the third Resolve be amended by inserting after the words "county commissioners," the words “excepting in the counties of Suffolk and Nantucket”;

But the amendment was rejected.

On motion of Mr. DENTON, of Chelsea, the third Resolve was amended by striking from it the words, "except the treasurers of the counties of Suffolk and Nantucket."

Mr. BATES, of Plymouth, moved that the Resolve be further amended by striking out the words, "be elected once in six years,” and,

Pending this question,

At one o'clock, the Convention adjourned.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

Met according to adjournment.

Mr. BRINLEY, of Boston, submitted a paper containing a proposed substitute for the plan of representation reported by the Committee on the House of Representatives; which was ordered to be printed.

Mr. GOURGAS, of Concord, from the Committee on Reporting and

Publishing the Debates, submitted a Report, accompanied by a Resolve, which was considered and adopted, as follows:

Resolved, That there be paid to Henry M. Parkhurst, the sum of six hundred and twenty-seven dollars, being the amount due him for reporting the Debates of the Convention from May 4th to 17th, inclusive; and that the governor of the Commonwealth be requested to draw his warrant on the treasury for the same.

On motion of Mr. UNDERWOOD, of Milford, the Convention proceeded to the consideration of the Orders of the Day; the first question being upon the amendment offered by Mr. Bates, of Plymouth, to the third Resolve reported by the Committee on the subject of the Secretary, Treasurer, &c.

Mr. KINGMAN, of West Bridgewater, moved the Previous Question, which was ordered by the Convention.

The amendment was then adopted by a vote of one hundred and thirteen in the affirmative, to fifty-eight in the negative.

On motion of Mr. BIRD, of Walpole,

Ordered, That when the question is taken on the final passage of the Resolve, it be taken by yeas and nays.

And the roll being called,

One hundred and ninety-two members voted for the Resolve, and forty-seven against it.

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Messrs. Shubael P. Adams,

Charles Allen,

Josiah Allis,

D. W. Alvord,

Hillel Baker,

Alvah Ballard,

Alpheus Bancroft,

Marcus Barrett,
Moses Bates, Jr.,
Erasmus D. Beach,
John Beal,

Zephaniah Bennett,
Francis W. Bird,

Henry W. Bishop,

Gad O. Bliss,

William S. Booth,

George S. Boutwell,

Sewell Boutwell,

William J. A. Bradford,

Hiram N. Breed,
Asa Bronson,

Messrs. Adolphus F. Brown,

Alpheus R. Brown,

Hiram C. Brown,

Joseph Brownell,

Patrick Bryant,

Asahel Buck,

Anson Burlingame,
William Carruthers,
Daniel E. Chapin,

Henry Chapin,
Josiah Childs,

J. McKean Churchill,
Stillman Clarke,
William Cleverly,
Jacob Coggin,

Lansing J. Cole,
Sumner Cole,
George B. Crane,
Oliver S. Cressy,
Simeon Crittenden,

Joseph W. Cross,

Those who voted in the negative are :—

Messrs. William Aspinwall,

David C. Atwood,

Joseph Barrows,

Luther V. Bell,

The fourth Resolve was also finally passed, making the series in the following form: