the series of Resolutions reported by the Committee on Oaths and Subscriptions, on the subject of oaths, incompatibility of offices, the enacting style, attachment on mesne process, and electing bank officers to office; and the President requested Mr. Sumner, member for Otis, to take the chair.

Afterwards, Mr. SUMNER reported the Resolves to the Convention, with an amendment, viz.: striking from the last line of the first Resolve, the words "the legislature," and inserting instead thereof the word "law."

The amendment was agreed to.

On motion of Mr. WARD, of Newton, the second Resolve was amended by striking out the words " or place," in the third line, and also the words "place or" in the seventh line.

Mr. WHITNEY, of Boylston, moved to amend by striking out the fifth Resolve, and substituting therefor the following:

Resolved, That it is expedient so to alter the Constitution as to provide that persons conscientiously scrupulous of taking human life, may act in an official capacity under the Constitution without taking the ordinary oath or affirmation.

The amendment was rejected, and the Resolves, as amended, were Ordered to a second reading.

On motion of Mr. WALKER, of North Brookfield, the Convention resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, for the purpose of considering the unfinished business of the session of June 22d, viz.: the Resolves reported by the Committee on the Qualifications of Voters, on the subject of the residence of voters, &c.; and the President requested Mr. Giles, of Boston, to take the chair.

Afterwards, Mr. GILES reported, that the committee had made further progress in the consideration of the subject, but had come to no conclusion, and had instructed him to ask leave to sit again. And leave was accordingly granted.

At one o'clock, on motion of Mr. OLIVER, of Lawrence,

The Convention adjourned.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

Met according to adjournment.

On motion of Mr. ALLEY, of Lynn, the Convention resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, for the purpose of considering the Resolves on the subject of the residence of voters, &c., and the President requested Mr. Giles, of Boston, to take the chair.

Afterwards, Mr. GILES reported, that the committee had made further progress in the consideration of the subject, but for want of a quorum had been unable to come to any conclusion.

At a quarter before seven o'clock, on motion of Mr. CROWNINSHIELD, of Boston,

The Convention adjourned.

WEDNESDAY, July 6, 1853.

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

Mr. WALKER, of North Brookfield, from the Committee on the Qualifications of Voters, submitted a Report, inexpedient to act upon the subject of an Order of May 19th, concerning betting on elections, and the exclusion from the right of suffrage of persons convicted of bribery, &c.; and an Order of June 18th, concerning the expediency of exempting voters, during the time of election, from military duty, attending court, &c.; and an Order of May 31st, concerning the expediency of requiring, in all persons admitted to vote after 1856, an ability to read the Constitution in the English language; and the Petition of Harriet K. Hunt, to be excused from paying taxes; and the Petition of Wendell Phillips and others, that women may be heard before the Convention.

Referred to the Committee of the Whole and ordered to be printed. On motion of Mr. WILSON, of Natick, the Committee of the Whole having under consideration the Resolves concerning the residence of voters, &c., was discharged from the further consideration of that subject; and

The Resolves were then laid upon the table.

On motion of Mr. WILSON, of Natick, the Convention resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, for the purpose of considering the Resolve reported by the Committee on the Encouragement of Literature, on the subject of the enlargement and preservation of the School Fund; and the President requested Mr. Wood, of Fitchburg, to take the chair.

Afterwards, Mr. WooD reported, that it was the opinion of the committee that the Resolve ought to pass.

And it was accordingly ordered to a second reading.

On motion of Mr. WILSON, of Natick, the Convention resolved

itself into Committee of the Whole, for the purpose of considering the Resolve reported by the Committee on the Encouragement of Literature, in favor of amending the second section of the fifth chapter of the Constitution; and the President requested Mr. Oliver, of Lawrence, to take the chair.

Afterwards, Mr. OLIVER reported, that it was the opinion of the committee that the Resolve ought to pass.

And it was accordingly ordered to a second reading.

On motion of Mr. STETSON, of Braintree, the Convention resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, for the purpose of considering the Report of the Special Committee, inexpedient to act upon the subject of the loan of the State credit.

Afterwards, on motion of Mr. EAMES, of Washington, the vote was reconsidered, and the Convention refused to go into committee on that subject.

On motion of Mr. WESTON, of Duxbury, the Resolves reported by the Committee on Secretary, Treasurer, &c., with the motion made by Mr. Dana, member for Manchester, to reconsider the vote by which they were finally passed, were taken from the table and considered. After debate, Mr. MORTON, of Quincy, moved the Previous Question.

Pending the consideration of which,

Mr. STETSON, of Braintree, called for the subject specially assigned for half past ten o'clock to-day, which was the Resolves on the basis of the House of Representatives.

The Resolves were read a second time, and then, on motion of Mr. BOUTWELL, member for Berlin, were

Laid upon the table.

On motion of Mr. BOUTWELL, the Convention resumed the consideration of the subject of the Resolves on the secretary, treasurer, &c., and the motion to reconsider, &c.

The motion for the Previous Question was rejected, by a vote of one hundred and two in the affirmative, to one hundred and seventeen in the negative.

After further debate, Mr. WILSON, of Natick, asked the unanimous consent of the Convention that he might introduce a motion, that the question be taken on the proposition to reconsider at a quarter past twelve o'clock.

Objection being made by Mr. LORD, of Salem,

On motion of Mr. WILSON, the Orders of the Day were laid upon the table, by a vote of one hundred and twelve in the affirmative, to fifty-four in the negative; and then,

On motion of Mr. WILSON,

Ordered, That the question be taken on the motion to reconsider, at seventeen minutes past twelve o'clock.

That time having arrived, the question was called for.

On request of Mr. BIRD, of Walpole, the question was divided, and the vote taken separately upon each of the four Resolutions;

And the motion to reconsider the vote on the passage of the first, second and fourth Resolutions, was rejected, without a division.

The motion to reconsider the vote on the passage of the third Resolution, was also rejected, by a vote of eighty-five in the affirmative to one hundred and sixty-six in the negative.

On motion of Mr. WILSON, of Natick, the Convention proceeded to the consideration of the Orders of the Day.

The first subject, being the Resolve on the subject of general laws for corporations, was passed over.

The second subject was the Resolve on the subject of appropriations for sectarian schools.

Mr. STETSON, of Braintree, moved to amend the Resolve by adding, at the close, the words, "or any seminaries of learning;" but afterwards withdrew his motion.

Mr. BLAGDEN, of Boston, moved to amend the Resolve by inserting, before the word "sectarian" in the fourth line, (printed copy,) the words, "any common schools of a," and by inserting at the close, the word "character," instead of the word "schools."

Pending the consideration of this amendment,
At one o'clock, the Convention adjourned.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

Met according to adjournment.

Mr. HALL, of Haverhill, from the Committee on the Secretary, Treasurer, &c., submitted a Report and series of Resolves on the subject of the election of justices of the peace.

Referred to the Committee of the Whole and ordered to be printed.

On motion of Mr. LELAND, of Holliston, the Convention proceeded to the consideration of the Orders of the Day.

The first subject was the unfinished business of the morning session, viz.: The Resolve on the subject of appropriations for sectarian schools.

And the pending question was upon the amendment offered by Mr. Blagden, of Boston.

Without taking the question,

On motion of Mr. STETSON, of Braintree, the whole subject was Laid upon the table.

The next subject in the Orders of the Day was taken up, viz.: the Resolves reported by the Committee on Oaths and Subscriptions, &c., on the subject of oaths, incompatibility of offices, the enacting style, attachment on mesne process, and electing bank officers to office.

Mr. BRINLEY, of Boston, moved to amend the series by striking out the third Resolve.

Mr. HOOPER, of Fall River, moved to amend the amendment, by striking from the Resolve the words "General Court of Massachusetts," and inserting instead thereof the words, "people represented in the general court."

But the amendment to the amendment was rejected, and

The amendment offered by Mr. Brinley was also rejected, by a vote of fifty-two in the affirmative, to one hundred and twenty-five in the negative.

On motion of Mr. HALLETT, member for Wilbraham, the first Resolve was amended by striking out the words, "or before a judge of the supreme court," wherever they occur in the second paragraph.

Also, by striking out the words, "and councillors," in the second and third lines of the same paragraph, (printed copy,) and by inserting the word "and" before the word "lieutenant-governor" in the second line, and by inserting after the word "assembly" in the fourth line, the words " and by councillors before the president of the Senate, and in presence of the Senate."

On motion of Mr. BATES, of Plymouth, the first Resolve was further amended by substituting the words, "in convention," for the words "of assembly" in the fourth line of the second paragraph.

On motion of Mr. EDWARDS, of Southampton, the second Resolve was amended by striking out the words, "or receiver-general" in the fifth and sixth lines of the fourth paragraph.

The Resolves, as amended, were then finally passed, by a vote of one hundred and fifty in the affirmative, to six in the negative; as follow :

1. Resolved, That the first article of the sixth chapter be amended in the last paragraph thereof, by the insertion of the words, "or before a judge of the supreme court" after the word "assembly," and by the