The eleventh chapter, relating to the Militia, was also read. At five minutes before seven o'clock, on motion of Mr. Butler, of Lowell, The Convention took a recess for one hour. EVENING SESSION. At eight o'clock, the Convention reassembled, And the consideration of the Report of the Committee on Revision, was resumed. No amendment being proposed to the chapter relating to the Militia, The twelfth chapter, relating to the University at Cambridge, &c., was read, And also the thirteenth chapter, containing miscellaneous provisions. On motion of Mr. BOUTWELL, member for Berlin, the first article of thirteenth chapter, was amended, by substituting the words "one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five," for the words "eighteen hundred and fifty-five," And the sixth article was amended, by striking out the word "amended," in the second line. On motion of Mr. CHAPIN, of Worcester, the fourth article was amended, by inserting the words "and clerks" after the word "justices," in the seventh line. On motion of Mr. HILLARD, of Boston, the fifth article was amended, by the insertion of the word "that," before the words "Trial Justices," in the ninth line. On motion of Mr. MASON, of Fitchburg, the sixth article was amended, by inserting the words "in the year," after the word " November." The fourteenth chapter, relating to Revision and Amendments of the Constitution, was then read. On motion of Mr. WILSON, of Natick, the fourth article was amended, by substituting the word "into" for the word "in," in the eighth line, and also, by inserting the word "the" before the word. "Commonwealth," in the thirteenth line. Mr. MORTON, of Taunton, moved to amend, by striking the words standing as the fourth article, from their place in the chapter, and placing them among the Propositions to be separately submitted. Mr. WILLIAMS, of Taunton, called for the yeas and nays upon this question; but the call was not sustained by one-fifth of the members voting. Mr. Morton's amendment was then rejected, by a vote of fifty-three in the affirmative, to one hundred and sixty-nine in the negative. The question being upon the passage of the first Proposition, containing the Preamble, the Declaration of Rights, and the Frame of Government, Mr. WILKINSON, of Dedham, moved to recommit the Resolves, with instructions to report the several amendments agreed upon by the Convention, in such form and with such references to the parts of the existing Constitution proposed to be altered or annulled, that each of said amendments may be separately submitted to the people for their adoption or rejection. On this motion, Mr. WILKINSON called for the yeas and nays, and they were ordered by a vote of fifty-one in the affirmative, to one hundred and eighty-one in the negative. And the roll being called, seventy-three members voted in the affirmative, and one hundred and seventy in the negative. So the motion was rejected. Those who voted in the affirmative are:-- Messrs. Benjamin P. Adams, George W. Crockett, A. B. Hammond, George Hayward, George S. Hillard, William Hinsdale, Samuel Houghton, Messrs. William Hunt, John Jenkins, Job G. Lawton, Jr., Samuel K. Lothrop, Caleb Stetson, Charles G. Stevens, Charles Thompson, Messrs. Shubael P. Adams, James B. Allen, Joel C. Allen, John B. Alley, Josiah Allis, D. W. Alvord, Hillel Baker, George S. Ball, Marcus Barrett, Sewell Boutwell, Hiram N. Breed, Asa Bronson, Adolphus F. Brown, Hammond Brown, Hiram C. Brown, Frederick Brownell, Joseph Brownell, Patrick Bryant, Asahel Buck, Amos H. Bullen, Anson Burlingame, Benjamin F. Butler, William Carruthers, Isaac Case, Amariah Chandler, Chester W. Chapin, Daniel E. Chapin, Henry Chapin, Josiah Childs, Salah Clark, Joseph W. Cross, Messrs. Isaac Davis, Robert T. Davis, Elijah S. Deming Peter Easland, Aaron Foster, Richard Frothingham, Jr Elbridge Gates, Washington Gilbert, William B. Greene, Messrs. Moses C. Hurlbut, Abijah M. Ide, Jr., John Jacobs, Isaac Kendall, Hiram Knight, J. S. C. Knowlton, Albert Knox, William P. Marble, James L Monroe, Elbridge G. Morton, Marcus Morton, Jr., William S. Morton, Hiram Nash, Jonathan Nayson, Robert Rantoul, Silas Rawson, David Rice, Luther Richards, Daniel Richardson, Messrs. Nathan Richardson, Samuel H. Richardson, Elkanah Ring, Jr., John Rogers, David S. Ross, James C. Royce, Melzar Sprague, Samuel W. Spooner, Granville Stevens, Gideon Stiles, Alfred L. Strong, Orison Underwood, Gershom B. Weston, J. B. Williams, Mr. OLIVER, of Lawrence, moved to strike from its place, the chapter relating to the Militia, and place it among the Propositions to be separately submitted. But the motion was rejected. On motion of Mr. DANA, member for Manchester, the first Resolve was amended, by striking out the words " Auditor and" in the eighth line, and inserting after the words " Attorney-General," in the ninth line, the words " Auditor, District-Attorney, and County Officers." On motion of Mr. MASON, of Fitchburg, article first of chapter second, relating to the Senate, was amended by striking out the words "to be." On motion of Mr. BOUTWELL, member for Berlin, the yeas and nays were ordered upon the passage of the first Proposition of the first Resolve. And the roll being called, one hundred and seventy-four members voted in the affirmative, and fifty-eight in the negative. So the Proposition was agreed to. Those who voted in the affirmative are: Messrs. Shubael P. Adams, James B. Allen, Joel C. Allen, John B. Alley, Erasmus D. Beach, Joseph Brownell, Josiah Childs, Ransom Clark, Alpheus B. Clarke, Lansing J. Cole, Messrs. Sumner Cole, George B. Crane, Simeon Crittenden, Joseph W. Cross, Isaac Davis, Robert T. Davis, Augustus Denton, Calvin D. Eaton, Aaron Foster, Abram Foster, Samuel Fowle, Charles A. French, Rodney French, Samuel French, Richard Frothingham, Jr., Johnson Gardner, Elbridge Gates, Washington Gilbert, Whiting Griswold, Benjamin F. Hallett, |