the President requested Mr. Thompson, of Charlestown, to take the chair.

Afterwards, Mr. THOMPSON reported, that the committee had considered the subject referred to them, and recommended the acceptance of the Report.

The Resolve was accordingly ordered to a second reading, and afterwards, under a suspension of the rules, was accepted, as follows:

They recommend that the name "The Commonwealth of Massachusetts," be retained, and that no amendment is needed in the introductory portion of "part the second" of said Constitution.

On motion of Mr. HALL, of Haverhill, the Convention resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, for the purpose of considering the Report of the Committee on the Frame of Government, on the subject of the time of holding elections, and the President requested Mr. Butler, of Lowell, to take the chair.

Afterwards, Mr. BUTLER reported, that the committee had considered the subject referred to them, and recommended the passage of the Resolve.

The Resolve was accordingly ordered to a second reading, and then, under a suspension of the rules, was finally passed, as follows:—

Resolved, That the Constitution be so amended, as to provide that all popular elections of state and county officers, recurring at stated periods, be held, hereafter, on the Tuesday next succeeding the first Monday in November.

On motion of Mr. WILSON, of Natick, the Convention resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, for the purpose of considering the Resolves relating to the lieutenant-governor, and the President requested Mr. Crowninshield, of Boston, to take the chair.

Afterwards, Mr. CROWNINSHIELD reported, that the committee had had under consideration the articles referred to them, and had instructed him to report them to the Convention, with certain amendments to the first article.

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The amendments were agreed to by the Convention, as follows:In the second and third lines, (printed copy,) strike out the words, "whose title shall be His Honor, and".

In the ninth and tenth lines, strike out the words, " have a majority of all the votes returned," and insert instead thereof, the words, "be elected."

In the thirteenth line, strike out the words, "a majority of" and insert instead thereof, the words, "been elected by."

On motion of Mr. BUTLER, of Lowell, the articles were recommit

ted to the Committee of the Whole, to take their place in the Calendar with the Report on the subject of the Council.

On motion of Mr. BUTLER, of Lowell, the Convention resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, for the purpose of considering the Report of the Committee on the subject of Oaths and Subscriptions, &c., and the President requested Mr. Gray, of Boston, to take the chair.

Afterwards, Mr. GRAY reported, that the Committee of the Whole had made progress in the consideration of the subject referred to them, but had come to no conclusion, and had instructed him to ask leave to sit again.

And leave was accordingly granted.

And then, at twenty minutes past six o'clock, on motion of Mr. CHURCHILL, of Milton,

The Convention adjourned.

TUESDAY, May 31, 1853.

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

Mr. GREENE, of Brookfield, presented the Petition of Josiah Henshaw and eighty others, of West Brookfield, to have the word "male" stricken from the Constitution.

On motion of Mr. MARVIN, of Winchendon,

Ordered, That the Committee on the Encouragement of Literature be instructed to inquire into the expediency of so amending the Constitution as to require that all persons who may be admitted to the right of suffrage after the year 1856, shall be able to read the Constitution of this Commonwealth, printed in the English language. On motion of Mr. POWERS, of Lowell,

Ordered, That the Committee on the Encouragement of Literature be instructed to inquire into the expediency of so amending the Constitution, that the School Fund belonging to the Commonwealth, shall never be appropriated or applied to the support of any sectarian schools, or schools founded upon sectarian principles.

On motion of Mr. DANA, member for Manchester,

Ordered, That the Committee on the Judiciary consider the expe

diency, in the event of the Council being abolished, of amending the provision for the removal of judicial officers by address, so as to require a vote of two-thirds of one or both branches of the legislature.

On motion of Mr. BUTLER, of Lowell, the Convention resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, for the purpose of considering further, the Resolves reported by the Committee on Oaths and Subscriptions, &c., and the President requested Mr. Gray, of Boston, to take the chair.

Afterwards, Mr. GRAY reported the Resolves to the Convention without amendment, and they were ordered to a second reading.

On motion of Mr. HOOPER, of Fall River, the Convention resolved itself into Committee of the Whole for the purpose of considering the Resolve on the subject of elections by plurality of votes, and the President requested Mr. Sumner, member for Marshfield, to take the chair.

Afterwards, Mr. SUMNER reported, that the Committee of the Whole had had under consideration the Resolve which was referred to them, had made some progress therein, but had come to no conclusion, and had instructed him to ask leave to sit again.

And leave was accordingly granted.

At half past one o'clock, on motion of Mr. EARLE, of Worcester, The Convention adjourned.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

Met according to adjournment.

On motion of Mr. WHEELER, of Lincoln,

Ordered, That the Committee on the Frame of Government consider the expediency of incorporating into the Constitution a provision that senators in congress shall be chosen by joint ballot of both branches of the legislature, assembled in convention.

On motion of Mr. WILSON, of Natick,

Ordered, That the Committee on the Governor, be instructed to consider the expediency of amending article 7, of section 1, chapter 2, of the Constitution, by substituting therefor the following words, to wit: The governor shall be commander-in-chief of the militia of the Commonwealth, and of the army and navy.

Mr. BRIGGS, of Pittsfield, submitted the following Resolution :— Resolved, That the Committee on the House of Representatives

be intructed to inquire into the expediency of so altering that part of the Constitution which relates to the time of choosing representatives to the general court, as to provide that representatives may be elected at any time before the day of the final adjournment of the legislature to which they are to be elected.

Referred to the Committee of the Whole.

Mr. SHELDON, of Easton, moved that when the Convention adjourn, it adjourn to meet at nine o'clock to-morrow morning, but afterwards withdrew the motion.

On motion of Mr. BROWN, of Douglas, the Convention resolved itself into Committee of the Whole for the purpose of considering the Resolve concerning elections by plurality of votes, and the President requested Mr. Sumner, member for Marshfield, to take the chair. Afterwards, Mr. SUMNER reported to the Convention 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.

Mr. BUTLER, of Lowell, moved that the debate on this subject, in Committee of the Whole, shall close at eleven o'clock to-morrow.

At the suggestion of Mr. DURGIN, of Wilmington, he afterwards modified his motion by substituting the hour of twelve, and then the motion was adopted.

At a quarter past six o'clock, upon motion of Mr. UNDERWOOD, of Milford,

The Convention adjourned.

WEDNESDAY, June 1, 1853.

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

Mr. FAY, of Southborough, from the Committee on Leave of Absence, submitted a Report, granting leave of absence to Mr. Aldrich, of Barre, for two weeks, commencing May 31st; and to Mr. Sampson Reed, of Boston, for twenty days, commencing on Friday next; which Report was accepted, and leave granted accordingly.

On motion of Mr. BUTLER, of Lowell, the Convention proceeded to the consideration of the Orders of the Day, the first matter being the Resolves reported by the Committee on the subject of Oaths and Subscriptions, &c.

And the Resolves were read a second time, and finally passed, as follow :

1. Resolved, That it is expedient to amend and alter the existing Constitution in this article, by incorporating the oath of allegiance and the oath of office into one formula.

2. Resolved, That it is expedient to alter and amend this part of the Constitution, as follows, namely: Strike out the words, " So help me God," where they first occur, and in lieu thereof insert the word "and." Also, strike out in the official oath the words, "I, A. B., do solemnly swear and affirm." So that there shall be but one oath taken and subscribed, which, as amended, shall read as follows:

"I, A. B., do solemnly swear that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and will support the Constitution thereof; and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent on me as [here insert the office,] according to the best of my abilities and understanding, agreeably to the rules and regulations of the Constitution and the laws of the Commonwealth. So help me God.”

3. Resolved, That it is expedient to amend and alter the proviso in this article as follows:

1. Strike out the words, "of the denomination of the people called Quakers," and insert the words "conscientiously scrupulous of taking and subscribing an oath.”

2. Strike out the letter "s" in the word "oaths," which follows the words "taking the said ;" and strike out the words "in the foregoing form."

3. Strike out the words "in the first oath." Also, the words "in the second oath," and in each of them the words-So help me God. 4. Strike out the words, " instead thereof," where they first occur in said proviso, so that the proviso, as amended, shall read as follows:"Provided, always, that when any person, chosen or appointed as aforesaid, shall be conscientiously scrupulous of taking and subscribe ing an oath, and shall decline taking the said oath, he shall make his affirmation, and subscribe the same, omitting the word 'swear,' and inserting the word 'affirm' instead thereof, and subjoining-This I do under the pains and penalties of perjury."

4. Resolved, That the third article of the sixth chapter be stricken out of the Constitution.

5. Resolved, That it is not expedient to alter, revise, or amend the fourth and sixth articles of the sixth chapter, but that the same stand as they and each of them now are.