On motion of Mr. WILSON, of Natick,

Ordered, That when the Convention adjourn, it adjourn to meet on Thursday at ten o'clock in the forenoon.

The PRESIDENT appointed the following gentlemen to constitute the committee upon the Order offered by Mr. Brown, of Dracut, concerning the loan of the credit of the State, viz. :—

Messrs. Brown, of Dracut, Warner, of Wrentham, Farwell, of Boston, Wilson, of Shelburne, Tower, of Florida, Little, of Pembroke, Hobbs, of Weston, Dorman, of Boxford, Powers, of Lowell, Freeman, of Franklin, Jacobs, of Carlisle, Loomis, of Russell, Cummings, of Ware, and Hurlbut, of Sudbury.

At five minutes before six o'clock, on motion of Mr. THOMPSON, of Charlestown,

The Convention adjourned.

THURSDAY, May 26, 1853.

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

The Order offered on Tuesday by Mr. Churchill, of Milton, and laid over, was taken up and adopted; as follows:

Ordered, That the Committee on the Frame of Government be instructed to consider and report on the expediency of providing that no book or other printed matter, not strictly appertaining to the business of the session, thereafter to be transacted, shall be purchased or subscribed for, for the use of the members of the legislature, or be distributed among them at the public expense.

The Order offered on Tuesday, by Mr. Sumner, member for Otis, was taken from the table and adopted, as follows:

Ordered, That all Resolves and Orders, referring subjects to the several committees of this Convention, prior to and including this date, be printed for the use of the Convention.

On motion of Mr. WILSON, of Natick,

Ordered, That the Secretary of the Commonwealth be requested to furnish, for the use of the Convention, a statement showing the number of business corporations that have been created by the legis

lature, since the last abstract upon this subject, furnished from the secretary's office for the use of the legislature, the purposes for which they have been created, the capital granted to each, the aggregate capital of each class, and the aggregate capital of all; also, a similar statement of corporations created the present year; and acts for the increase of the capital of existing corporations.

Also, a statement of the acts increasing the capital of existing corporations since the abstract referred to up to the present year.

Also, the aggregate number of the different classes of corporations, and the aggregate capital of the same, as contained in the two statements heretofore furnished from his office for the use of the legislature.

Mr. EARLE, of Worcester, offered the following Resolution :

Resolved, That the Constitution of the State ought to be so amended as to provide that the next census of the State shall be taken in the year 1855, and in each subsequent decennial period thereafter, so as to make the State census intermediate between the periods of the National census.

Referred to the Committee on the Frame of Government.

On motion of Mr. HALL, of Haverhill, the Convention resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, for the purpose of considering the Resolves on the subject of elections by plurality, 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.

A communication was received from the Secretary of State, covering an Abstract of the Returns of the population of the State in 1840 and 1850, &c.

Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.

Mr. CROWELL, of Dennis, moved that when the Convention adjourn, it adjourn to meet this afternoon at three o'clock.

Mr. GRAY, of Boston, moved to substitute the hour of ten to

morrow.

The question being upon the motion of Mr. Gray, it was adopted by a vote of one hundred and thirty-seven in the affirmative, and one hundred and thirty-one in the negative.

And then, on motion of Mr. HALE, of Bridgewater, at two o'clock, The Convention adjourned.

FRIDAY, May 27, 1853.

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

On motion of Mr. DANA, member for Manchester,

Ordered, That the Committee on the Bill of Rights consider the expediency of declaring the right of every person having a claim against the Commonwealth, to a judicial remedy therefor.

On motion of Mr. BUTLER, of Lowell,

Ordered, That the Committee on the Loan of State Credit inquire into the expediency of providing that the credit or moneys of the State be not loaned to the prosecution of any private enterprise after the first day of July, which will be in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five.

On motion of Mr. SCHOULER, of Boston,

Ordered, That the Secretary of the Commonwealth be requested to transmit to this Convention the number of new towns that have been formed since the year 1820-the names of the same, the counties in which they are, and the years in which they were severally created.

Mr. CRESSY, of Hamilton, offered the following Resolution:

Resolved, That it is expedient to insert into the Constitution (in the legislative department) the following, viz.: Each member of the legislature shall receive from the public treasury a compensation for his services, which may be increased or diminished by law; but no increase of compensation shall take effect during the session at which such increase shall have been made.

Referred to the Committee on the Frame of Government.

Mr. GRISWOLD, member for Erving, from the Committee on the House of Representatives, submitted a Report on that subject; also, a Report from a Minority of the same Committee.

Referred to the Committee of the Whole and ordered to be printed. Mr. WARNER, of Wrentham, requested to be excused from serving upon the Committee to whom was referred the subject of Loaning the Credit of the State.

Mr. Hall, of Haverhill, was appointed a member of the Committee upon the University at Cambridge, to fill a vacancy.

On motion of Mr. BUTLER, of Lowell, the Convention resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, for the purpose of considering the Resolve on the subject of elections by plurality; and the

President requested Mr. Sumner, member for Marshfield, to take the chair.

Afterwards, Mr. SUMNER reported that the committee had made further 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.

Mr. HOOD, of Lynn, from the special committee to whom was referred an Order concerning the order of business; also an Order concerning the hour of meeting, and holding two sessions a day, submitted a Report, concluding with the following Order, which, under a suspension of the rules, was considered and adopted :

Ordered, That on and after Monday next the Convention will hold two sessions per day, commencing at ten o'clock, A. M., and three o'clock, P. M.

Mr. BATES, of Plymouth, moved that when the Convention adjourn, it adjourn to meet at half-past three o'clock this afternoon.

Mr. THOMPSON, of Charlestown, moved to substitute the hour of ten to-morrow.

The question being upon Mr. Thompson's motion, it was rejected by a vote of one hundred and twenty-one in the affirmative, to one hundred and sixty-eight in the negative.

The motion of Mr. Bates was then agreed to.

On motion of Mr. CASE, of New Bedford, at a quarter past two o'clock,

The Convention adjourned.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

Met according to adjournment.

Mr. TowER, of Florida, presented the Petitions of Charles Phelps and others, of Monroe; Joseph Proctor and others, of Gloucester; Jacob W. Hinckley and others, of Fall River; George W. Todd and others, of Acton; and Frederick W. Folger and others, of Nantucket, severally in aid of the Petition of John W. Le Barnes and others. Referred to the Committee on the Bill of Rights.

Mr. KNOWLTON, of Worcester, moved that debate in Committee of the Whole upon the Resolve relating to elections by plurality, cease at half-past four o'clock to-day.

Mr. HOOPER, of Fall River, moved that the debate cease at twelve o'clock on Tuesday next.

The question being on Mr. Hooper's motion, it was rejected. The motion of Mr. Knowlton was then also rejected by a vote of ninety-four in the affirmative, to one hundred and thirteen in the negative.

Mr. BATES, of Plymouth, then moved that debate cease on Monday next at twelve o'clock; but the motion was rejected.

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; and the President requested Mr. Sumner, member for Marshfield, to take the chair.

Afterwards, Mr. SUMNER reported that the committee had made further 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.

On motion of Mr. SHELDON, of Easton,

Ordered, That when the Convention adjourn, it adjourn to meet at ten o'clock to-morrow.

And then, on motion of Mr. EAMES, of Washington, at twenty minutes before seven o'clock,

The Convention adjourned.

SATURDAY, May 28, 1853.

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

Mr. DAVIS, of Worcester, moved that the Convention resolve itself into Committee of the Whole, for the purpose of considering the Resolve in relation to the office of governor.

After some debate, the motion was agreed to, by a vote of one hundred and fifty-three in the affirmative, and sixty-two in the negative; and the President requested Mr. Hooper, of Fall River, to take the chair.

Afterwards, Mr. HOOPER reported that the Committee of the Whole had considered the subject, and recommended the passage of the resolves referred to them, with the following amendments, viz. :—

In the first Resolution, striking out the words "the United States," and inserting instead thereof, the word "Massachusetts."

In the same Resolution, striking out all after the word "governor." The amendments were agreed to by the Convention, and the Resolves were ordered to a second reading.

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