Those who voted in the negative are : Messrs. Alfred A. Abbott, Benjamin P. Adams, Joel C. Allen, Robert Andrews, William Appleton, William Aspinwall, David C. Atwood, Samuel Ayres, Russel Bartlett, Sidney Bartlett, Marcus Barrett, Moses Bates, Jr., John Beal, James M. Beebe, William Bennett, Jr., Zephaniah Bennett, Jacob Bigelow, Francis W. Bird, Gad O. Bliss, William C. Bliss, George S. Boutwell, Sewell Boutwell, Ebenezer Bradbury, Milton P. Braman, Osmyn Brewster, Francis Brinley, Asa Bronson, Artemas Brown, Rufus Bullock, Cephas C. Bumpus, Henry Cady, Timothy W. Carter, Daniel E. Chapin, Rufus Choate, Salah Clark, William Cleverly, Jacob Coggin, Nathaniel Cogswell, Ithamar Conkey, Charles E. Cook, Henry F. Cooledge, Oliver S. Cressy, Leander Crosby, Seth Crowell, Joseph Cummings, Wilber Curtis, Thomas Cushman, Simeon N. Cutler, Ebenezer Davis, John Davis, Robert T. Davis, Messrs. Solomon Davis, Silas Dean, John M. Durgin, Philip Eames, Lilley Eaton, Samuel P. Fowler, Wanton C. Gilbert, Charles G. Giles, Samuel P. Hadley, A. B. Hammond, Messrs. Isaac Kendall, Joseph Kingman, Henry W. Kinsman, Joseph Knight, William H. Knowlton, John S. Ladd, Theophilus R. Marvin, Charles Newman, Daniel Noyes, Henry K. Oliver, Henry Paine, Daniel A. Perkins, Jesse Perkins, F. O. Prince, George Putnam, Silas Rawson, James Read, David Rice, Messrs. Luther Richards, Samuel H. Richardson, John Sargent, John Souther, Ralph Taylor, Charles Thompson, Ephraim Tower, William Tyler, Charles W. Upham, George B. Upton, Joel Viles, Samuel B. Walcott, Amasa Walker, Samuel Walker, Joel Wilder, Milo Wilson, Nathaniel Wood, Mr. WALKER, of North Brookfield, moved that the word "eight" be struck out of the first line, and the word "five" inserted in stead. Also, that the word "five" be struck out of the fourth line, and the word "eight" inserted instead. But the amendment was rejected. Mr. BARTLETT, of Boston, moved to amend by striking out all after the word "people," in the second line of the first Resolve, and in serting instead thereof the words "by general ticket;" also, by inserting the word "annually" after the word "elected," in the second line. But the amendment was rejected by a vote of ninety-five in the affirmative, and one hundred and forty-eight in the negative. The Resolves were then ordered to a second reading. Ordered, That debate in Committee of the Whole upon the Resolves on the subject of the lieutenant-governor shall cease at half-past twelve o'clock to-day. On motion of Mr. CUSHMAN, of Bernardston, the Convention resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, for the purpose of considering the Resolves on the subject of the lieutenant-governor; and the President requested Mr. Griswold, member for Erving, to take the chair. Afterwards, Mr. GRISWOLD reported the Resolves to the Convention, amended by the Committee of the Whole, with a recommendation that they ought to pass. Pending the question upon the Resolves, on motion of Mr. MORTON, of Quincy, they were laid upon the table. On motion of Mr. BUTLER, of Lowell, sustained by a vote of one hundred and thirty-nine in the affirmative to twenty-eight in the negative, the Order of the Convention providing for an adjournment each day at one o'clock, was so far modified that the adjournment this day shall not take place until two o'clock. Mr. WESTON, of Duxbury, offered an Order, providing for an adjournment of the forenoon session each day at two o'clock, which, on motion of Mr. EAMES, of Washington, was Laid upon the table. On motion of Mr. BUTLER, of Lowell, the Orders of the Day were taken up, and the Convention resumed the consideration of the Resolves on the subject of the lieutenant-governor. On motion of Mr. KELLOGG, of Hadley, sustained by a vote of fiftynine in the affirmative to fifty-eight in the negative, The Resolve was amended by striking out article third, and inserting instead thereof the following: When by reason of sickness or temporary absence from the Commonwealth, the governor shall be unable to perform his official duties, the lieutenant-governor shall have the powers, and perform the duties, of the governor; and in case of the removal from office, resignation or death of the governor, the lieutenant-governor shall succeed to the office, and be the governor of the Commonwealth. The Resolves, as amended, were then ordered to a second reading. On motion of Mr. EAMES, of Washington, at half-past one o'clock, The Convention adjourned. MONDAY, June 6, 1853. Met according to adjournment. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. The Journal of Saturday was read. Mr. KEYES, member for Abington, presented the Petition of Robert L. Killam, and forty other legal voters, and sixteen women of Hanover, that the word "male" be stricken from the Constitution. Referred to the Committee on the Qualifications of Voters. Mr. DUNCAN, of Williamstown, offered the following Resolution: Resolved, That it is expedient to amend so much of article 3, chapter 2, as relates to the assorting, counting, and recording of votes in elections, so as to make it correspond with the provision of section 3, chapter 1. Referred to the Committee on Elections. On motion of Mr. SUMNER, member for Marshfield, Ordered, That the Committee on the Judiciary be directed to consider the expediency of so amending the Constitution as to provide that the legislature, at its first session after the adoption of the Constitution, shall constitute two several commissions, whose duties shall be respectively as follow: 1. To reduce into a written and systematic code the whole body of the law of this Commonwealth, or so much and such parts thereof as to the said commission shall seem practicable and expedient. 2. To revise, reform, simplify and abridge the rules, practice, pleadings and forms of the courts of this Commonwealth, and to provide, so far as practicable and expedient, that justice shall be administered by intelligible and uniform proceedings, without any distinction between law and equity. On motion of Mr. BOUTWELL, member for Berlin, the Convention proceeded to the consideration of the Orders of the Day; and The Resolves on the subject of the Council, and The Resolves on the subject of the lieutenant-governor, were Read a second time, and then, on motion of Mr. BOUTWELL, were 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 Report of the Committee on the Frame of Government, inexpedient to act upon the subject of an Order of May 17th, respecting the originating of Bills and Resolves in the House of Representatives; and the President requested Mr. Hood, of Lynn, to take the chair. Afterwards, Mr. Hood reported, that it was the opinion of the committee that the Report ought to be accepted. And it was accordingly accepted. On motion of Mr. ALLEN, of Worcester, the Convention resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, for the purpose of considering the Resolve reported by the Committee on the Frame of Government, in favor of the viva voce mode of elections in the legislature; and the President requested Mr. Frothingham, of Charlestown, to take the chair. Afterwards, Mr. FROTHINGHAM 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. BUTLER, of Lowell, the Convention resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, for the purpose of considering the Report of the Committee on the Frame of Government, inexpedient to act upon the subject of an Order of May 18th, relating to the permanent establishment of the seat of government in Boston; and the President requested Mr. Bates, of Plymouth, to take the chair. Afterwards, Mr. BATES reported, that it was the opinion of the committee that the Report ought to be accepted. And it was accordingly accepted. On motion of Mr. ALLEN, of Worcester, the Convention resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, for the purpose of considering the Report of the Committee on the Frame of Government, inexpedient to act upon the subject of an Order of May 16th, concerning a limitation of the time for the reception of petitions by the legislature; and the President requested Mr. Whitney, of Conway, to take the chair. Afterwards, Mr. WHITNEY reported, that it was the opinion of the committee that the Report ought to be accepted. And it was accordingly accepted. On motion of Mr. BUTLER, of Lowell, the Convention resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, for the consideration of the Report of the Committee on the Qualifications of Voters; and the |