ART. VI, OF THE CONSTITUTION. Alter it to read as follows: SECT. 1. Sheriffs and Coroners shall, at the times and places of election of Representatives, be chosen by the citizens of each county. One person shall be chosen for each office, who shall be commissioned by the Governor. They shall hold their offices for three years, if they shall so long behave themselves well, and until a successor be duly qualified; but no person shall be twice chosen or appointed Sheriff in any term of six years. Vacancies in either of said offices, shall be filled by a new appointment to be made by the Governor, to continue until the next general election, and until a successor shall be chosen and qualified as aforesaid.

Add a new section, to be called section six, as follows:

SECT. 6. Prothonotaries and Clerks of the several courts, (except the Prothonotaries of the Supreme court, who shall be appointed in the respective districts by the court for the term of three years, if they shall so long behave themselves well, and are not removed by the court,) Recorders of Deeds and Registers of Wills, shall, at the times and places of election of Representatives, be elected by the citizens of each county, or the districts over which the jurisdiction of said courts extends, and shall be commissioned by the Governor. They shall hold their offices for three years, if they shall so long behave themselves well, and until their successors shall be duly qualified. The Legislature shall designate by law the number of persons in each county who shall hold said offices, and how many and which of said offices shall be held by one person. Vacancies in any of the said offices shall be filled by an appointment to be made by the Governor; to continue until the next general election, and until a successor shall be elected and qalified as aforesaid.

Add a new section to be called section 7, as follows:

SECT. 7. Justices of the Peace and Aldermen shall be elected by the citizens of the several boroughs, townships and wards, at the times and places of electing Constables, and hold their office for five years, if they so long behave themselves well: the number in each district to be fixed by the Legislature.

Add a

Ia new article, to be called article X. as follows:

ARTICLE X. SECT. 1. The public debt of this Commonwealth shall never exceed the sum of thirty millions of dollars.

ARTICLE XI. SECT. 1. Any amendment or amendments to this Constitution may be proposed in the Senate or Assembly, and if the same shall be agreed to by a majority of the members elected to each of the two houses, such proposed amendment or amendments shall be entered on their journals, with the yeas and nays taken thereon: And the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall cause the same to be published, as soon as practicable in at least one newspaper in every county, in which a newspaper shall be published; and if, in the Legislature next afterwards chosen, such proposed amendment or amendments shall be agreed to by a majority of all the members elected to each house, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall cause the same again to be published in manner aforesaid, and such proposed amendment or amendments shall be submitted to the people at such time, at least three months distant, and in such manner as the Legislature shall prescribe: And if the people shall approve and ratify such amendment or amendments by a majority of the qualified voters of this state who shall vote thereon, such amendment or amendments shall become a part of the Constitution.

Resolved, That this Convention will now adjourn to meet again on the first Tuesday of May next, if the people shall so determine under the following provision :

Provided, That the question whether this Convention shall assemble, shall be submitted to the people at the next annual election in the following manner, viz: The Inspectors who shall conduct said election, shall receive written or printed tickets from the legal voters, labelled on the outside" Convention"-and on the inside containing the words "Assemble," or "not Assemble," which shall be carefully counted, and returned in the same manner as is now provided for in the case of the election of Sheriff: And the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall open and count the same in twenty-five days after the election, and if the number of votes containing the word " Assemble," shall exceed the number of those containing the words "Not Assemble," then the Governor shall forthwith give notice thereof by publishing the same in every county of the state, and notifying the Convention to assemble. But if the votes containing the word "Assemble," shall not exceed those containing the words "Not Assemble," then the Governor shall, in like manner, give notice thereof, and this Convention shall be dissolved.

Mr. CUMMIN, of Juniata, asked if it was in order to offer this amendment. It was a waste of time to be making such propositions, and he hoped this would be thrown under the table.

Mr. INGERSOLL moved that the Convention adjourn, which was negatived.

Mr. STERIGERE moved to postpone indefinitely the resolution and amendment, and asked the yeas and nays, which were ordered.

Mr. BELL, of Chester, asked if the effect of this motion would be to postpone the whole.

Mr. STEVENS, of Adams, hoped the postponement would not take place. He desired to have a direct vote on his proposition. It would not occupy much time. It puts it in the power of the people to make future amend ments, whether we come back or not.

The question was then taken and decided-yeas 31, nays 77-as follows:

YEAS.-Messrs. Ayres, Banks, Bayne, Bonham, Brown, of Northampton, Butler, Clarke, of Beaver, Clark. of Dauphin, Clarke, of Indiana, Cline, Cochran, Crain, Darrah, Donnell, Doran, Earle, Fleming, Hayhurst, Helffenstein, Hiester, High, Keim, Kerr, Miller, Montgomery, Nevin, Purviance, Ritter, Smyth, Sterigere, Stickel-31.

NAYS.-Messrs. Agnew, Baldwin, Barclay, Barndollar, Bedford, Bell, Biddle, Carey, Chambers, Chandler, of Chester, Chandler, of Philadelphia, Chauncey, Cleavinger, Cope, Craig, Crum, Cummin, Curll Darlington, Denny, Dickerson, Dillinger, Dunlop, Farrelly, Forward, Fry, Fuller, Gamble, Gearhart, Gilmore, Grenell, Harris, Hastings, Hopkinson. Heupt, Hyde, Ingersoll, Jenks, Kennedy, Konigmacher, Krebs, Maclay, Mann, Martin, M'Cahen, M'Call, M'Sherry, Meredith, Merrill, Merkel, Myers, Overfield, Pennypacker, Pollock, Porter, of Lancaster, Porter, of Northampton, Reigart, Read, Riter, Rogers, Russell, Saeger, Scott, Sellers, Serrill, Scheetz, Shellito, Sill, Snively, Stevens, Swetland, Taggart, Thomas, Todd, Weidman, Young, Sergeant, President-77.

On motion of Mr. REIGART, of Lancaster, the resolution was modified, so as to admit the words "city of Lancaster".

Mr. MARTIN, of Philadelphia, moved the previous question.

Mr. STEVENS, of Adams, moved that the Convention do now adjourn. And the question being taken on the motion, it was decided in the negative.

Mr. STEVENS asked for the yeas and nays on the previous question, and being taken, it was decided-yeas 56, nays 49-as follows:

YEAS.--Messrs. Banks, Barclay, Bonham, Brown, of Northampton, Carey, Clarke, of Indiana, Cleavinger, Craig, Crain, Crum, Cummin, Curll, Donnell, Farrelly, Forward, Fry, Fuller, Gamble, Gearhart, Gilmore, Grenell, Hastings, Hayhurst, High, Houpt, Hyde, Jenks, Kennedy, Krebs, Maclay, Mann, Martin, M'Cahen, Miller, Myers, Nevin, Overfield, Pennypacker, Pollock, Porter, of Northampton, Reigart, Read, Riter, Rogers, Russell, Saeger, Sellers, Serrill, Scheetz, Shellito, Smyth, Snively, Stickel, Swetland, Taggart, Thomas-56.

NAYS.--Messrs. Agnew, Ayres, Baldwin, Barndollar, Bayne, Bedford, Bell, Biddle, Butler, Chambers, Chandler, of Philadelphia, Chauncey, Clarke, of Beaver, Clark, of Dauphin, Cline, Cochran, Cope, Darlington, Darrah, Denny, Dickerson, Dillinger, Doran, Dunlop, Earle, Fleming, Harris, Helffenstein, Hiester, Hopkinson, Ingersoll, Keim, Kerr, M'Call, M'Sherry, Merrill, Merkel, Montgomery, Porter, of Lancaster, Purviance, Ritter, Scott, Sill, Sterigere, Stevens, Todd, Weidman Young, Sergeant, President-49.

Mr. INGERSOLL, of Philadelphia, moved that the Convention do now

The question then recurred on agreeing to the resolution as modified. Mr. SMYTH asked for the yeas and nays, which being taken, the resolution was agred to—yeas 59, nays 47- -as follows:

YEAS.-Messrs. Baldwin, Barclay, Bedford, Bell, Biddle, Brown, of Northampton, Carey, Chambers, Chandler, of Philadelphia, Chauncey, Cleavinger, Cope, Craig, Crum, Cuminin, Curll, Darlington, Dillinger, Farrelly, Forward, Fry, Fuller, Gearhart, Grenell, Harris, Hastings, Hopkinson, Houpt, Hyde, Ingersoll, Jenks, Kennedy, Krebs, Maclay, Mann, Martin, M'Cahen, Merrill, Myers, Overfield, Pennypacker, Pollock, Porter, of Lancaster, Porter, of Northampton, Reigart, Riter, Russell, Saeger, Scott, Sellers, Serrill, Scheetz, Shellito, Sill, Snively, Swetland, Todd, Weidman, Sergeant, President-59.

NAYS.-Messrs. Agnew, Ayres, Banks, Barndollar, Bayne, Bonham, Butler, Clarke, of Beaver, Clark, of Dauphin, Clarke, of Indiana, Cline, Cochran, Crain, Darrah, Denny, Dickerson, Donnell, Doran, Dunlop, Earle, Fleming, Gamble, Gilmore,, Hayhurst, Helffenstein, Hiester, High, Keim, Kerr, M'Call, M'Sherry, Meredith, Merkel, Miller, Montgomery, Nevin, Purviance, Read, Ritter, Rogers, Smyth, Sterigere, Stevens, Stickel, Taggart, Thomas, Young-47.

The Convention then adjourned till 4 o'clock in the afternoon.

FRIDAY AFTERNOON, 4 O'CLOCK.

Mr. BELL, of Chester, asked leave to offer a resolution.

Mr. READ, of Susquehanna, moved to proceed to the order of the day, but the motion was negatived.

The question was then put on granting leave, and decided in the affirmative-yeas, 53.

Mr. BELL then submitted the following resolution:

Resolved, That when the Convention adjourn on the 14th of July, it will adjourn to meet in the city of Philadelphia, on the 17th of October next.

Mr. STEVENS moved to amend the resolution, by striking out all after ' the word "resolved", and inserting the amendment he offered this morning, just before the previous question was demanded.

Mr. REIGART moved to amend the amendment, by striking out all after the words "resolved, that", and inserting as follows: "A committee be appointed to inquire and report, before the 14th instant, to what place the Convention will adjourn on the 17th of October next."

Mr. BELL said, if the Convention were to meet at any other place than this, we should fix upon it, and not leave it to a committee. His proposi tion was to meet in Philadelphia, that of the gentleman who had just moved for a committee, was to meet in Lancaster. If the gentleman asked for Lancaster, he could move to strike out Philadelphia; and if the Convention should agree to do so, it would be the proper course, and he would not object to it. Every gentleman could now decide as to the relative places, but let us ourselves decide, and not leave it to a commitThe appointment of a committee would not set us forward, it would lead to nothing: it would result in nothing.

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Mr. MARTIN, of Philadelphia, suggested that the amendment should be so amended, as to empower the committee to provide a suitable place in Philadelphia. He was prepared to show that there was not a shadow of doubt of the practicability of being provided for there. The Conven

done, was to provide a suitable building for the Convention to meet in. If it was in order, he would move his amendment; if not, he would only suggest it to the gentleman from Lancaster.

Mr. REIGART said, that the committee would have to inquire as to the expense. He supposed the Convention could be accommodated at Philadelphia, or at Lancaster, free of expense. He desired to save going to Philadelphia. No harm could be done in appointing a committee, to report by the 14th, unless the Convention had already determined to meet at Philadelphia. Unless prepared to pay fifty dollars a day, the Convention might as well adjourn. He wished to have it ascertained, if they must go to Philadelphia. The committee might report by Tuesday or Wednesday, and then the Convention could come to a decision.

Mr. DENNY, of Allegheny, was sorry, the gentleman from Lancaster had offered the amendment just where it is. The amendment of the gentleman from Adams had been, this morning, cut off by the amendment of the gentleman from Lancaster. He wished to have a direct vote on the amendment of the gentleman from Adams, which he considered as of great importance. There seemed to be a fear of letting this proposition go to the people. Shall we let the session pass without submiting something that we have done, and asking if we shall continue this great work of innovation, or reform, as gentlemen might choose to designate it. In many respects, he considered it innovation, not reform. Should it be thrown out that we could not submit them to the people, that it was of no importance to the people? The people did not regard it as an object where the Convention would meet, if there was to be no additional expense. The people might prefer the House of the people here, but as this may be occupied, let those who have carried the adjournment, take the responsibility. He looked at the proposition of the gentleman from Adams, as of vastly more importance, than that of the gentleman from Lancaster. The question before the Convention was, simply, if we will submit the amendment to the people in October. If there was no election to take place at that time, there would be no occasion to make the proposition; but as there would be an election, he was desirous not to let the occasion pass. He wished his friend from Lancaster would withdraw his proposition, and move for a committee, after the vote should have been taken on the amendment of the gentleman from Adams.

Mr. BELL, of Chester, agreed that the place of meeting was of no importance to the people. That was our own business, and we, therefore, ought to settle it now. The complaint of the gentleman was a singular one, that the amendment of the gentleman from Lancaster had cut off the amendment of the gentleman from Adams. If the gentleman from Allegheny would cast back his memory only a few hours, he would find that the gentleman from Adams had already offered his amendment, and it was cut off by the previous question; and now the same amendment was again interposed. To get rid of the gentleman's amendment, this morning, the previous question was resorted to; the effect of which was to cut off the expectations of those who had desired to adjourn on the 18th, and to compel them to take the 14th-a day which did not meet with the approbation of the majority. And, this afternoon, when we attempt to fix the place of meeting. the same proposition springs on

If the gentleman from Adams, and the gentleman from Allegheny," wish to have that proposition adopted, let them wait until morning, and then ask the House to consider the resolution and pass upon it. If the gentleman from Adams had been unfortunate about his resolution, the fault was his own, as he had not thought proper to take the usual course, but had introduced it surreptitiously. If the gentleman would bring up his resolution to-morrow, he (Mr. BELL) would vote to consider it; and if any one would call the previous question this afternoon, he would vote in support of it, in order to rebuke this practice. He hoped to get at the decision of this question, without a resort to the tricks which are sometimes used in legislation. Although his proposition, and that of the gentleman from Lancaster, were of similar import, between them there was a hedge which completely separated them. He hoped a course would be taken, which would allow the question to be taken directly on the proposition.

Mr. CLARKE, of Indiana, would say to the gentleman from Chester, and every other gentleman who did not want this long rigmarole inserted, and which was, in his opinion, entirely foreign to it, that there was a way to get rid of it. If gentlemen wished to decide the question simply upon its merits, they had only to vote for the proposition of the gentleman from Lancaster. By doing so, they would get rid of the amendment to the amendment. A choice would then be left us between the two. We could vote for one or the other, or both. The question then for us to decide, was between the miscalled amendment of the gentleman from Adams, and the amendment of the gentleman from Lancaster. For his own part, he should vote for the latter amendment, in order to get rid of the foreign question for the present, though he would not say that he should do so ultimately. It was already spread upon the Journal, and would be again, if not at once disposed of otherwise. If introduced at all, it should have been done at the time the resolution was brought forward. He hoped, therefore, that gentlemen would vote for the proposition of the gentleman from Lancaster, so as to get a vote upon the subject matter.

Mr. DENNY, of Allegheny, said that he had been somewhat surprised at the argument of the gentleman from Chester. Why, he asked, had not that gentleman pursued the course he would dictate to others? Why had he not waited until to-morrow morning to introduce this resolution? If the gentleman would be governed by the same rule which he would apply to others, then he ought to extend that courtesy to others which he himself expected. Many gentlemen had been willing to depart from the strict and regular method of bringing forward such business before the Convention for the purpose of accommodating that gentleman. Why, then, should not the gentleman reciprocate the same accommodation to others. He, (Mr. DENNY), wished that the gentleman from Chester would always be ready to grant that to others, which he sometimes desired and obtained from others. He trusted that the amendment would be brought before us at the proper time. The gentleman from Indiana, (Mr. CLARKE), had taken occasion to express his opinion in favor of many things contained in the amendment of the gentleman from Adams. He (Mr. D.) would call upon the gentleman, and the whole of the Democracy, to say exactly what they do want, He had voted for the proposition of the gentleman