Messrs. William Nichols, Messrs. Timothy W. Carter, Isaac Case, Chester W. Chapin, Alfred Norton, Henry Clark, Nathaniel Cogswell, Francis B. Crowninshield, James C. Doane, John M. Earle, Ezekiel W. Fitch, Joel Giles, Elnathan P. Hathaway, Henry Hersey, Aaron Hobart, Thomas Hopkinson, Samuel A. Hurlburt, Samuel Jackson, William James, John Jenkins, Hiram Knight, Jefferson Knight, Job G. Lawton, Jr., Abishai Lincoln, Tristram Littlefield, John A. Lowell, Seth Miller, Jr., George Morey, Elbridge G. Morton, Marcus Morton, Marcus Morton, Jr., Charles Newman, Henry K. Oliver, Nathan Orcutt, John Rogers, Perez Simmons, Joseph Wilbur, Otis Wood. Those who voted in the negative are: Messrs. Josiah G. Abbott, Benjamin P. Adams, Charles Allen, James B. Allen, Joel C. Allen, John B. Alley, Josiah Allis, D. W. Alvord, Hillel Baker, Alvah Ballard, George S. Ball, Alpheus Bancroft, Marcus Barrett, Moses Bates, Jr., Luther V. Bell, William Bennett, Jr., Zephaniah Bennett, Edward B. Bigelow, Francis W. Bird, Henry W. Bishop, William S. Booth, George S. Boutwell, Milton P. Braman, Francis Brinley, Asa Bronson, Alpheus R. Brown, Artemas Brown, Hammond Brown, Joseph Brownell, Patrick Bryant, Rufus Bullock, Cephas C. Bumpus, Anson Burlingame, Benjamin F. Butler, William Carruthers, Amariah Chandler, Henry Chapin, Josiah Childs, J. McKean Churchill, Ransom Clark, Charles E. Cook, Henry F. Cooledge, Messrs. Joseph W. Cross, Joseph Cummings, Henry W. Cushman, Richard H. Dana, Jr., Hiram S. Denison, Elisha Edwards, Lyman W. Hapgood, Phineas Harmon, William H. Hewes, George S. Hillard, Messrs. George Hood, Foster Hooper, Martin Howard, Henry K. Hoyt, Charles E. Hunt, George H. Huntington, Joseph Kimball, Joseph Kingman, Joseph Knight, Charles L. Knowlton, Albert Knox, Gardner P. Ladd, John S. Ladd, Luther Lawrence, Alden Leland, Frederic W. Lincoln, Jr., Isaac Livermore, William P. Marble, Laban Marcy, Abijah P. Marvin, Charles Mason, Reuben Meader, Simeon Merritt, Benjamin Paine, John Partridge, John Penniman, Daniel A. Perkins, Messrs. William C. Plunkett, James M. Pool, F. O. Prince, James Read, David Rice, William Stevens, George A. Vinton, William F. Wheeler, Daniel S. Whitney, Joel Wilder, John H. Wilkins, Henry Wilson, Milo Wilson, Jonathan B. Winn, Jesse Perkins, Charles Phelps, Silvanus B. Phinney, Charles C. Wood, William H. Wood. At one o'clock, on motion of Mr. WILSON, of Natick, The Convention adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION. Met according to adjournment. The PRESIDENT appointed the committee under the Resolve offered by Mr. Hallett, member for Wilbraham, on the subject of a judicial remedy to the legal representatives of deceased persons whose deaths are caused by negligence or misconduct of a railroad corporation, viz.: Messrs. Hallett, member for Wilbraham, Stevenson, of Boston, Haskins, of Medford, Richardson, of Middleton, and Fowler, of Danvers. Mr. Knowlton, of Worcester, was appointed to take the place of the late Mr. Gourgas, of Concord, upon the Committee on the Reports of Debates. Mr. Bird, of Walpole, was appointed to fill the vacancy, in place of Mr. Gourgas, upon the Committee on the Preservation of the Records. On motion of Mr. BROWN, of Medway, the Convention proceeded to the consideration of the Orders of the Day. The first subject, viz.: the motion of Mr. Marvin, of Winchendon, to reconsider the vote on the acceptance of the Report of the Committee on the Qualifications of Voters, inexpedient to act upon the subject of various Orders and Petitions, was Laid upon the table. On motion of Mr. KNOWLTON, of Worcester, the Orders of the Day were laid upon the table. On motion of Mr. KNOWLTON, the Convention resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, for the purpose of considering the Resolve on the subject of Harvard College; and the President requested Mr. Morton, of Taunton, to take the chair. Afterwards, Mr. MORTON reported, that the committee had made 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. On motion of Mr. ALLEN, of Worcester, amended at the suggestion of Mr. Hooper, of Fall River, Ordered, That the rule limiting debate be suspended, so far as it applies to the last member who addressed the Committee of the Whole. And then, on motion of Mr. BRIGGS, of Pittsfield, the Convention again resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, for the purpose of considering the subject just previously before it; and the President requested Mr. Sumner, member for Marshfield, to take the chair. Afterwards, Mr. SUMNER reported, that it was the opinion of the committee that the Resolve ought to pass. Mr. HOPKINSON, of Boston, moved to amend the Resolve by substituting the words, "best interests of the college," for the words, "advancement of learning;" but afterwards withdrew the motion. The Resolve was then ordered to a second reading. And at half past six o'clock, on motion of Mr. BREED, of Lynn, The Convention adjourned. SATURDAY, July 16, 1853. Met according to adjournment. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. The Journal of yesterday was read. On motion of Mr. KNOWLTON, of Worcester, Ordered, That be a committee to consider and report at what time the session of the Convention may be brought to a close. The President appointed the committee under the above Order, as follows: Messrs. Knowlton, of Worcester, Schouler, of Boston, Giles, of Boston, Cushman, of Bernardston, Wilson, of Natick, Burlingame, member for Northborough, and Eames, of Washington. On motion of Mr. CRESSY, of Hamilton, Ordered, That when the Convention adjourn, it adjourn to meet on Monday, at ten o'clock. On motion of Mr. WILSON, of Natick, the Order requiring the forenoon session to close at one o'clock, was so far modified as to provide for an adjournment at two o'clock. On motion of Mr. WHITNEY, of Conway, the Convention proceeded to the consideration of the Orders of the Day. The first subject was the Resolve concerning general laws for corporations, as amended in accordance with the recommendation of the Committee of the Whole; And the pending question was upon the amendment proposed by Mr. Davis, of Worcester. Mr. DE WITT, of Oxford, moved to amend the amendment of Mr. Davis, by inserting before the word "corporations," the words, "man |
