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conrnuutpraItb Of aeuaattafetts.
REPORT,
Offbe Committee Of Conference, on tie eb2tce q
ELECTORS sf P,siident and Vice Prehdent.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
IuNE 26. 1917.

HOUSE VI MI LNL@~~~S@ @~N' ~-~p
JUNE 26, 1872.
THE managers appointed by the houfe of
renrefentatives, to condu9 the conference in
their behalf, at the requeh of the honorable
{.nate. with the managers on the part OF that
honourable body, on a relolve, "providing tor
the choice of twenty-five electors of PRECEDENT
and vice preident of the u. States, by the
votes Of the people on genera. ticket" (Which
was fent up to the honorable ienate tor their
concurrence, and which was nonconcurred by
that honorable body j "uPon the fuoJect
matter of faid refolve,
RESPECTFULLY REPORT :,
That they have had "free conference
at feveral meetings, with the managers Oh 'n0
part of the honorable fenate and peg ie@Ve
70 fate to the houfe the feveral propohtionS
they have made, with view to recorcle INC
differences of the two houles, on this lmPor-
tant fubiea; and, ALTO, the propositions made
70 them by the managers of the honorable len
ate y: and the refuIt of their conference on the
various proportions fubmitted 70, or MADE oy
them.
Not having any particular initrudtions Tor
conducting the conference on your part
your managers felt themfclves bound oy your
deciGons, on the three fevera! retolves which
have been fent to the honorable fenate for their
concurrence, to urge the managers OF that hon
durable body, to recommend them to recedc
from their vote Of inconvenience, on either OF
faid relolve5, by thoie weighty and import ant
principles, which induced The houie 10 pass
them.
The various refolves which have Paiied e.
Their branch ofthe legislature, providing Tor
the choice of the electors, are
Firit-A refolve of the honorable ienate,
providing for the choice of one ele6tor, by the
people, in each Of the 20 new congregational
difrias, formed at the lait ielloa OF the legii-
lature fuch eleaor being an inhabitant OF
she diltra for which he ihould be chofen, and
for the choice Of two electors by the votes Of
the people at large. This refolve was ron-con'
cured BY the houle Of representatives.
The houfe then fent up to the honorable
icnate, refolve for dividing the commonwealth
into t7ueny t1vo ditri&s, and providing for the
choice of one ele6Or, being an inhabltant Of
the ditriG, for which he hould be chofen, BY
the people in each diRr6e Thefe diitrlcts
we're formed, by commencing at the weitefr
extremity Of the fate, and letting off by lines
as itrait as the boundaries Of the town would
permit, twenty fccondih part of the whole
population Of the fate, or thlrty-one thoutand
Eight hundred and iiftv-two inhabitants with
out regard to any confederation, other than tht
contiguity Of towns, and the mott equal diviE
ION of the people, into their juit ratio, IN theil
feveral diltrias. The reiolve was non-concur
red by the honorable ienate; and upon tht
difference then exiting between the two houi
Is a conference was held, BY managers aPpoin
ted by the two houies, the uniuccefsful reful
Of which, the boufe are already acquainted witt
by the report Of their managers On the flies O.
the houfe.
The fecond refolve of the hou(e, provided
for the choice OF twenty-five electors, by tb
J5nt bdiat Of TIE tyo branches 9ftbs Legislature y
convention, which By the honorable ienaIe wa;
ALTO nonconcnrred.
The feCond relolye OF the honorable fenatei
then pailed, provided for the choice Of one {
lector by the people, i'll each of the twenty new
congregational diifri1s, and for the choice Of the
other tao elfEfys ~ tie jsnat baLat sf tie t5Uo
branches Of tie Legislature in convention; which
reiolye was non. concuued by the houfe Of rep
relentaliTes.