Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1830-03-09

W VIC CHBIuSSCu III concurrence.
Resolves passed on the petition of Jonas
Monroe, and in favour of preparing a fire
proof room in the State House.
Mr.. Saltonstall, of Salem, from the com.
mittee on the judiciary, to whom was com.
mited the bill to incorporate the American
Temperance Society, made detailed re-
port on the subject, and asking to be dis
charged from the further consideration of
said bill. On motion of Mr.. Brooks of Ber-
nardston, the report was assigned to Tues
day next for further consideration.
Mr.. w. w. Blake, of Boston. submitted
an order, which having been modified. on the
suggestion of Mr.. Saltonstall, by the add.
ton of the latter clause, and in other ra-
spects, was adopted as follows, viz
Ordered, That a joint committee be an
pointed for the purpose of inquiring into the
expediency of presenting an address to His
Exceliency the GOVERNOR, and the Council.
requesting the removal of the Hon. Sherman
Leland, Judge of Probate for the county of
Norfolk, from his said office, in consequence
OF the report of the committee who had I'M
der consideration the care of the Brighton
Bank land further ordered, that the same
committee inquire into the expediency of
taking further measures, " in consequence
OF the reports upon the Sutton Bank, and
the Brighton Bank" and on motion of Mr..
Lawrence, of Boston, it was ordered that
the appointment of said committee be defer
red until Monday next"
Messrs. q. Blake of Boston, Mann of
Dedham, and Sturgis of Boston, with such
as the Senate may join, be a. committee
to consider the expediency of revising the
laws of this Commonwealth relating to
debtor and creditor, and that same commit
tee be authorised to report to the next Lee
glslature bill embracing all necessary pro-
visions and notifications relating to the
same, and that all bills now before the Leg
lslature relating to that subject, be referred
to said committee. Sent up for concurrence.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.
On Tuesday in the House of Representa-
tlves 1t was, after considerable debate, voted
to reconsider the vote of Saturday, postpon-
ing indefinitely the amendment of the con-
stltutlon in relation to Representatives. It
was then decided on motion of Mr.. Eddy, to
go into committee of the whole, Mr.. Saiton-
stall in the chair. After the question for
| the consideration of the committee was stat
ed from the chair, the Speaker then address
ed the committee, and in an eloquent and
impressive manner, pointed out the evils of
the present system of representation and
the necessity of speedy change. No one
Ielt more pleasure than he in seeing the
house filled as it was, by intelligent and
valuable citizens from every section of the
! Commonwealth. No one appreciated more
than he did the orderly and dignifed man.
ner In which that assembly, Notwithstanding
the greatness of its numbers, invariably de-
ported themselves. But then the members
themselves must be fully aware, one and all,
| that our numbers form an essential impede
meht to the convenient and satisfactory de-
spatch of the publick business. Nor was
this all, for to say nothing of the immense
and increasing expense of Legislation under
our present system, it was notorious that
parts of the Commonwealth were at times
most unequally represented upon this floor.
Some portions of the State send their whole
number, some less than their whole number,
and some none at all, according as they feel
directly interested or otherwise in particular
measures which are to come before the Leg
lslature. This state of things was striking
iy illustrated some years since by the fact
that the County of Bristol had in this House
its full representation, on account of dis
puted point in that County in regard to a
contemplated division thereof, while the 9th
er parts of the State were so inadequately
| represented that it would have been compe-
tent for the members from Bristol to have
controlled the division of every question
which might have been brought before the
House. inequalities in a greater or less
degree like this, which was only adduced as
an instance, were we'll known to have ex-
listed in almost every successive Legislature
which had been of late years chosen in this
Commonwealth, and they would inevitably
continue while the present system of repre-
sentation remained unchanged. In fact, in
whatever point of view this subject should
be regarded, it must be evident that the
time had fully come which demanded impe-
riously an amendment of the Constitution.
The people of this Commonwealth called
loudly for change, and they have right
to expect it at our hands. Late as is the
present period of the session, he could not
but cherish the hope that something might
yet be effected. This, however could only
result from spirit OF compromise, for II
each individual pertinaciously adhered to his
own peculiar scheme or plan of alteration,
so numerous and variant were those plans,
that it would be idle to expect that any
change whatever could be brought about.
He therefore would most earnestly press up.
on the committee and the House the abso-
lutte necessity of mutual concession, and
compromise 60 that our lahours might hap-
PLY not be in vain, and that an effectual
remedy might be applied to that which every
one acknowledged to be most serious and
lamentable evil.-Bost. Courier.
Yesterday, in the House of Representa-
tives, after considerable debate, the bill au-
thorizing the appointment ofanadditional Jus
tice of the Supreme Court, was passed with
but few dissentient votes. 1t was stated by
Mr.. Saltonstall and others in support of the
bill, that the administration of justice on the
part of that court was essentially retarded
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