Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-07-07
CONSTITUTIONAL coNvEyTToN.


ana permanent establishment of the Boards of
Agriculture and Education, were adopted, and the
Convention c0ncurred
In Committee, (NIr. Sumner for Otis, in the
chair,) the resolves oaths, subscriptions, &C.,
were considered. Considerable discussion not of
general interest, took place relative to the enact
ing style in making and passing acts, &c. The
resolves were adopted with a verbal amendment
and in Convention were ordered to second read
ing.
In Committee, (Mr. Giles of Boston in the
chair,) the resolves relative to losing residence
were considered, question proposed amend
ment to strike out the provision for voting to
students at seminaries of learning.
A communication was receced from the Sec
rotary OF the Commonwealth, covering list of
the pardons of criminals made by Executive
clemency, &c, agreeably to the terms of an order.
Adjourned
Afternoon Sssson.--The Convention went into
Committee on the resolves relative TO losing resi-
dence for the purpose oil voting, question the
ton 10 strike o0t the provision allowing students
seminaries Of learning, the suffrage.
MIR Sumner, Of OILS, favored the resolves land was.
followed by Air Chaplin of Worcester, who thought
the proposed amendment concerning students should
be adopted
Mr. Bishop Of Lenox, thought the resolves, as
originally reported should be maintained, and ar.
gued his position at length.
Messrs. Huntington Of Salem, Wood ofFitchburg,
and Wilkinson Of Dedham, continued the debate,
theatier OF whom proposed to amend the part 10 be
stricken out, by adding the words, ssor while en-
gagged in any other temporary business employ
ment.
Messrs Walker Of North Brook6eld, and Hunting
t;na,,n ~ r,barn, da,t IL ! -
stood as an Aid Il rbe iac i,
ed 10 make = lis, II vosrs "a M sbad
receive ali he Aid bat we conS a,ya II ne Gu
venIion agreed. as they believed II had, 10 recfy
the evil which many towns had experienced from The
without much further debate il MIGHT perleot nron
osition for the purpose
MIR Huntington of Salem. briefly reped. relative
to the tendency of instrumentation in the anouape of
The resolve. when MIR Dana for Manchester said the
more he thought about the resolves, the less he
deemed 1t expedient to have them PASS. He lived
IN CITY where there we're arne class of students
who were gener aIy allowed to Vote: and as he had
stood at the nolIs and saen these oe,,onan I,,s,
10 a man. vote the ticket IN onnost;nn 10 III ouyn
and Of the same kind as that of The gentleman from
Cambridge on This floor he certa.nIv mioh, he snn
posed to have a reason TO wish that such voters
should be banisbed f,rever from the nos RI, thai
was not the consideration that should influence
him, or the Convention. He did believe cousidera
tions OF the kind influenced the Committee IN max
ing the report. He thougbt The resolves made an
invidious distinction. in an attemnt IN secure 4 uen
eral uniform rule, and argued ably. at length. Ia
prove this point
Some further debate and explanation took place.
when the amendment of Mr. w lkinsnn was adan,ed
The question rec6rrinu on striking ont the clause
pertaining to- students as amended The pronosition
was lost.
The resolves as amended, then came IN for adop.
ton, hnt there not being quorum present. the
Committee necessarily rose and the Convention adj
iourned
wrnvrsn, 1.Le
Report Of Comm;ttee-Bv NJ W1ter- .11y ,eI;e-
cat;a II 49, - - l. :. - e''''i, !,
orders referred 70 thar eomoa;,,se 81, ~
ans r H. II H. a''u Iso WI Pe'i
from nay;na aos or aIs ha II"n -
also r. WendeII pbns ,ht ,oea ''aa
Tho h,r of tba C,onran,,,, 10y sPe'A a.
Vo,ers tn rasoi"asn ~ ,,,,l;eaat;a
under d;scrss;an a, 10 ad;'s"'', =, 'o,els >
- r a. nc ias, evening"
,,,,;on af M. VII - NJ, 'e ~: = "o'e' ="
tabla ''u 'l''' :" '"'
The Scbool Find +, e,nn,;,,aa r. H. wl.l.
Mr. Waod ~ F,cbin,a = ,ha = '',e !, i'oe'
o;ven 10 Inc ,oIy Fl, I " +, - N''s
aud 70 90 ooo 400 & ,h - tne sIhool
.i ;T, ~ NJ III Pp' Vl''@e'o" u tle
Convention ,he rssalaa ,,araS !, "a g,l'y ~
Harvard Ijniversiiv Tn Comm;,,ee NJ e1i;,ar
If Ia.ran.a &. ~, -; -,ii - o''e'
The resoIve Tor sr;t 40 On, n g., CO. -
,ba Con.,i,n,ian - u
bridge nIacno he collao. ~ s,,,af
oiher colleges 81 e. i r., I'm
In Convention. The resolve nassed - a send
! iny, -
The Jndoe of P,obate The mo,;o, 10 roc,o.;d-
or the vote si,,o III ,brd resoIyo on So ~;
GERS. was taken mn This rasnIye .rro,,n o,ho.
things provides thai The Judge If Proh.te S2,ll he
elected by the neo,e far terms of 2 rears
On moI,on Of Mr. Weston If Dnxi,a,v ,he Co,.
vention took from the tablp tbe no,,on - Az Nan,
that The Convention reconsider The yota er !, .
resolves on the subject Of Secretary Treasurer e.
we,e finally passed, -,
Mr. Wood Of F,tchhurg. onnosed he recons; do,,.
tlon.
Mr. u;IIsrd of Ros,on ,ooL Tho aoor ,,J :,
nection with an are0ment in If recons;derat;on
took occasion to repe the charges made against NH,
by members OF the Conversion and nv neyys,aoars
He was replied to by Messrs Wilson. IF Narirk
and Reyes, Of Abingdon
Mr. Morton, of Quincy, moved The nrevious ooes.
tion. pending action. mon which H. S,a,sar e