Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-06-24
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.

WEDNESDAY, June o.
afternoon Session.-Mr Greene of Brookfeld.
presented the petition of D. G. Forman and lOl
Others, bomen of Nantucket and Dukes counties.
praying that women may be allowed to vote on
the proposed amendments to the Constitution
Referred.
Orders of the day-On motion of Mr.. Bradbury
OF Newton, the Convention took up the orders Of
the day, and resumed the consideration of the re-
solves concerning the Militia; question on the
motion OF Mr.. Dana of Manchester, that the re-
solves be recommitted This motion was y9rion sl,,
discussed and finally rejected
MIR. Hathaway of Freetown, moved a series of
verbal amendments to the resolves, which amend,
ments were sustained
The question then required on the final pas
sage of the resolves as amended
This question was discussed by Messrs. Butler
OF Lowell, and Oliver of Lawrence, in favor of
the resolves, and by Messrs. James of South Scit-
uate, and Schouler of Boston, in opposition.
On motion of Mr.. Churchill, the previous ones.
ton was applied, and the resolves were finally
passed, by vote of l73 to 35
The next matter in the Orders, was the resolves
concerning the Council which on motion of Mr.,
Boutwell, of Berlin, was laid upon the table
The orders of the day were then laid on the ia.
BILE, and on motion of Mr.. Wilson of Natick, the
report inexpedient &c, on the subject of the
Governors command of the Militia was discharp.
mittee of the Whole, and recommitted to the
Committee on the Militia, with instructions to
consider the expediency of substituting the fol-
lowing resolution for their former report:
ReSoSoed, That it is expedient to alter the Con.
sttutlon of the Commonwealth, by striking ont
the whole OF article 7th, of section Ist, chap 3D.
State Credit-The Convention then resolved it.
self into Committee of the Whole, on the report
inexpedient &C., on the subject of loaning the
credit Of the State, MIR. Boutwell, of Berlin, be-
ing in the chair
Mr.. Stetson of Braintree, moved an amend
ment to the report but without taking any cues
ton, the Committee rose, reported progress, and
had leave to sit again.
Election of Senators-The Convention then
went into Committee of the Whole. on the renort
inexpedient &c, on the order concerning the
election Of Senators in Congress by Joint ballot
OF the two branches of the Legislature. The re.
port was accepted, and in Convention was agreed
to.
Qualifications of Voters--The Convention then
again wentinto Committee of the Whole on the
resolves reported by the Committee upon this
subject.
Messrs. Churchill of Milton, and Aldrich of
Barre, opposed the resolves. Without taking
any deteImnate action, the Committee reported
IN accordance, and had leave to sit again.
The Convention then adjourned
~ THURSDAY, June 49,
The order for limiting speakers to one hour at
any one time, was adopted, ia to 4O
General Corporation Laws-The Convention
went int Committee of the Whole, on this re-
solve. MIR. Sumner of Otis, in the chair The
resolve is as follows
Resolved, That it is inexpedient to incorporate
into the Constitution provision that corporations
may be formed under general laws, but shall not
be created by special act, except for banking or
municipal purposes, or where the object of the
Incorporation shall not be attainabe under gen
eral laws.
Mr.. Whitney of Conway, showed the impor-
tance to the public Of corporations and then ad-
yertedt to the convenience of general laws.
An amendment to strike out all after ''act y
moved by Mr.. French of Berkeley, was rejected
Mr.. Stetson moved to strike out the words
"banking or" Pending discussion the commit
tee rose.
The House Of Representatves-The conven-
ton went into Committee Of the Whole on this
subject, Mr. Wilson in the chair and MIR. Hllard
addressed the Convention.
MIR. Dana for Manchester, rose to make per-
sonal explanation in reference to his speech which
Mr.. Hillard had commented on somewhat Sc
verey
MIR. Schouler dssented from one position Of
Mr. Hillard's, viz that the poor, degraded, and
ignorant portion of the inhabitants OF the city
was proportionatsly on the increase
Mr.. Hooper of Fall River, spoke next.
Mr.. Bradford of Essex, opposed the majority
report.
AT the close Of Mr. Bradford's remarks, the
Committee rose, reported progress, and asked
and obtained leave to sit again.
The Convention then adjourned.