Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-06-02
CONSTITUTIONAL ooNvrNrroN.
AFTEkNooN SESSION.

TUESDAY, May 81.
House oil Representatives. MIR. Briggs of Pits
held submitted an order Of Inquiry into the expedi.
eney oil providing that towns shalt have the right to
choose Representatives at any time prior to the adj
Journmeat Of the Legislature TO which they are to be
elected. Adopted.
-Chiei.--Mr. WIlson of Nalck,
submitted an order for inquiry into the expediency Of
altering the phraseology OF the Constitution that
II will read that the Governor shall be commander
lncn'eI oil the Militia oil the Commonwealth and of
The Army and Navy. Adopted.
The Plurality Sysem.-Ibe Convention then
solved INTO Cominuee of the Whole, Mr.. Sumner
Tor Marshheld in The Chair) on The plurality report,
| question on amendment OF Mr. Oliver of Lawrence,
~ ehec' 10 apply The pracpe only TO civil elections
fsId and ,h sas,y - .aa - i'o1'n pioos'
~ 80 ,''e' Iecu'reu on the amend
e. e., - -. s e"',e''' N0'P,'"s ce''a" o.
pi'"o'''.o" u 'he '"'e' ana leaving
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tho rnral', Il an s"'u e was u favor .,
ra,ber have i ali al IT, ""% gus """ wopa
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lc,
a..i aoo"eu anu oFieny defend
,hak - l"'.'o,p'e' 'ne "l"J"rly syS'em'
','o1i ~ ~ y sustaining tue amend
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81, aga;n, e" ''"'o :"
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MS .,ss;anad ~ H. 80 - J'ocN 70.
n"as,;on On ,ba ,israi;,, s'"e aA's uie
~
EDNEsDAA, June l:
MI b"uef % Lo"en moved lhat the convention
P'oceeu 10 'ue consideration Oh the orders oil the
uay: As'eeu 10
Inc 'eso'Ves On Tue SUBJECTS Oh odtns ana snbscrlp
Mons were 'eau seco"" ""e' anu 'he question
'dNen y" 'ne' """' P"SS"se' a"u t"e same were
PaSseu' e,, u,.,
vi i'"'o, :" w " "i'Son u N"ucA, me ConVeh-
, -, ,esoi'eo s',s' INC Conn'ee OF the "hole,
W., 0uI,'1, u NT ~ S"n1'u n ~ 'le Cnar'
' a'N.a ~, " ru'1n n'ooNDeu ~nnufew MS
e"uiI"' - t"0 'Is"io''o"e ""uei uenaie yestef-
gay, on me suuJect o. elections oy plurality.
Mr huooard oil Boston offered series OF iesou
tons tooe substituted Tor those IN relation to the
s"Ogect o. Elections oy r"r"l1tY'
Mr. nae OF bt'dee"aer onered an amendment TO
Mr Huopara amendment, winch was accepted as
an auu '.,, 10 'ne same
mr wilson OIL Nal,cH opposed the amendments,
ana proposed 10 ofer amendments providing Tor
pnfa''y election on second trial. IN case OF fail
me ny majority IN me nfs' instance
WI iloope, ol d" NFeI'r eau amendments which
ne proposed 10 oher' III o'uer 10 classify The various
10 oe eeceo' SO as 10 Try 'he question on the
classes separately, as ~ ne case oil certain officers
"o"lu oe desirable 10 eject oy majority, aud IN
o', ne, cases Dy Purahy'
ne holn .. t"e'Ve having arrived, the debate
amendments of NJ asa IF pr;daa a"Ae, or u '.,e
bard If Rns,on and ,ho, ,,aro ra;oo,a ""' iiu'-
A desnl,or, dsI,a1o 80 NV - ar Il.
seonen, 70 ,bich A. An ~ tV'roo'a o'uo'' SUI
s,il,a or ,ha -, ..C..'os',,, 49, ''o'ou ~
ment 'On "A division of the house. the vote stood
IT'S to strike out and l76 to retain. So the Com.
mttee refused 10 strike out
Mr. Allen then made similar motion in reference
to striking out the words "Lieutenant Goverpor''
from Mr. Hooper's amendment The vote stood lS3
in the affirmative to ISL in the negative
MIR Ailenihen moved reconsideration of the vote
whereby the Committee refused TO strike out The
OF the Governor, and the vote was reconsider