New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-21
MASSACHUSETTS, CONVENTION.

Tbs d. hiss been in session between seven and
eight weeks The points which it has settled fol
lows:
Tie GorsrrOr is to be chosen (as hthero) BY an ab-
solute ma orty (nOt plurality, as in this and most
other afeO of the popular vote but in case no one
receives such uaorty be is TO be elected by the Legs
lature il JOINT Ballot Hitherto the House has sent
up to the Senate the of two Of the four highest
candidates on the popular VOTE and from these two the
Senate has chosen the GovernOr) The acquisitions that
be be hry years of age and propery-hOder to GER
tain amount, very properly stricken Quit being
found by experience that poor stands precious lie
lie chance tor such an office anyhow that the requis
ton is SUI eriuous We believe requirement that the
Governor must be a native American is retained.
The Lieut. GorernOT is to be chosen az the Governor
and is not {. preside over the Senate He is no longer
ts be styled q" His Honor"
Tie Senate is 70 consist Of forty Members as hither
to- bu' each 10 be chosen by single district not as
now, By counties eectng them one to six each accord
ing to poIuation The districts are he equal m pO-
pulson, as nearly may be. Each Senator must re-
side in the district he represents, and have been five
year, a resident.
TIE Council hitherto elected BY the Legislature) s
20 be chosen by the People from eight districts each
be C, imposed Olive contiguous Senate districts and 20
elect one Councillor No Councillor be appointed 20
ary Office Of profit during the term for which he was
elected
Tie Seert Ballet ia to be engrsted on the Constitu-
ton All votes must be preferred in sealed envelope,
CT the officers holding the election shall reject them.
Til. provision is not to apply TO the election Of town
officers
The Day Of Election (Stste) is changed from the
second NJ ndoy in November 10 the Tuesday sue
"ceedDs the first Monday" which is that first adopted
by Ntw.YOrk, and since by several other States. 1t
is also the day on which Presidential Electors are
chosen throughout the Union. so that Massachusetts
will no longer be required to hold tcO Elections
every Presidentia year as she has recently done
The Qualifications Of Voters have been diminished
by striking the requirement that each voter shall
have been rated and paid tax wchin the year pre-
cediDg
The regular Sessions Of the Legislature are hence
forth to be limited by law TO ninety days, and no Lee
eissture except in Of invasion or nsurrection
shall sit more than hundred days during the year
for which it is chosen The Legislature is to fix it's
own daily stipend.
The Offers to be chosen By The People, in addition
the above. ere Secretary Of State, Treasurer an
Auditor and an Attorney General annually with
Sheriff. Judges and Registers of Probate Clerks of
Courts, Commissioners of Insolvency, District At
toEneys. Registers of Deeds County Treasurers and
County Commissioners trennally. L. is possible that
tie terms Of Probate Judges will yet be extended to
siI years
Tie Basis Of representation (IOuse)is still unsettled.
The Coalition leaders are trying hard to maintain, and
even aggravate the inequalities of che RO!ten Borough
system which allows representatives TO localities or
corporations rather than to men, aud und. which Old
Sarum regularly elected Members TO the British
House Of Commons long after it had ceased 70 have
human nhabi,ant or dwelling Should the plan reported
TO the Convention by majority of the appropriate
Committee prevail less than one third of the People
will heuceforth choose a majority Of the House and so
impose laws on the other two thirds IL sesms hardly
possible that 50 unjust scheme should at this day be
adopted especially since every year tends to aggayate
the inequality by increasing the popular dproPortion
between the large and the small towns. Besides, il
would give House of 400 Members while the propO-
sion If the Wing minority, based "a il should be- on
Population aud requiring elections by Single Districts
throughout, gives House Of 2lO members-quite
enough We trust this truly democratic proposition
will prevail; ifnOt the Amendments will stand chance
u be voted down.
We consider this weather calculated to ensure dis
patch of bu,iness in the Convention
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