Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-06-13
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
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teu an oleer ior inquiry INTO The eapedlency OF
requiring voting list or registry, and 10 protect
presiding officers in adherlng thereto. Adopted.
Hour OF Meeting.-M Griswold for Ervng,
submitted an order that on and after Tuesday
next, the Convention meet at 8 o'clock A. NJ
Laid over.
State and County Ofllcers.-The Convention
went into Committee of the Whole, Mr. Girls.
void In the Chair, on the report relative to the
Secretary, Treasurer, land other State aud county
officers.
Mr. Dana for Manchester, withdrew his motion
TO strike out The words 'tJudge of Probate from
the third resolve, and to amend the same by a
provision for the election Of Probate once in six
years.
Debate ensued on the amendment at length
from Messrs Dana, Bishop of Lenox, Brinley of
Boston, Bates of Plymouth, Chaplin of Worces-
ter, Bird of Wapole, Phinney of Chatham, Hal
lett for Wilbraham, Nayson of Amesbury, and
Hooper OF Fall River, when ii was adopted by
vote of I20 to 50
MIR Aspnwall Of Brookline, then moved 10
amend the same resolve by provision for the
election of County Treasurer annually instead of
trennially
Debate ensued on this amendment between
Messrs Aspinwal, Hooper Fall River, Miller
of Wareham, French of Berkeley, aud Bishop of
Lenox, when it was adopted, 1903 to u.s.
Mr. Miller of Wareham, then moved to further
amend the resolve by striking out the words
"Cerks Of Courts,'' in the list of officers 10 be
elected triennalIy.
The amendment was discussed by Messrs Mil
Ter, Bates of Plymouth, Churchill of Milton.
Whitney of Conway, Hubbard of Boston, and
Davis of Worcester, when it was rejected bya
large majority without recount.
Mr. Hubbard of Boston, then moved to amend
by provision excepting the Treasurer of the
County Of Suffolk from the effect OF the resolve,
but it was rejected.
The resolve was then adopted, as amended, as
follows
Resolved, That Judges ofProbate be elected
for six years; Clerks ofthe Courts, Commission
ers ofinsolvency District Attorneys, Registers of
Deeds, and County Commissioners, be elected
triennially, and County Treasurer annually, BY
the people of their respective counties and dis
4tricts.
The nextresolve, latter few words ofadvocacy
from Mr. Wilson of Natick, was adopted without
opposition.
The Committed then rose and reported the re-
solves, as amended, to the Convention. On the
third receive, after debate, the provision to elect
Treasurers annually was rejected ,and an amend
ment excepting the Treasures OF Suffolk and
Nantucket from the effect of the resolve. Adopt
eddy &c 10 SO. The action of the Committee
on the resolve, as thus amended, was then con-
CURED in, and 1t was passed to second reading
No action was taken on the rst, 3D. and 4th re-
solves, which were unamended.1
Basis of Representation. Tuesday next at 10
O'Clock was assigned for the consideration of the
reports on the basis Of representation for the
House of Representatives, on motion Of Mr. Girls
void for Erving.
Absence.-Leave was granted TO Mr. Cum
mings of Ware, for four days. Adjourned.
SATURDAY, June H.
Mr. Whitney Of Boyston submitted an order in
strucIing the Committee having under consideration
the subject Of oahs and subscriptions to inquire in
TO the expedience of providing that those persons
having conscientious scrupes about the taking Of hui
man life, either in war or otherwise, may be per-
mitted TO perform official duties without taking the
oaths or attirmations required Adopted.
MI Wilson of Natick submitted an order that the
several standing committees be instructed to make
their final reports on or before Wednesday, June u.
Adopted
Is Mr. Bradford of Essex submitted an order for en-
quring into the expediency of providing that every
person holding office shall retire from the aller
six years service, aud shall be ineligible therefor
for a like period Of six years. Adopted.
The order Of Mr. Griswold of Ervng, that the
Convention meet at o'clock on and after Tuesday
next, which order laid yesterday, was call.
ed up.
Mr. Hooper Of Fall River moved to amend so that
the Convention meet at 8 ~ O'Clock The amend
ment was lost, and the order was adopted.
The Convention took up the orders of The day;
and the resolutions in reference TO the tax qua6ca
ton vote, and that the gsubject Of the secret
ballotWeTe cad the second time.
MIR Adrich Of Barre moved an amendment to the
first resolve follows: strike certain words
and insert, 'al persons exempted by law, or under
any provision of law from taxation, but who are in
all other respects qualified as the Constitution re-
qures, shall be entitled tovoe'
The amendment was lost, and the question then
required the final passage Of the resolve; on
which the ayes and nays ordered, on motion Of
Mr. Bird OF Wapole, and the same passed by
vote OF 206 10 IS.
The resolution as finally passed. is as follows:
Resolved, That the Constitution be so amended
that the payment Of a shall moi be required as
qualification TO vote for any National State off.
GERS whose election by the people is provided for in
this Constitution.
The resolution IN reference to the secret ballot
then came up on its passage TO a second reading
Mr. Oliver Of Lawrence moved to amend by in
sorting clause for its application TO the election Of
Town Clerks and SeIectmen Of Towns Mr. Oliver
stated that the great objection Of lis application to
town oificeis did apply to The officers stated and
he deemed it highly important that the role ap.
plying TO city Of 10 900 inhabitants ought to apply
to a town of 9999 Inhabitants.
Mr. Lothrop OF Boston took the floor and argued
al length against the ballot resolutions and Mr.
Hopeinson Of Boston continued the debate in oppo.
siton to the resolution.
Messrs Durgn of Wilmington, and Adams of
Lowell, sustained the resolution
On motion of MIR Greene OF BrOokhed, the or
ders OF the day, were laid on The liable for the pur
pose Of extending the time for taking the vote upon
The resolution, and the time extended to quar-
ter past two.
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