Official Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the State Convention: Assembled May 4th, 1853, to Revise and Amend the Constitution of the Commonwealth of MassachusettsWhite & Potter, printers, 1853 |
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... PLURALITY . — WALKER - SCHOULER . Tuesday , ] upon the majority principle , yet , in fact , we have a minority ... system . I believe there were only two dissenting voices , and I am so un- fortunate , perhaps , as to be one of those . I ...
... PLURALITY . — WALKER - SCHOULER . Tuesday , ] upon the majority principle , yet , in fact , we have a minority ... system . I believe there were only two dissenting voices , and I am so un- fortunate , perhaps , as to be one of those . I ...
Side 123
... plurality system be adopted . Why , Sir , as to that , there would be fewer ballotings if we were to provide that officers - once elected shall hold on during life ; and if we went farther , and provided that they might appoint their ...
... plurality system be adopted . Why , Sir , as to that , there would be fewer ballotings if we were to provide that officers - once elected shall hold on during life ; and if we went farther , and provided that they might appoint their ...
Side 124
... PLURALITY . — BALL — FRENCH —. Tuesday , ] and that these may not be endangered , I am not willing to make any other ... system ? A man may be of some consequence by his vote , or he may not . It will depend upon circumstances . If he ...
... PLURALITY . — BALL — FRENCH —. Tuesday , ] and that these may not be endangered , I am not willing to make any other ... system ? A man may be of some consequence by his vote , or he may not . It will depend upon circumstances . If he ...
Side 125
... plurality system is the best system which we can adopt . As the gentleman from Fall River has shown , this system represents the majority of the people more nearly , and has for the last ten years , than the majority system . Let us ...
... plurality system is the best system which we can adopt . As the gentleman from Fall River has shown , this system represents the majority of the people more nearly , and has for the last ten years , than the majority system . Let us ...
Side 126
... PLURALITY . — BALL — FRENCH — DAVIS — CHURCHILL — KEVES , į of this cumbersome government , and that if we ' thing ... system , and if you ar „ ue against its sality or expediency upon those suppositions , you may argue down any ...
... PLURALITY . — BALL — FRENCH — DAVIS — CHURCHILL — KEVES , į of this cumbersome government , and that if we ' thing ... system , and if you ar „ ue against its sality or expediency upon those suppositions , you may argue down any ...
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Official Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the State ..., Volumer 1-2 Massachusetts. Constitutional Convention Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1853 |
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Abington adjourn adopted agree appointed argument ballot believe body BUTLER called Chairman Charlestown Committee Commonwealth Commonwealth of Massachusetts consider Constitution as relates Convention Council court debate Dedham delegates desire districts duties ELECTIONS BY PLURALITY expedient Fall River favor Freetown gentleman from Boston gentleman from Lowell governor hall HALLETT Haverhill hope House of Representatives inhabitants KEYES lature legal voters legislative legislature lieutenant-governor Lowell Institute majority principle majority system matter meet ment mittee Monday MORTON motion Natick North Brookfield number of votes o'clock oath officers opinion pardoning party persons Pittsfield plurality system Plymouth present President proposed proposition question reason referred regard Report representation resolution Resolved rule SCHOULER seems Senate session stitution submitted suppose taken Taunton tion tleman town of Berlin town of Walpole United vacancy vention whole Wilbraham WILSON wish word