After debate by Messrs. Oliver, of Lawrence, and Whitney, of Boylston,

Mr. Hall, of Haverhill, moved that the Committee rise, and report to the Convention, that the Report of the Standing Committee ought to be accepted.

The motion was adopted,

And the Committee accordingly rose.

Afterwards, Mr. GRISWOLD, member for Erving, in the chair.

The Committee proceeded to consider the Report from the Committee on the Qualifications of Voters :

Inexpedient to act upon an Order of the 30th of May, in relation to the expediency of providing, that ability to read and write shall be an indispensable requisite for the exercise of the elective franchise; and also an Order of same date, in relation to a forfeiture of the right to vote in case of voluntary neglect to exercise that right." (Printed Document No. 67.)

Mr. Lothrop, of Boston, moved to amend the Report by striking out all after the word "Report," in the eighth line, (printed copy,) and inserting the following:

"That, in every election, every voter born in this Commonwealth, shall be able to read the printed ballots out of which he selects one to deposit as his vote."

Mr. Lothrop addressed the Committee upon his motion.

Mr. Churchill, of Milton, moved to amend the amendment by inserting, after the word "Commonwealth," the words, "after the adoption of this Constitution;" which was accepted by Mr. Lothrop. Mr. Marvin, of Winchendon, then moved that the Committee rise, report progress, and ask leave to sit again.

But the motion was rejected.

After remarks by Mr. Phelps, of Munroe, the question was taken upon the amendment as amended, and decided in the negative,

Mr. Wilson, of Natick, then moved that the Committee rise, and report to the Convention that the Report of the Standing Committee ought to be accepted.

The motion was adopted,

And the Committee accordingly rose.

Afterwards, Mr. STETSON, of Braintree, in the chair.

The Committee proceeded to consider the following Resolve, reported from the Committee on the Qualifications of Voters :

Resolved, That the Constitution be so amended as to require a voting list or registry, and to protect presiding officers in adhering thereto.

On motion of Mr. Adams, of Lowell, the Resolve was adopted. It was then

Voted, That the Committee rise, and report to the Convention that the Resolve ought to pass.

And the Committee accordingly rose.

Afterwards, Mr. KEYES, member for Abington, in the chair.

The Committee resumed the consideration of the following Resolve, reported from a special committee:

Resolved, That it is expedient to incorporate into the Constitution a 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 attainable under general laws.

The pending question being upon the amendment of Mr. Cole, of Cheshire, to the amendment offered by Mr. Stetson, of Braintree. After remarks by Messrs. Stetson, of Braintree, and Whitney, of Conway,

The question was taken upon the amendment of Mr. Stetson, and it was rejected.

The question then recurred upon the amendment of Mr. Cole. After further debate by Messrs. French of Berkley, Cole, of Cheshire, and Huntington, of Northampton,

Mr. Cole modified his amendment so as to move to strike out all after the word "shall," in the last line of the Resolve, and insert the words "be for literary or charitable purposes."

Mr. Frothingham, of Charlestown, addressed the Committee upon the question.

Mr. Stetson, of Braintree, moved that the Committee rise, report progress, and ask leave to sit again;

But the motion was rejected, by a vote of twenty in the affirmative, and eighty-one in the negative.

After debate by Messrs. Bradford, of Essex, Whitney, of Conway, Huntington, of Northampton, Bartlett, of Boston, Bird of Walpole, Wilson, of Natick, Lord, of Salem, Stetson, of Braintree, Alley, of Lynn, Nayson, of Amesbury, and Cole, of Cheshire,

The amendment of Mr. Cole was rejected.

The question then recurred upon the Resolve, as reported by the Committee.

Mr. Wilson, of Natick, moved to amend by inserting the word "railway," after the word "banking," in the fourth line,

Which motion was adopted, by a vote of ninety-one in the affirmative, and thirty-two in the negative.

Mr. Bird, of Walpole, moved to amend by inserting, after the word "railway," the word "manufacturing;"

But the motion was rejected.

Mr. Nayson, of Amesbury, moved further to amend by striking out all after the word "laws," in the third line, and inserting the words, "in all cases where the object of such corporation is attainable under the same, and where provision is thus made by general laws, no corporation shall be formed by special act."

On motion of Mr. Butler, of Lowell, it was

Voted, That the Committee rise, report progress, and ask leave to sit again.

And the Committee accordingly rose.

Afterwards, Mr. WILSON, of Natick, in the chair.

By direction of the Convention, the Committee resumed the consideration of the Report of the Committee on the House of Representatives; the immediate question being upon the amendment of Mr. Butler, of Lowell, as amended.

After debate by Messrs. Boutwell, member for Berlin, Wilkins, of Boston, and Keyes, member for Abington,

On motion of Mr. Keyes, it was

Voted, That the Committee rise, report progress, and ask leave to sit again.

And the Committee accordingly rose.

Afterwards, Mr. KEYES, member for Abington, in the chair. The Committee resumed the consideration of the Resolve, reported from a special committee, concerning General Laws for Corporations,

the pending question being upon the amendment moved by Mr. Nayson, of Amesbury.

After debate by. Messrs. Nayson, of Amesbury, and Upton, of Boston,

The question being taken upon the amendment, it was adopted, by a vote of ninety-six in the affirmative, and twenty-seven in the negative.

Mr. Morton, of Quincy, moved that the Committee rise and report that the Resolve, as amended, ought not to pass;

But the motion was rejected, by a vote of sixty-one in the affirmative, and one hundred and nineteen in the negative.

The question then recurring upon the Resolve, as amended, it was adopted.

On motion of Mr. Wilson, of Natick, it was

Voted, That the Committee rise, and report that the Resolve, as amended, ought to pass.

And the Committee accordingly rose.

Afterwards, Mr. FROTHINGHAM, of Charlestown, in the chair. The Committee proceeded to consider the Resolves (printed Document No. 61) reported from the Committee on the Qualifications of Voters, to whom was referred an Order of 16th of June, respecting loss of residence in consequence of absence while on the business of this State, or of the United States; and also respecting idiots, insane persons, and persons convicted of infamous crimes.

After debate by Messrs. Hooper, of Fall River, Aldrich, of Barre, and Bates, of Plymouth,

Mr. Morton, of Andover, moved that the Committee rise, and report that the Resolves ought not to pass.

The motion was adopted,

And the Committee accordingly rose.

Afterwards, Mr. BOUTWELL, member for Berlin, in the chair. The Committee resumed the consideration of the Report of the Special Committee on the subject of Loaning the State Credit, the pending question being upon the amendment moved by Mr. Stetson, of Braintree.

After remarks by Mr. Cole, of Cheshire,

On motion of Mr. Durgin, of Wilmington, it was

Voted, That the Committee rise, report progress, and ask leave to sit again.

And the Committee accordingly rose.

TUESDAY, June 28, 1853.

Mr. BOUTWELL, member for Berlin, in the chair.

By direction of the Convention, the Committee resumed the consideration of the unfinished business of yesterday-the Report on the subject of Loaning the State Credit, the pending question being upon the amendment of Mr. Stetson, of Braintree.

After debate by Messrs. Cole, of Cheshire, Weeks, of Harwich, Stetson, of Braintree, French, of Berkley, Foster, of Charlemont, Sargent, of Cambridge, Wilson, of Natick, and Duncan, of Williamstown,

Mr. Hurlbut, of Sudbury, moved to amend the amendment of Mr. Stetson, by striking out all after the word "that," and inserting the following: "from and after the first day of May, which will be in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-five, the credit or moneys of the State be not loaned to the prosecution of any private enterprise, unless first submitted to, and accepted by, the people."

After debate by Messrs. Hurlbut, of Sudbury, Hooper, of Fall River, Keyes, member for Abington, Hillard, of Boston, Wilson, of Natick, Davis, of Plymouth, Phinney, member for Chatham, Weeks, of Harwich, Morton, of Taunton, Walker, of North Brookfield, and Whitney, of Boylston,

The question was taken, and the amendment was rejected.

The question then recurring upon the amendment of Mr. Stetson, It was rejected, by a vote of one hundred and forty-four in the affirmative, and one hundred and forty-five in the negative.

The question then recurred upon agreeing to the Report of the Committee.

Mr. Tyler, of Pawtucket, moved to amend the Report by striking out all after the word "Report," and inserting the following:

That it is expedient so to amend the Constitution, as to provide that every bill for loaning the credit of the State to private corpora