Messrs. Charles Sumner,

Increase Sumner,

Alanson Swain,

Arnold Taft,

Thomas Talbot,

Ralph Taylor,
Joseph Thayer,
Willard Thayer, 2d,

John W. Thomas,
Charles Thompson,
Edmund P. Tileston,
Abraham Tilton,
Horatio W. Tilton,
Ephraim Tower,
Charles R. Train,

David Turner,
William Tyler,
Orison Underwood,
Charles W. Upham,
George B. Upton,
Joel Viles,

Freeland Wallis,

Messrs. Marshal Warner,

Samuel Warner, Jr.,

Cyrus Weeks,

Gershom B. Weston,

William F. Wheeler,

Benjamin White,
George White,
Daniel S. Whitney,
Daniel Wilbur,
Joel Wilder,
John H. Wilkins,
Henry Williams,
J. B. Williams,
Henry Wilson,
Milo Wilson,
Willard Wilson,
Jonathan B. Winn,
Levi M. Winslow,
Nathaniel Wood,
Otis Wood,

William H. Wood,

Josiah B. Woods,

So the Resolves were finally passed, as follow:

Resolved, That it is expedient, to alter and amend the Constitution, so as to provide that no person except a citizen of Massachusetts, shall be eligible to the office of governor.

Resolved, That it is expedient to alter and amend the Constitution, by abolishing the property qualification for governor.

Resolved, That it is expedient to alter and amend the Constitution, so as to provide for the election of governor, on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in the month of November, annually.

Resolved, That it is expedient to alter and amend the Constitution, so as to provide that in case of the failure of an election of governor by the people, he shall be elected by the Senate and House of Representatives, by joint ballot.

On motion of Mr. WILSON, of Natick, the Convention resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, for the purpose of considering the Report of the Committee on the Frame of Government, on the subject of the name "The Commonwealth of Massachusetts," and

the President requested Mr. Thompson, of Charlestown, to take the chair.

Afterwards, Mr. THOMPSON reported, that the committee had considered the subject referred to them, and recommended the acceptance of the Report.

The Resolve was accordingly ordered to a second reading, and afterwards, under a suspension of the rules, was accepted, as follows:

They recommend that the name-" The Commonwealth of Massachusetts," be retained, and that no amendment is needed in the introductory portion of " part the second" of said Constitution.

On motion of Mr. HALL, of Haverhill, the Convention resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, for the purpose of considering the Report of the Committee on the Frame of Government, on the subject of the time of holding elections, and the President requested Mr. Butler, of Lowell, to take the chair.

Afterwards, Mr.. BUTLER reported, that the committee had considered the subject referred to them, and recommended the passage of the Resolve.

The Resolve was accordingly ordered to a second reading, and then, under a suspension of the rules, was finally passed, as follows:

Resolved, That the Constitution be so amended, as to provide that all popular elections of state and county officers, recurring at stated periods, be held, hereafter, on the Tuesday next succeeding the first Monday in November.

On motion of Mr. WILSON, of Natick, the Convention resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, for the purpose of considering the Resolves relating to the lieutenant-governor, and the President requested Mr. Crowninshield, of Boston, to take the chair.

Afterwards, Mr. CROWNINSHIELD reported, that the committee had had under consideration the articles referred to them, and had instructed him to report them to the Convention, with certain amendments to the first article.

The amendments were agreed to by the Convention, as follows: In the second and third lines, (printed copy,) strike out the words, "whose title shall be His Honor, and".

In the ninth and tenth lines, strike out the words, " have a majority of all the votes returned," and insert instead thereof, the words, "be elected."

In the thirteenth line, strike out the words, "a majority of" and insert instead thereof, the words, "been elected by."

On motion of Mr. BUTLER, of Lowell, the articles were recommit

ted to the Committee of the Whole, to take their place in the Calendar with the Report on the subject of the Council.

On motion of Mr. BUTLER, of Lowell, the Convention resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, for the purpose of considering the Report of the Committee on the subject of Oaths and Subscriptions, &c., and the President requested Mr. Gray, of Boston, to take the chair.

Afterwards, Mr. GRAY reported, that the Committee of the Whole had made progress in the consideration of the subject referred to them, but had come to no conclusion, and had instructed him to ask leave to sit again.

And leave was accordingly granted.

And then, at twenty minutes past six o'clock, on motion of Mr. CHURCHILL, of Milton,

The Convention adjourned.

TUESDAY, May 31, 1853.

Met according to adjournment. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. The Journal of yesterday was read.

Mr. GREENE, of Brookfield, presented the Petition of Josiah Henshaw and eighty others, of West Brookfield, to have the word "male" stricken from the Constitution.

On motion of Mr. MARVIN, of Winchendon,

Ordered, That the Committee on the Encouragement of Literature be instructed to inquire into the expediency of so amending the Constitution as to require that all persons who may be admitted to the right of suffrage after the year 1856, shall be able to read the Constitution of this Commonwealth, printed in the English language. On motion of Mr. POWERS, of Lowell,

Ordered, That the Committee on the Encouragement of Literature be instructed to inquire into the expediency of so amending the Constitution, that the School Fund belonging to the Commonwealth, shall never be appropriated or applied to the support of any sectarian schools, or schools founded upon sectarian principles.

On motion of Mr. DANA, member for Manchester,

Ordered, That the Committee on the Judiciary consider the expe